L.A. Department of Water and Power officials announced more than a year ago that they would refund tens of millions of dollars to Angelenos who were overbilled because of a faulty computer system. But customers are still waiting and it will be 2017 before they see any money. Under a $44-million proposed class-action settlement announced in August 2015, customers were to receive a refund or …
Attorneys for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power filed court papers Thursday alleging the contractor that handled the troubled rollout of the utility’s billing system three years ago intentionally over-billed the city and spent the money, in part, on prostitutes and two lavish bachelor parties in Las Vegas. An attorney for Pricewaterhouse Coopers, however, flatly denied the …
The Los Angeles City Attorney alleged Thursday that top managers at a consulting firm hired by the Department of Water and Power authorized inflated time records to earn payments for work the firm never performed, then spent the money on prostitutes, hotels and bottle service liquor for two Las Vegas bachelor parties. A motion filed in Los Angeles Superior Court seeks to expand the civil …
After months of discussions, meetings and revisions, the Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to the first increase in water and power base rates in years. With a 12-2 vote, the council gave its go-ahead to the Department of Water and Power’s proposal to boost water rates 4.7% and power rates 3.86% each year for five years. The DWP estimates that customers who use …