LADWP – California Globe

Progressive Economics Meets Reality: ‘Mansion Tax’ Backers Realize Higher Taxes Stunt Growth

April 20, 2026 4:26 pmApril 20, 2026 4:26 pm

In a plot twist worthy of satire — or a very late Economics 101 class — Democrat-aligned nonprofits, business groups, and even the carpenters’ union have suddenly realized that Los Angeles’ Measure ULA “mansion tax” is hurting housing production and...

Ringside: The Economics of Managing Mono Lake

March 26, 2026 9:00 amMarch 26, 2026 9:01 am

Along with the California Condor, one of our state’s most magnificent environmental success stories of the 20th century is how Mono Lake was saved. In the early 1980s, after decades of unsustainable water withdrawals from the Owens River into the...

LADWP CEO Resigns Following Court Ruling That Could Cost Utility Billions Over Palisades Fire Debacle

March 5, 2026 2:46 pmMarch 7, 2026 11:27 am

In a stunning turn of events that underscores the ongoing fallout from the devastating Palisades Fire, Janisse Quiñones, the CEO and General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), has resigned. The announcement came mere hours...

Gov. Newsom and CA Democrats are Turning the California Republic into a Tyrannical California Autocracy

August 19, 2025 2:55 amAugust 19, 2025 2:56 am

Newsom has turned the Golden State into a golden toilet, in just over 6 years as governor. He should focus on finishing out his term serving the best interests of the state, the people and business. In California, Governor Gavin...

Governor Newsom Orders Investigation Into Los Angeles Water Supply, Fire Hydrant Pressure

January 11, 2025 4:00 pmJanuary 11, 2025 4:01 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered an investigation into the Los Angeles Department of Water of Power (LADWP) on Friday following numerous instances of fire hydrants having no water and limited water when fighting the wildfires around Los Angeles. Since January...

New LADWP Report Finds Record 13.5 Billion Gallons Of Storm Water Collected In February

March 11, 2024 12:16 pmMarch 11, 2024 12:17 pm

A report released by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on Sunday found that a record 13.5 billion gallons of stormwater was collected last month, Following several years of drought of drought in the state in the 2010s...

LA Sets New Monthly Water Conservation Record in July

August 9, 2022 4:11 pm

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) announced on Tuesday that they received an 11% reduction in water use, quickly rushing to meet state and local goals. In the last few years, with the drought in California being...