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

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 ...