WHAT: Since joining the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners in May 2017, Commissioner Aura Vasquez established office hours to meet one-on-one with community members and stakeholders following the second board meeting of each month. This month, Commissioner Vasquez’s office hours will take place at LA Councilmember Joe Buscaino’s Field District Office in […]
News Releases
LADWP Science Bowl 27th Annual, Regional Competition, Set for Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019
LA’s Top Students Compete for Science Championship and Trip to Washington, DC LOS ANGELES (February 19 2019) — More than 250 of the city’s top science students from 27 public, private, parochial and charter high schools in 51 teams will compete at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Science Bowl on Saturday, […]
Remarks by Mel Levine, President, Board of Water and Power Commissioners
Press Conference with Mayor Eric Garcetti Regarding LADWP’s Coastal Power Plants February 12, 2019 Mayor Eric Garcetti has provided bold leadership for Los Angeles. Today is no exception. Mayor, we accept your challenge and we are fully committed to continuing on the path to 100% clean energy for LA, and the phasing out of natural […]
LADWP Sponsors “Shutdown Hoedown,” Community Appreciation Event for Inyo and Mono County Federal Workers and Families
Free Evening of Food, Drink and Music for Those Affected by Recent Government Shutdown On Friday, February 1, 2019 at the Tri-County Fairgrounds Tallman Pavilion, Inyo Council for the Arts, Sierra Club, Eastern Sierra Land Trust, Friends of the Inyo, Rotary Club of Bishop Sunrise and several other organizations hosted a free and fun evening […]
Hundreds of Angelenos Celebrate Opening of Ivanhoe Pathway
Second Public Walking Path Opens at Silver Lake Reservoir Complex LOS ANGELES (January 26, 2018) – Residents and visitors alike now have access to a walkway by Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s (LADWP) Ivanhoe Reservoir from dawn to dusk every day. The Ivanhoe Pathway was officially opened to the public on Saturday, January […]
Individual Discovered Electrocuted after Apparent Tampering with Energized Electrical Equipment
On January 22, 2019, at approximately 4:00 a.m., the body of an individual was discovered near an energized street light circuit box located on the 2700 block of Wilshire Blvd. Police indicate the individual likely died of electrocution while attempting to remove copper wire and equipment from the live street light circuit. LADWP crews de-energized […]