Yes, Some LA Fire Hydrants Ran Out of Water. That's Not the Whole Story, Though
Los Angeles officials said a "tremendous" demand — four times normal levels — during the Palisades fire caused some hydrants ...
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LA Utility’s CEO Once Touted Commitment To Energy Transition And ‘Equity.’ Now Her Dept Is Being Sued.
Janisse Quiñones, the CEO and chief engineer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), focused extensively on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and climate initiatives at the ...
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Los Angeles water chief Janisse Quinones given police security detail amid ‘threats’ against her, employees
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s CEO Janisse Quinones now has a 24/7 LAPD detail in response to the threats, the sources said. ladwp.com A firefighter battles the blazes of the ...
In the Palisades Fire, LA DWP’s 3 huge water tanks all ran out of water
Officials urged DWP customers to conserve water throughout the city, “because the fire department needs the water.” ...
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LA water department sued over having ‘little to no water’ to fight fires
The fires first broke out Tuesday, Jan. 7. At a news conference the following day, LADWP CEO Janisse Quinones said by 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, the city utility’s three main million-gallon water ...
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LADWP asks customers to conserve, issues boil water notice due to Palisades Fire
The usage has also lowered the system’s water pressure, prompting Quiñones to ask all LADWP customers to help. “If there’s a message to take away from me today it is I need our customers to ...
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Boil water notice issued in Pacific Palisades as water quality lowers during brush fires
At a news conference Wednesday morning, Chief Executive Officer and Engineer Janisse Quiñones said the demand for LADWP has been "tremendous." She explained that they've pushed their water ...
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Outside investigations to examine LADWP's empty reservoir during Palisades Fire
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power plans to hire an independent engineer to assess whether an empty reservoir ...
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The Los Angeles fires are a human disaster long in the making
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power head Janisse Quiñones was hired to promote diversity in City Hall and receives an annual salary topping $700,000. ladwp.com In fact, that just happened ...
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In the Palisades Fire, LA DWP’s 3 huge water tanks all ran out of water
Janisse Quiñones, CEO of LADWP, said Wednesday that the department saw four times the normal demand for water that “pushed the system to the extreme,” which in turn seriously lowered the ...