Even before the wildfires are extinguished, LA residents look to blame a lack of water on the devastation. View on euronews

Twenty-two victims of the Los Angeles wildfires have filed a joint lawsuit against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), alleging that the department mismanaged water in their area and stymied rescue efforts.

Janisse Quiñones, the CEO and chief engineer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), focused extensively on

Congressman Kevin Kiley has introduced a bill to Congress that would strip the California Coastal Commission of much of its powers, citing its recent blocking of a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power request to upgrade wooden power poles to protect a now-burned plant.

Over a dozen victims of the Pacific Palisades Fire are suing a Los Angeles public utility company for "failures," which contributed to the fire's devastation.

A group of residents impacted by the Palisades Fire is suing the LADWP, alleging the city and its agency was unprepared.

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag have sued the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power after losing their home in the Palisades Fire.

A faint glow flickered behind the canyon ridges, and at first, it felt like a threat no different from fires past. Inside one home, Erliene Kelley, an 83-year-old grandmother, believed, as it had always gone over her 57 years in Altadena,

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, who lost their home in Los Angeles wildfires earlier this month, sued L.A. city and its department of Water and Power .The couple filed the complaint along

Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt and over 20 other plaintiffs sued Los Angeles and the DWP over damages suffered from the Palisades Wildfire.

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are suing the City of Los Angeles after alleging the fire that destroyed their $2.5million home was unavoidable