Mayor Bass Demands LADWP Act Faster To Fix High-Risk Utility Poles After $38M Settlement
A Panorama City father and daughter were killed when a high-risk pole failed — and hundreds of these "priority one" poles remain in disrepair citywide.
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A Panorama City father and daughter were killed when a high-risk pole failed — and hundreds of these "priority one" poles remain in disrepair citywide.
Los Angeles will pay $38 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of two people who were electrocuted by a power line that fell into their backyard. The
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Two City Council members introduced a motion requesting a report on the status of pole repairs and other efforts to prevent a repeat of a tragedy.
The family of Ferdinand Tejada and Janine Tejada settled for nearly $40 million, after their lawsuit said LADWP didn't properly maintain the electrical pole that killed the two in 2021.