Congressman Kevin Kiley has introduced a bill to Congress that would strip the California Coastal Commission of much of its powers, citing its recent blocking of a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power request to upgrade wooden power poles to protect a now-burned plant.

Fitch Ratings placed four credits — led by the city of Los Angeles the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power — on rating watch negative, citing the region's wildfires.

A group of Pacific Palisades residents and businesses impacted by the Palisades Fire has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against the city's Department of Water and Power.

Victims of the Palisades Fire accused the Los Angeles utility that oversees water delivery of being woefully unprepared to battle the intense inferno that has devastated their ritzy neighborhood, according to a new lawsuit.

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said Tuesday that “life-threatening and destructive and widespread winds” are in the region, which could fuel the growth of new or existing wildfires in Los Angeles County and Ventura County.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was sued on Monday on claims that it failed to properly manage water supplies critical to fighting the deadly Palisades Fire, a court filing showed. The lawsuit,

Metallic balloons drifted into power lines, leaving hundreds without power in the West LA communities of Sawtelle and Westwood.

A group of residents impacted by the Palisades Fire is suing the LADWP, alleging the city and its agency was unprepared.

S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday lowered the rating on municipal bonds sold by Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, downgrading the utility’s power system bonds by two notches to A from AA-.

A lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on Monday accuses the public utility of failing to properly manage water supplies critical to fighting the deadly Palisades Fire,