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VIDEO BLOG: Council Opens Debate on DWP Rate Hikes

Posted on March 23, 2010 by

Villaraigosa Puts Bankruptcy “Gun to Head’ of Council on DWP Rate Hikes Mayor Villaraigosa sent a letter to the City Council Tuesday warning that rejection of the DWP rate hikes of 20 to 30 percent would cause the city to … Continue reading →

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Which Side Are They On? D(WP)-Day for Council

Posted on March 22, 2010 by

The mayor in his wisdom put forward a bold and imaginative fiction a week ago on how the public could pay just $2.50 a month extra and eliminate half of the entire power generating city that relies on dirty coal … Continue reading →

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Blank Checks for a Rogue Agency

Posted on March 19, 2010 by

The business community warned soaring electricity rates will costs jobs. LAUSD Superintendent reported he’ll have to fire hundreds of teachers. Residents complained the price of power was soaring too high, too fast at a time people are hurting financially. Activists … Continue reading →

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Running Report on DWP Board Special Meeting

Posted on March 18, 2010 by

Cityview Channel 35 is expected to broadcast today’s DWP Board meeting at 5 p.m. 1 p.m. The DWP Commission meeting started at 1 p.m., half an hour later because Cityfone wasn’t working. President Lee Alpert opened by honoring outgoing Commissioner … Continue reading →

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Dear DWP Commissioners: Moore and Kaye Emails

Posted on March 18, 2010 by

From Walter MooreDear Commissioners: Please include this email and the two attached PDF files as public comment regarding Items 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 on your agenda for your meeting today, March 18, 2010, at 12:30 p.m. 1.  Failure … Continue reading →

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Stop the DWP Board from Rubber-stamping Outrageous Rate Hikes at an Illegal Meeting

Posted on March 18, 2010 by

The mayor is so desperate to steal your money through outrageous and unjustified DWP rate hikes he has illegally coerced DWP Commissioners and resorted to an illegal “Special Meeting” at 12:30 p.m. today at 111 N. Hope St. to avoid … Continue reading →

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Dept. of No Comment — DWP Headline Edition

Posted on March 12, 2010 by

DWP Report Calls for Massive Power Rate HikesFriday, 26 February 2010 The long-awaited consulting report on pass-through electricity charges was released Friday, calling for an immediate 800 percent increase in the energy cost adjustment factor and increases every quarter that … Continue reading →

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The Art of Spinning the News: NY Times Gets Bit by the Mayor’s Rattlesnake

Posted on March 11, 2010 by

If you thought the massive electricity rate hike about to be rubber-stamped next week by the DWP Commission is bad news, think again. There is even worse news today in the New York Times: The DWP “is losing about $6 … Continue reading →

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DWP: Desperate, Wasteful, Politicized — Milking the Cash Cow for Every Cent You Got

Posted on March 1, 2010 by

There never was a doubt about what the mayor and the City Council were going to do to bail themselves out of the crisis they created. The DWP was always the answer. Where else could they turn in their desperate … Continue reading →

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Here Come’s the Bill: DWP Wants Massive Power Rate Hikes

Posted on February 26, 2010 by

The long-awaited consulting report on pass-through electricity charges was released Friday, calling for an immediate 800 percent increase in the energy cost adjustment factor and increases every quarter that will raise overall power rates by more than 20 percent within … Continue reading →

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