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Blog commentary: War declared – People vs. DWP — No rate hikes without total transparency, clear plans, IBEW givebacks

Posted by: Maven on March 9, 2010 at 7:56 am

From the Ron Kaye L.A. blog:

“If ever there was something to go to war about in the shocking mismanagement of city affairs, it’s the Department of Water & Power.

It’s time to put the public in charge of this renegade agency, the nation’s largest municipally-owned utility.

For a century, the DWP has operated as a law unto itself, unaccountable to no one. From the theft of Owens Valley water, to the land grab of the San Fernando Valley, through back room deals and sweetheart contracts and its refusal to “green” its power supply, the DWP has been run as if it were a privately-owned business beyond the reach of the people or political leaders.

It is the source of the Chinatown story, the darkest chapter in LA’s history that has become a never ending story. … “

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March 9, 2010 · Filed Under Southern California

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