LADWP boss accused of leaving reservoir empty during Palisades fire suddenly leaves $750K job

Teona Gherasim

The CEO of Los Angeles’ Department of Water and Power is stepping down from her role, the mayor’s office announced Wednesday. Janisse Quiñones will be leaving the $750,000 a year job to return home to Puerto Rico, where she will take on a leadership role on the island, “supporting the modernization and transformation” of its electric grid, Mayor Karen Bass’ office said . “Janisse brought steady leadership and engineering expertise to LADWP during a critical period for our city,” Bass said. “Her