The Los Angeles water chief has been given a police safety element amid “threats” towards her and water staff, as wildfires swept via Southern California, two Los Angeles police sources informed 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 mentioned.
One LAPD supply cited the current taking pictures in New York of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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Individuals watch the smoke and flames from the Palisades Fireplace within the Pacific Palisades neighborhood on Jan. 7, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Tiffany Rose/Getty Pictures)
Quinones reportedly makes $750,000 per 12 months.
She is dealing with public criticism over Los Angeles’ fireplace preparedness and water distribution amid the wildfires within the space.
“We can confirm that threats have been made against our employees, including incidents in the field … that occurred at a DWP facility downtown Tuesday evening,” the Division of Water and Energy informed Fox Information.
A view of smoke protecting the sky as a consequence of Eaton wildfire in Altadena of Los Angeles County, California, on January 9, 2025. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu through Getty Pictures)
“We take every threat and incident seriously and report them immediately to law enforcement,” the division continued. “We do not discuss security measures in place at our facilities in order to protect our employees.”
The division added: “Our employees are working tirelessly around the clock to support the City’s response, and their work is critical to those efforts. They are an essential part of the City family, they are part of this community, and there is no place in society or in our City for any threats to their safety.”
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Fireplace burns in the course of the Sundown Fireplace in Hollywood Hills space of Los Angeles, California, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Jill Connelly/Bloomberg through Getty Pictures)
Quinones has additionally beforehand mentioned she views her place via an “equity lense” and makes use of it to offer social justice.
