March 2022

Help Is On The Way

Last November, our Board of Commissioners announced the most comprehensive effort in the city’s history to help hundreds of thousands of customers that have been burdened by mounting unpaid utility bills as a result of the pandemic. Since the announcement, we issued $275 million in utility debt relief to 280,000 residential and commercial customers. In addition to the state funds automatically credited to the accounts of eligible LADWP customers, there is still more help available including discount programs for income-eligible customers, rebates, and flexible and extended payment arrangements! If you’re facing financial hardship and need help paying your bill, reach out to us. We can help.

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Women's Power Walk In celebration of Women's History Month, we held our first Women's Power Walk, where over 300 employees walked the 3.5-mile path at the Hollywood Reservoir. Along the way, attendees viewed historical photos of female employees at LADWP. The special event also featured a resource fair with information on current jobs and overall wellness.

North Hollywood Senior High School Wins the LADWP 30th Regional Science Bowl Competition North Hollywood Senior High School does it again! Held virtually again this year, North Hollywood Senior High School won the LADWP 30th Science Bowl Regional Competition. Team members will each receive the $1,000 Hitachi Scholarship, and the school will receive $3,000 for their Science Department. As the winning team, North Hollywood Senior High School will compete at the U.S. Department of Energy National Science Bowl.

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Lawn Be Gone! FREE Hands-on Workshops Transform your lawn into a sustainable, landscaped garden by taking advantage of FREE Hands-on Workshops! These Workshops will teach you how to reduce and remove your turf and replace it with a sustainable garden using low water-use, California-friendly, and native plants. You will also learn how to capture rainwater. The next workshops are in the Harbor Gateway area on 3/12 & 3/19. Sign up to attend or consider hosting one of your own.

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City of Los Angeles’ Indoor Agricultural Farm Yields First Kale Harvest Councilmember John Lee of Council District 12; Nancy Sutley, our Senior Assistant General Manager of External and Regulatory Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer; LAPD Devonshire PALS, and PALS youth came together to harvest several bushels of kale produced by the City of Los Angeles’ newly-installed indoor farm. The indoor farm, housed inside a shipping container, is located in Northridge at the LAPD Devonshire PALS center, which provides after-school enrichment programs for local youth. The youth help maintain the farm and help with harvesting the produce to donate to local community-based organizations. This LADWP-EPRI pilot project, with the support of Council District 12 and LAPD Devonshire PALS, provides an environment to grow and harvest vegetables year-round in any climate for the benefit of the community.

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Charge Up L.A.! Our crews are building an electric vehicle charging plaza at the Van Nuys Customer Service Center, yet another step in our effort to meet the Mayor’s clean energy goals under the Green New Deal.

Partnering with Neighborhood Councils

We're the only department in the City of Los Angeles with a formal Memorandum of Understanding with Neighborhood Councils committing to regular and ongoing communication about our programs and policies. The DWP-NC MOU Oversight and Advocacy Committees meet every first Saturday of the month at 8:30 a.m. Meetings are broadcast via webcast. Join us!

Join the next meeting Saturday, April 2, 2022 8:30 a.m.

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