Tag Archives: rate hikes

Robbing the Public under the Color of Law: DWP Rate Hikes and AEG Giveaways

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

Editor’s Note: DWP officials will hold a workshop Wednesday night from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the DWP cafeteria at 111 N. Hope St. and promises an open discussion of its rate hike plans with the community. With the … Continue reading →

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Beutner’s Folly: Taking the Wrong Side, Defending DWP Lies and Stonewalling

Posted on July 21, 2010 by

The man who wanted to ignore the past and only move forward was forced Tuesday to confront the DWP’s record of deceit, specious arguments and false assumptions. Austin Beutner — first deputy mayor in charge of all key city departments … Continue reading →

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Water Conservation — DWP’s Windfall Profits: The Facts, The Figures

Posted on July 5, 2010 by

UPDATED TUESDAY: The City Council on Tuesday rejected the DWP Commission’s approval of an odd-even address, two-day-a-week lawn watering schedule. Instead, with Janice Hahn opposing after a lengthy debate,, the Council urged the DWP Commission to give everybody three days … Continue reading →

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LA’s Date of Infamy: April 14, 2010 — the Day Mayor and Council Mocked the Rule of Law

Posted on April 14, 2010 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: City Clerk’s office said today Perry and Parks voted against the Rule 23 procedure to take up DWP rate hikes. Parks, Perry, Zine, LaBonge and Krekorian voted against approving the rate hike. Roughly 24 hours after the Japanese … Continue reading →

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UPDATED VIDEOS: Deal in Works to End DWP Rate Hike Deadlock

Posted on April 14, 2010 by

With the DWP Commission calling a special meeting on rate hikes for 5 p.m. Thursday, Council President Eric Garcetti — apparently acting in concert with mayor who is expected to make a major announcement Thursday — pushed through approval of … Continue reading →

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Making Fools of 4 Million People: First of Many DWP Rate Hikes Will Hit You April 1

Posted on March 31, 2010 by

If You Think This DWP Rate Hike Is Bad, the Next One Will Be Worse and Then the Next . . . It seemed like the good old days Tuesday when long debates on controversial issues would inevitably end up … Continue reading →

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The Madness of King Antonio: Sweatshops, Subsidies and Soaring DWP Rates

Posted on March 29, 2010 by

It’s been a busy weekend for the out-of-touch mayor and his team of second raters. First, he floats the crazy idea that the discredited David Freeman will step down as “interim” general manager of the DWP having caused enough damage … Continue reading →

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Something Is Rotten at City Hall, Will We Fix It?

Posted on March 24, 2010 by

A lot more is at stake in LA these days than just electricity rate hikes and closed parks and libraries. Our system of government itself has been corrupted to the point of dysfunction. That’s why the city is running massive … Continue reading →

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Check Out NBC’s “The Filter with Fred Roggin”

Posted on March 24, 2010 by

It’s my pleasure to be a weekly commentator with actress Debra Skelton on “The Filter with Fred Roggin,” an experiment in reinventing local TV news. It’s broadcast Monday-Thursday on NBC’s digital station  Channel 225 at 7:30 p.m. Starting soon, the … Continue reading →

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Blundering Mayor’s Bankruptcy Blackmail Bombshell Blows Up

Posted on March 23, 2010 by

Antonio Villaraigosa committed one of the worst political blunders imaginable on Tuesday, costing himself, his mythical green energy plan and the Department of Water and Power what little credibility they had. It gives credence to gadfly John Walsh’s ravings that … Continue reading →

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