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    Which Way, L.A.?

    DWP

    LA's massive Department of Water and Power could go bankrupt--would a big school air conditioning contract bail it out? As utility deregulation becomes a reality next year--will the DWP be able to keep up with the private competition?

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    By Warren Olney • Nov 3, 1997 • 1 min read

    S. David Freeman : General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. Bob Duncan : Executive Director, Association Engineers and Architects Sid Pelston : Senior Vice President, New Energy Ventures, a Los Angeles based energy management company. Bidding for the air-conditioning contract with the LAUSD. Steve Soboroff: Head, Prop BB Oversight committee. Roger Rasmussen: Director of Independant Analysis Unit for LAUSD, member of the committee evaluating the air conditioning bids. Jeff Horton: School Board Member, represents the 3rd district, Hollywood, North Hollywood and mid-Wilshire. Dan Tokaji: ACLU Staff attorney, worked on the Prop. 209 case. Marc Haefele: Writer, LA Weekly, former DWP employee

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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