LA Water and Power Department Approves $750,000 Salary for New Director

Janisse Quiñones, a former exec at PG&E, was Mayor Bass’s pick to fill the spot after a nationwide search.

Pedestrians walk past the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power headquarters in Los Angeles on July 22, 2019. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images

Los Angeles Department of Power and Water officials have approved a $750,000 a year salary for the new general manager as part of an even larger pay package that includes a housing allowance and moving costs.

The department’s board of commissions approved a recommendation of Janisse Quiñones on April 23. A former senior vice president at Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), the candidate was Mayor Karen Bass’s pick to fill the top spot after a nationwide search.