*This news release was originally published and distributed by the Office of Mayor Karen Bass. LOS ANGELES (April 27, 2026) – Today, Mayor Karen Bass announced a sweeping set of changes designed to make it faster and easier to build housing and open businesses in Los Angeles. The reforms will reduce delays in City approval […]
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2026-27 Water Supply Forecast Below Average Snowpack Levels, Proactive Water Management Underway
LADWP Hydrographers Report 24% of Normal for 2026 Final Snow Survey LOS ANGELES (April 14, 2026) – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) announced the Eastern Sierra snowpack measured 24 percent of normal, providing key information to prepare for the coming runoff year and plan water deliveries to Los Angeles customers and […]
LADWP Announces Annual Mono Lake Level Reading, Taking Final Measurement with Mono Lake Committee
Mono Lake’s surface elevation measured 6,382.75 feet above sea level LOS ANGELES (April 1, 2026) – Today, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), Mono Lake Committee, and partner organizations gathered at Mono Lake to mark the beginning of the new runoff year in the Eastern Sierra. Annual Lake Level Measurements LADWP has […]
LADWP Hosts Spring Equinox Event at Chatsworth Nature Preserve Celebrating Nature, Community, and Conservation
LOS ANGELES (March 30, 2026) — On March 28, LADWP welcomed approximately 1,000 guests at Chatsworth Nature Preserve who came to celebrate the Spring Equinox, an annual event hosted by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) in partnership with the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians, Santa Susana Mountain Park Association, Sky […]
Mayor Bass Designates David W. Hanson as Interim General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
*The following information was originally published and distributed as a news release by the Office of Mayor Bass on March 26, 2026. LOS ANGELES – Mayor Karen Bass today announced the designation of David W. Hanson to serve as Interim General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), part of a […]
Mayor Bass Launches Historic Street Light Initiative to Repair and Replace Up to 60,000 Street Lights Citywide By Harnessing Solar Power, The Largest Investment in Street Light Infrastructure in L.A. History
*This news release was originally published and distributed by the Office of Mayor Bass Posted on 03/25/2026 En Español 한국어 Copper Wire Theft and Decade-Long Backlog in Repairs Have Left Tens of Thousands of Street Lights Out Citywide LOS ANGELES – Mayor Karen Bass today launched an historic new Street Lights Initiative that will repair […]
