The CCC blocked the project to protect a few thousand local examples of the shrub, saying LADWP did not receive proper permitting; the area has since burned to the ground in the ongoing Palisades ...

The LADWP, the largest U.S. municipal utility, should have maintained water in a nearby reservoir, which was dry at the time the flames erupted, the complaint said. The Santa Ynez Reservoir ...

The supply system, operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), had been sitting empty since February 2024 due to pending repairs to its floating cover. The 117-million ...

In a statement issued before the lawsuit was filed, LADWP said it "was required to take the Santa Ynez Reservoir out of service to meet safe drinking water regulations. To commission the support ...

"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 ...

Lawsuit accuses LADWP of mismanaging water supplies during Palisades Fire Santa Ynez Reservoir empty since February 2024, lawsuit claims cost-cutting delays Governor Newsom calls for investigation ...

It has been out of use for nearly a year due to repairs. Attorneys allege LADWP did not fix the reservoir in a timely manner, and left it unusable as a “cost-saving” measure. California Gov.

The notice has been issued for Pacific Palisades and adjacent communities north of San Vicente Boulevard for the next 48 hours, the LADWP said. "This applies to water that is used for brushing ...