The Los Angeles water chief has been given a police safety element amid “threats” in opposition to her and water workers, as wildfires swept by means of Southern California, two Los Angeles police sources advised Fox Information.
Los Angeles Division of Water and Energy’s CEO Janisse Quinones now has a 24/7 LAPD element in response to the threats, the sources stated.
One LAPD supply cited the latest capturing in New York of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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Folks watch the smoke and flames from the Palisades Hearth within the Pacific Palisades neighborhood on Jan. 7, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Tiffany Rose/Getty Photographs)
Quinones reportedly makes $750,000 per 12 months.
She is dealing with public criticism over Los Angeles’ hearth preparedness and water distribution amid the wildfires within the space.
“We are able to affirm that threats have been made in opposition to our workers, together with incidents within the discipline … that occurred at a DWP facility downtown Tuesday night,” the Division of Water and Energy advised Fox Information.
A view of smoke protecting the sky resulting from Eaton wildfire in Altadena of Los Angeles County, California, on January 9, 2025. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu by way of Getty Photographs)
“We take each risk and incident severely and report them instantly to regulation enforcement,” the division continued. “We don’t focus on safety measures in place at our amenities in an effort to shield our workers.”
The division added: “Our workers are working tirelessly across the clock to assist the Metropolis’s response, and their work is important to these efforts. They’re an important a part of the Metropolis household, they’re a part of this neighborhood, and there’s no place in society or in our Metropolis for any threats to their security.”
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Hearth burns throughout the Sundown Hearth in Hollywood Hills space of Los Angeles, California, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Jill Connelly/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photographs)
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Quinones has additionally beforehand stated she views her place by means of an “fairness lense” and makes use of it to supply social justice.
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