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EXCLUSIVE: Twice Fired DWP Exec Raman Raj Claims Disability, Getting Full $264,000 Salary Six Months Later

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

It started a little over a month ago with a tip that came from inside the Department of Water and Power: Raman Raj is still on DWP payroll. It was hard to believe. Raj was summarily fired as chief operating … Continue reading →

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The $500,000 Job Nobody Wants and Nobody Can Do: DWP General Manager

Posted on October 15, 2010 by

You can trace the decline and fall of the nation’s largest municipal utility, our very own Department of Water and Power, back to October 1996 when the City Council in it all too finite wisdom vetoed a 10 percent raise … Continue reading →

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The Story of Raman Raj and Brian D’Arcy: The Villains Who Wrecked the DWP

Posted on August 26, 2010 by

Four months into into his reign as the ninth DWP General Manager in 10 years, Austin Beutner — despite working part-time and on a temporary basis — this week quietly carried out a major reorganization of the utility in part … Continue reading →

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Whatever Happened to the Antonio We Knew and Loved?

Posted on August 25, 2010 by

Once upon a time in the city we all love and hate, a man named Antonio stepped forward and inspired us with promises of a better life for everyone, of a new era with a new spirit that brought us … Continue reading →

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Who’s on First, What’s on Second — The City Hall Comedy Show

Posted on October 6, 2009 by

David Nahai resigned abruptly Friday as CEO of the DWP, as he liked to call himself. He didn’t give the usual two weeks notice, which was understandable since he was fired by the unanimous agreement of the people who worked … Continue reading →

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Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: We Won’t Get Fooled Again

Posted on October 5, 2009 by

What? You don’t think dogs like rock ‘n roll? As most of you know by know, Antonio offered DWP GM David Nahai a blindfold and cigarette last week and pointed him toward the firing squad. But before anyone starts playing … Continue reading →

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DWP SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2009 . . . Consulting Agreement with H. David Nahai.

Posted on October 3, 2009 by

 I don’t know about you but this is the last straw for me. The guy who oversaw the highest water and power rate hikes in DWP history, who talked big about environmental concerns but kowtowed to his political and union … Continue reading →

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The Best of DWP and David Nahai…

Posted on October 3, 2009 by

Ever since I started this blogging adventure 18 months ago, the DWP and its General Manager David Nahai have been the target of many of my most provocative rants and raves. They are even responsible for first introducing you to … Continue reading →

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Why Water Pipes Are Bursting, Why We’ve Got No Clean Energy, Why DWP Bills Are Soaring

Posted on October 2, 2009 by

UPDATE: David Nahai resigns as DWP general manager. Find out more at OurLA.orgCouncilman Bernard Parks recently described DWP contract negotiations with the IBEW union boss Brian D’Arcy in these terms: Bully boy D’Arcy hands the DWP officials a list of … Continue reading →

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Threads of Corruption that Tie Together Like a Noose

Posted on September 15, 2009 by

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa “does not discuss his friends’ private business matters with them…It’s not part of the mayor’s agenda to worry about people’s private business dealings.” That is one of the most laughable quotes of all time, laughable if it … Continue reading →

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