To the editor: I read in disbelief that the new CEO of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will receive a salary of $750,000 a year, much more than her predecessor's $447,082 salary.
This agency has been plagued by scandals and criminal activity. Why not wait and see how the new boss, Janisse Quiñones, performs before throwing all this money at her?
Los Angeles taxpayers deserve more assurance that they will be well taken care of under Quiñones before she is rewarded with this significantly higher salary.
Peggy Jo Abraham, Santa Monica
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To the editor: Let me understand it.
The state faces a budget deficit of up to $73 billion. The city is also under financial pressure, and yet there is no one in the entire United States who can head the DWP for less than $750,000?
The DWP had to significantly increase the salary of the current CEO, which was obscene to begin with. I can't wait for my DWP bill to double.
Glenn Zweifel, Mar Vista
