Ethics Commission Accuses Top LADWP Official of Abusing Power

A top official at the Department of Water and Power is being investigated for allegedly misusing her position for personal benefit, the Los Angeles Ethics Commission announced Wednesday.

Renette Anderson faces seven counts of misusing her city position on multiple occasions in 2022 and 2023. Anderson has worked with the DWP since 2002, and currently serves as the director of Equal Employment Opportunity Services under Chief People Officer Tracey Pierce.

During those two years, Anderson asked subordinates to conduct personal business for her such as making flight arrangements, scheduling physical therapy appointments, purchasing party supplies, purchasing and requesting refunds for concert tickets, and scheduling a car service appointment, the Ethics Commission stated…

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