The quasi-independent agency cites a 1911 court ruling in California that says that, absent a contract, utilities aren’t ...

The Los Angeles Department of Water and ... and nearby service areas. Customers in the affected areas, which include most of the 90272 Zip Code and portions of the LADWP Service Area immediately ...

On Wednesday, an additional 25 plaintiffs were added to the complaint. The lawsuit alleges LADWP designed a water supply system that would not have enough water pressure to fight an urban wildfire.

For more than a decade, utility poles along the streets ... underneath the poles," said Powers. "Because (LADWP) uses cherry pickers and bucket trucks, they can't be over a human when they do ...