The contract for one construction project was handed out without even requesting proposals. The editorial decries the WRD's lobbying and its ballooning staff and consultants. The WRD currently employs 29 staff members, an increase of nearly 50 percent this year alone. The staff now includes three full-time public affairs employees to supplement the services of five public relations firms. The California Little Hoover Commission hears testimony about the WRD doubling its assessments since 1991.
Replenishment assessments remain disproportionately higher than actual costs.
Mark Titel Robert Wagner Marc Titel and Robert Wagner are members of the Lakewood City Council. Both have been active in municipal water public policy issues. The WRD is located in the southern portion of Los Angeles County. The district boundaries extend from Redondo Beach to Long Beach on the coast and as far inland as Boyle Heights in the city of Los Angeles. Nearly four million L.A. County residents live within these boundaries.