By William W. Funderburk, Jr. Guest Columnist Los Angeles is facing a reckoning — not just with infrastructure, but with memory. On Oct. 14, I […]
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Watts water crisis compared to Flint, Michigan
By Stephen Oduntan Contributing Writer WATTS — Local residents, including children and senior citizens, are grappling with a growing crisis as lead-contaminated water threatens their […]
$253 million used to pay COVID-related utility bills
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Some $253 million helped Angelenos pay back utility bills from March 2020 through December 2022, city officials announced June […]
Car show becomes forum for transition to electric vehicles
By Maxiam Elramsisy Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — When the city hosted its annual car show last month at the L.A. Convention Center, it not […]
First tropical storm since 1939 produces record rainfall
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The Southland managed to survive the weekend pounding it took from Tropical Storm Hilary with no major damage reported […]
L.A. council moves ahead on Scattergood plant
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The City Council adopted an ordinance Feb. 8 that moves forward on a controversial plan to shift the Scattergood […]
Water usage declines 11% in July, DWP reports
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles residents set another water conservation record in the month of July, the Los Angeles Department of Water […]
Angelenos respond to new water restrictions
Wave Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — Recent water usage restrictions placed upon Los Angeles residents in hopes of combating a historic drought appear […]
City Council members ask for reports on water supplies
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Calling the regional drought a major emergency in need of long-term regional solutions, the Los Angeles City Council has […]
Two-day landscaping workshop planned in Leimert Park
By Erin Herriford Contributing Writer LEIMERT PARK — The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is holding a two-day landscape transformation workshop in Leimert […]