"LADWP made the conscious decision not to timely repair the Santa Ynez Reservoir cover, leaving the reservoir drained and unusable, all as a 'cost-saving' measure." The lawsuit also said some fire ...

LADWP officials did not comment on the issue. The legal wrangling comes as numerous victims of the fire that destroyed more than 7,000 structures and claimed 12 lives file lawsuits blaming the ...

Two federal judges who lost their Pacific Palisades homes in the January firestorm have joined hundreds of their neighbors in suing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, claiming the ...

"We had plenty of water," said LADWP CEO and Chief Engineer Janisse Quiñones. "Our system was working as designed. We were above code requirements, and we had more water than required by the fire ...

Remaining drinking water restrictions due to the Palisades Fire on the Los Angeles County ... After the notice is lifted, LADWP crews will continue testing water. Stream Los Angeles News for ...

the LADWP was unprepared for the Palisades fire,” the complaint said. A request for comment from L.A.-based law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson, which was hired by DWP to handle Palisades fire ...