Under city ethics rules, then-DWP board President Cynthia McClain-Hill was not allowed to accept substantial gifts from the conference host, Accenture, which holds millions of dollars in contracts ...

DWP board rules also bar commissioners from having private discussions about bids with vendors. Both Levine’s attorney, Daniel Shallman, and McClain-Hill said the conversation was proper.

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers have filed two class-action lawsuits claiming they were overcharged by the DWP’s troubled computer billing system. Together, the lawsuits ...