LADWP Gets New Board, Instructions

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has appointed a new Board to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and given them marching orders:

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Monday appointed a five-member board for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power that is packed with environmental advocates who vowed to accelerate the agency's move toward cleaner sources of energy, including solar and wind power.

Villaraigosa said the appointments, announced at a Griffith Park nursery that provides free trees to DWP customers, reflect his commitment to a "cleaner and greener" city.

To do so, of course, will require that DWP workers be on the job!