The Board of Water and Power voted to approve a contract for L.A. firm Munger, Tolles & Olson to investigate claims related ...

To accommodate growth in Pacific Palisades, they built a reservoir in Santa Ynez Canyon, as well as a pumping station "to increase fire protection," as the L.A. Department of Water and Power's ...

To accommodate growth in Pacific Palisades, they built a reservoir in Santa Ynez Canyon, as well as a pumping station "to increase fire protection," as the L.A. Department of Water and Power's ...

Another complication: There was less water available because the 117-million-gallon Santa Ynez Reservoir in the upper Palisades had been emptied in February 2024 for repairs. Water quality ...

But water and climate experts say that even if the Palisades reservoir had been full and hydrants working perfectly, they wouldn't have allowed firefighters to change the course of large wildfires.

following a Los Angeles Times report that the Pacific Palisades reservoir had been closed for repairs at the time the destructive fire started. RELATED: Private firefighters spark ire amid LA ...

following a Los Angeles Times report that the Pacific Palisades reservoir had been closed for repairs at the time the destructive fire started. "We need answers to ensure this does not happen ...