The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power plans to hire an independent engineer to assess whether an empty reservoir contributed to the failure of its water system during the Palisades Fire, when water supplies and some hydrants ran dry after hours of intense firefighting.

Under the heading of “Ending the subsidization of California’s mismanagement,” Trump ordered a full review of all federal “programs, projects and activities” related to land management, water and disasters in the state. That’s a threat to withdraw certain federal funding if things don’t change.

Southern California reservoirs are near full, and hydrant problems are unrelated to the Delta and fish, they note

The municipal bond market's initial negative reaction to this month's Southern California wildfires has eased, with secondary spreads starting to tighten.

Utility workers from the Navajo Nation headed to Los Angeles on Thursday to help rebuild the electrical grid damaged by historic southern California wildfires. The Navajo Tribe Utility Authority announced 11 team members specializing in electric line work were sent from Fort Defiance, Arizona, to the Los Angeles area.

President Donald Trump on Monday issued a memorandum directing the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior to develop a new

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag have sued the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power after losing their home in the Palisades Fire.

A Tarzana attorney involved in a class-action lawsuit related to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power billing debacle has been recommended for disbarment by the State Bar, it was announced Thursday.

Legal experts suggest the nation’s largest municipal utility will face paying damages to homeowners after fire crews were left without enough water.

In early January 2025, just a week after New Year, furious 80 mph Santa Ana winds swept through SoCal. The winds are natural, occurring when cool, pressurized desert air heats and picks up speed as it races down a mountainside.

The Southern California wildfires have left entire neighborhoods in Pacific Palisades and Altadena reduced to ashes, but the rebuilding process is already being