Janise Quiñones, the woman in charge of LADWP during the Palisades disaster, is leaving.
Mayor Karen Bass’ office says Quinoñes is leaving to take a power grid modernization job in Puerto Rico.
Bass hired Quiñones in May 2024. When Quiñones was first hired, it was revealed she would be earning $750,000 a year. When asked by KNX News’ Craig Fiegener what she plans to do with a salary like that, she answered, “I will work every day to make sure the city of L.A. is proud of the work we're doing at the department.”
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But Quiñones is accused of allowing the 117-million-gallon Santa Ynez reservoir to go empty during the Palisades disaster. Some people blamed it for fire hydrants running dry during the Palisades firefight. L.A. had to hire a security detail to protect Quinoñes from intense backlash.
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