Head of L.A.’s Department of Water and Power Resigns

/in , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Noah Goldberg and David Zahniser

The head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is stepping down to become chief executive of an electric company in her native Puerto Rico.

Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement Wednesday that Janisse Quiñones, the DWP’s top executive since 2024, brought “steady leadership and engineering expertise” to the utility. In her new job, Quiñones will work on modernizing Puerto Rico’s electric grid.

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