New head of L.A. DWP will make $750,000 a year — nearly twic

New head of L.A. DWP will make $750,000 a year — nearly twice as much as her predecessor

 

In April 2024, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) nominated Janisse Quiñones as the new head of the Department of Water and Power (DWP), with an approved annual salary of $750,000.

This is nearly double the salary of her predecessor, Marty Adams, who only made $447,082 annually.

L.A. Fire Chief Kristin Crowley warned Mayor Karen Bass (D) last month the $17+ million she cut from the department's budget "severely limited the department's capacity to prepare for, train for, and respond to large-scale emergencies, including wildfires" pic.twitter.com/tgzIAeHIsQ

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) January 9, 2025