LOS ANGELES – Delivering on his pledge to redesign and expand career-orientated education in Los Angeles, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today launched The Los Angeles Infrastructure Academy, an education and career-training program to train LAUSD students for meaningful, well-paying careers in the public utilities. “Today we are targeting hard-working students in our most gang-ridden areas, and […]
Archives for September 2007
BRIEF OUTAGE UPDATE AS OF 9:35 PM
LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER RAIN & LIGHTNING STORM UPDATE Saturday, September 22, 2007 9:30 PM A brief update since our last report: Over 53 crews worked thru the day and into tonight to restore power to a total of approximately 29,000 customers affected by the season’s first storm. Since 7AM this morning […]
LADWP Continues Power Restoration Caused By Powerful Storm
Saturday, September 22, 2007 RAINSTORM & OUTAGE UPDATE AS OF 6:00 PM Highlights: * The rain storm that hit the area has resulted in the current disruption of power to approximately 12,392 customers as of 6:00 PM today – many from wires down, caused by wind, rain and lightning. * Over 50 crews are in the field […]
LADWP Responds to Storm Related Outages
Saturday, September 22, 2007 RAIN & LIGHTNING STORM OUTAGE UPDATE AS OF 12:30 PM Highlights: The violent rain and lightning storm knocked out power to approximately 27,000 customers as of 12:30 AM today – many from wires down most likely caused by lightning and in some cases auto accidents according to preliminary info. Over 50 crews are […]
LADWP Continues to Restore Power Throughout the City
Saturday, September 22, 2007 RAINSTORM & OUTAGE UPDATE AS OF 3:00 PM Highlights: The rain storm that hit the area has resulted in the current disruption of power to approximately 16,392 customers as of 3:00 PM today – many from wires down, caused by wind, rain and lightning. Over 50 crews are in the field and […]
LADWP LINE PATROL MECHANIC LOSES LIFE
LOS ANGELES – Phillip J. Wickey, 54, a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) line patrol mechanic with 20 years of service, lost his life Sept. 9 following an Aug. 20th accident which also involved two other power system crew members. Wickey and his two colleagues were critically injured by an electrical flash […]
