DWP In The Spotlight With Rate Hike, Breast-Feeding Program To Help Boost Productvity, and Oh Yeah -- THEY LET THE EMPLOYEE DATABASE GET STOLEN
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ZD'S LA CITY UPDATE: No Public Comment today because Council is taking the day off to attend the funeral of the fallen SWAT officer. A lot of other stories today, but don't wanna hog up this blog. So DWP is the big fish today (see below). Click here for additional stories on LAUSD & Charters to become the new Brady Bunch as they share campuses. (I guess that makes Steve Barr and Monica Garcia the new Mr. and Mrs. Brady with a lot more than six kids, and makes Mayor Antonio, Alice.)
"The Nunez Law" is being created to keep your tax dollars from fulfilling your politician's champaign wishes and caviar dreams.) LAUSD's new form of "pay for play" And Antonio's one way traffic corridor on the fast track. (Even though traffic isn't).
Plus, in case you missed CM Janice Hahn, filling in for Zuma Dogg at Public Comment regarding LA City's new "density bonus" bonanza click here. (Only link you need for all of the above.)
Alright, Friday February 15, 2008 is going to go down in history as "DWP DOH! Day". But don't be bamboozled by diversionary attempts to take you eye off the real ball: RATE HIKES THAT THEY TOOK OFF THE TABLE, TO GIVE PROP S MORE BREATHING ROOM, ARE BACK ON THE TABLE NOW THAT S HAS PASSED.
CLICK "READ MORE" FOR THE DWP SHADY REPORT FOR FRIDAY 2/15/08
LA DWP came under fire Thursday for paying specialists to show new and expectant mothers how to properly breast-feed their children. The newly hired DWP general manager, H. David Nahai, said he has no intention of abandoning the contract. "It's enlightened. It's humanitarian. And it boosts productivity," he said.
HEY DUMMY, IT'S NOT DWP'S JOB TO BE GHANDI. AND A BOOST IN MILK PRODUCTIVITY IS NOT THE BOOST IN PRODUCTIVITY PEOPLE CARE ABOUT FROM THE WATER COMPANY. HOW ABOUT SOME REAL BOOST IN QUALITY & PRODUCTIVITY. (GO HAVE DRINKS WITH THE MAYOR AND FIGURE OUT WAYS TO SCREW THE CITY...OH YEAH...YOU DID!) But again, it ain't about $50,000 for breast-feeding (although what blogger can resist the comedy shots): The real story is about the rate hike (and for allowing the employee database with personal info including Social Security numbers to be stolen).
First of all, this little grenade just dropped: Joe B reports that DWP acidentally let 14,000 employee database get stolen along with personal information and social security numbers. (THEIR BAD!) No problemo, though, because the Retirement Office has arranged for a one year subscription to Equifax, a credit monitoring service for each employee. So it's all good. Although, I think some folks might sue the sh*t out of DWP, anyway, even with the Equifax offer.
But wait, there's more. Remember when they took the DWP rate hike off the table, because Prop S was ON the table. (The DWP rate hike coupled with Prop S may have been the straw that broke BOTH camels' back, so DWP had to get in line.)
Well Prop S passed, so now it's upward and onward to the next increase that's gonna take even more money out of your pocket and hand it over to the City, because they deserve more of your money, because they are such efficient managers -- and there is nothing more they can do to cut waste and improve efficiency.
SO THE DWP RATE HIKE IS BACK ON THE TABLE, AND THE EMPLOYEE DATABASE IS OFF THE TABLE, AND OUT OF THE BUILDING.
Now these two issues probably affect millions and millions of painful dollars. So better put out the diversionary tactic story that everyone will jump on to divert coverage of the hike and fumble.
But don't get me wrong, the DWP breast-feeding training camp story is bad enough and I was headed for a post on that one (comedy script), when I saw Joe's story about the fumble files -- then caught the one about the rate hike.
Well Mr. Nahai...as an Antonio tip-rider, not surprising you fell flat on your face out of the blocks. Have fun bro, not gonna be a smooth ride.
ZD just got a citizens alert in his email inbox about a Town Hall meeting this Saturday with Nehai and Oh no...CM Parks and Perry will be there. (I'm sure they will be grillin' yo azz on these rate hikes you waste monger.)
The DWP is way overdue in getting the Industrial, Economic & Administrative (IEA) report. This is a City Charter-required strategic survey of DWP's activities. The OSC decided by a UNANIMOUS vote of those present on Jan 5, 2008 to "...not support any further DWP RATE INCREASES until the IEA was available."
Saturday, February 16, 2008
at the Mark Ridley-Thomas Constituent Center,
8475 S. Vermont Ave., 10 am - noon.
DWP pushes for hike again
On Friday, just a few days after voters upheld a citywide telephone users tax, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power renewed a proposal to raise its water and electricity rates.
DWP bid to hire lactation specialist draws howls
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power came under fire Thursday for paying specialists to show new and expectant mothers at the utility how to properly breast-feed their children.
The newly hired DWP general manager, H. David Nahai, said he has no intention of abandoning the contract. "It's enlightened. It's humanitarian. And it boosts productivity," he said.
HEY DUMMY, IT'S NOT DWP'S JOB TO BE GHANDI. AND A BOOST IN MILK PRODUCTIVITY IS NOT THE BOOST IN PRODUCTIVITY PEOPLE CARE ABOUT FROM THE WATER COMPANY. HOW ABOUT SOME REAL BOOST IN QUALITY & PRODUCTIVITY. (GO HAVE DRINKS WITH THE MAYOR AND FIGURE OUT WAYS TO SCREW THE CITY...OH YEAH...YOU DID!)
ZD'S LA CITY UPDATE: No Public Comment today because Council is taking the day off to attend the funeral of the fallen SWAT officer. A lot of other stories today, but don't wanna hog up this blog. So DWP is the big fish today (see below). Click here for additional stories on LAUSD & Charters to become the new Brady Bunch as they share campuses. (I guess that makes Steve Barr and Monica Garcia the new Mr. and Mrs. Brady with a lot more than six kids, and makes Mayor Antonio, Alice.)
"The Nunez Law" is being created to keep your tax dollars from fulfilling your politician's champaign wishes and caviar dreams.) LAUSD's new form of "pay for play" And Antonio's one way traffic corridor on the fast track. (Even though traffic isn't).
Plus, in case you missed CM Janice Hahn, filling in for Zuma Dogg at Public Comment regarding LA City's new "density bonus" bonanza click here. (Only link you need for all of the above.)
Alright, Friday February 15, 2008 is going to go down in history as "DWP DOH! Day". But don't be bamboozled by diversionary attempts to take you eye off the real ball: RATE HIKES THAT THEY TOOK OFF THE TABLE, TO GIVE PROP S MORE BREATHING ROOM, ARE BACK ON THE TABLE NOW THAT S HAS PASSED.
CLICK "READ MORE" FOR THE DWP SHADY REPORT FOR FRIDAY 2/15/08
LA DWP came under fire Thursday for paying specialists to show new and expectant mothers how to properly breast-feed their children. The newly hired DWP general manager, H. David Nahai, said he has no intention of abandoning the contract. "It's enlightened. It's humanitarian. And it boosts productivity," he said.
HEY DUMMY, IT'S NOT DWP'S JOB TO BE GHANDI. AND A BOOST IN MILK PRODUCTIVITY IS NOT THE BOOST IN PRODUCTIVITY PEOPLE CARE ABOUT FROM THE WATER COMPANY. HOW ABOUT SOME REAL BOOST IN QUALITY & PRODUCTIVITY. (GO HAVE DRINKS WITH THE MAYOR AND FIGURE OUT WAYS TO SCREW THE CITY...OH YEAH...YOU DID!) But again, it ain't about $50,000 for breast-feeding (although what blogger can resist the comedy shots): The real story is about the rate hike (and for allowing the employee database with personal info including Social Security numbers to be stolen).
First of all, this little grenade just dropped: Joe B reports that DWP acidentally let 14,000 employee database get stolen along with personal information and social security numbers. (THEIR BAD!) No problemo, though, because the Retirement Office has arranged for a one year subscription to Equifax, a credit monitoring service for each employee. So it's all good. Although, I think some folks might sue the sh*t out of DWP, anyway, even with the Equifax offer.
But wait, there's more. Remember when they took the DWP rate hike off the table, because Prop S was ON the table. (The DWP rate hike coupled with Prop S may have been the straw that broke BOTH camels' back, so DWP had to get in line.)
Well Prop S passed, so now it's upward and onward to the next increase that's gonna take even more money out of your pocket and hand it over to the City, because they deserve more of your money, because they are such efficient managers -- and there is nothing more they can do to cut waste and improve efficiency.
SO THE DWP RATE HIKE IS BACK ON THE TABLE, AND THE EMPLOYEE DATABASE IS OFF THE TABLE, AND OUT OF THE BUILDING.
Now these two issues probably affect millions and millions of painful dollars. So better put out the diversionary tactic story that everyone will jump on to divert coverage of the hike and fumble.
But don't get me wrong, the DWP breast-feeding training camp story is bad enough and I was headed for a post on that one (comedy script), when I saw Joe's story about the fumble files -- then caught the one about the rate hike.
Well Mr. Nahai...as an Antonio tip-rider, not surprising you fell flat on your face out of the blocks. Have fun bro, not gonna be a smooth ride.
ZD just got a citizens alert in his email inbox about a Town Hall meeting this Saturday with Nehai and Oh no...CM Parks and Perry will be there. (I'm sure they will be grillin' yo azz on these rate hikes you waste monger.)
The DWP is way overdue in getting the Industrial, Economic & Administrative (IEA) report. This is a City Charter-required strategic survey of DWP's activities. The OSC decided by a UNANIMOUS vote of those present on Jan 5, 2008 to "...not support any further DWP RATE INCREASES until the IEA was available."
Saturday, February 16, 2008
at the Mark Ridley-Thomas Constituent Center,
8475 S. Vermont Ave., 10 am - noon.
DWP pushes for hike again
On Friday, just a few days after voters upheld a citywide telephone users tax, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power renewed a proposal to raise its water and electricity rates.
DWP bid to hire lactation specialist draws howls
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power came under fire Thursday for paying specialists to show new and expectant mothers at the utility how to properly breast-feed their children.
The newly hired DWP general manager, H. David Nahai, said he has no intention of abandoning the contract. "It's enlightened. It's humanitarian. And it boosts productivity," he said.
HEY DUMMY, IT'S NOT DWP'S JOB TO BE GHANDI. AND A BOOST IN MILK PRODUCTIVITY IS NOT THE BOOST IN PRODUCTIVITY PEOPLE CARE ABOUT FROM THE WATER COMPANY. HOW ABOUT SOME REAL BOOST IN QUALITY & PRODUCTIVITY. (GO HAVE DRINKS WITH THE MAYOR AND FIGURE OUT WAYS TO SCREW THE CITY...OH YEAH...YOU DID!)
Labels: $700 million budget deficit, breast-feeding, cahoots with villaraigosa, clueless, corrupt agency, declining property taxes, dwp, more rate hikes, priorities, too expensive to live in los angeles
Posted by Zuma Dogg @ 2/15/2008 01:29:00 AM
32 Comments:
Conserve water; drink milk.
In a Daily News story Nahai defends this saying "This program has resulted in an overall 27 percent reduction in absenteeism, and a 36 percent reduction in health-care claims by new mothers who use this service."
Just how many employees take additional maternity time off because they don't know how to breast feed? Do breast feeders take less time off than formula feeders? Does this "more time off because I don't know how to breast feed" add up to fifty thousand dollars or more?
DWP.
DEPARTMENT of WADDLE and PALLOR
Breast feeding instructions:
a) Whip it out.
b) Insert in baby's mouth.
There...you just saved $50,000.
DWP= Dumb Wetback Pandering
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-immig15feb15,1,7053686.story?
"A separate claim filed Wednesday accused the Los Angeles Police Department of violating the civil rights of a woman arrested in connection with the Van Nuys raid.
The claim said LAPD officers unlawfully acted as "deputies" to ICE agents when they arrested Teodosia Galicia Canalez at her home on criminal charges."
Excuuuuuuuuse...me...while I whip it out.
A Larry Elder-the sage "wild thang" sound bite.
Can someone explain and/comment on 19 million for gangs going to our new gang Czar dept in the mayors office in Controller report. THanks
I'm no more a fan than any of you of the LADWP with their metrosexual male machismo all dressed up in finely tailored suits and hanging at the bar at Taix Restaurant.
However, the breast feeding issue is sociological in nature and utimately represents an institution that is taking measures to insure employee productivity (read also "morale") in the face of tremendous demographic change. I hope on-site daycare will quickly follow!
A move to support women and families in the workplace should be applauded. Any stand against it represents gender discrimination and reveals a the ongoing power struggle to keep women in underclass positions.
6:58 a.m. your foul statement reveals more of your character than you might wish. I dare you to publish your name!!
Maybe if the DWP had fewer illegals working there, it wouldn't need breastfeeding classes.
actually more illegals would be better in his case. the only people that need so much pampering and handholding are whiny white americans. in other countries they just take of business the ways its been done for thousands of years.
2/15/08 PARKSIAN FISCAL ALERT:
CRA & Municipal Bonds are failing to sell on Wall Street due to bond insurer downgrades. Will have to offer 8% interest (or more) to attract buyers. OH MAN IS THE CRA AND MUNICIPAL BONDS IN TROUBLE!!! Hope LACER/CALPERS ISN'T HOLDING THESE. Taxpayers are set up for a bigger burn than Malibu.
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Interesting how in the last few years there has been such an increase in stolen data from institutions such as the DWP, Hospitals, University's ect ect.
I'm wondering if it's just organized rings of thieves who sell the data to fraudulent credit card hustlers, insurance company's, telemarketers, burglars, collection agency's, and on and on and I guess there would be a huge untapped market for this data that may be beyond what we realize.
I know there are certain groups who are known for these scam larceny industries, like the Nigerian credit card hustlers, and the Russian or Hungarian mafias,but there must be more than just what we see on the surface, and there could be some "legitimate company's" who purchase this data under false pretences.
It would seem this type of white collar crime could be traced by LE if they put in the effort but maybe the powers that be would rather turn a blind eye to this type of criminal activity.
Just wondering.
"Maybe if the DWP had fewer illegals working there, it wouldn't need breastfeeding classes."
^
Dumb v2.0: The upgrade from stupid.
Yes Don Quixote, add also the 35,000-50,000 VA data files that went missing for three months in 2007.
Don Q, what is everyone complaining about? Did you guys see THIS:
"The Retirement Office has arranged for a one year subscription to Equifax, a credit monitoring service for each employee."
That should handle the situation! And I think it covers DWP's liability.
'The newly hired DWP general manager, H. David Nahai, said he has no intention of abandoning the contract. "It's enlightened. It's humanitarian. And it boosts productivity," he said. '
The product of DWP is WATER, not breast milk...or is it the objective of the training to teach the men how to 'pump" themselves and contribute to the La Lecha League who will then contribute it to the Mayor's NEXT Campaign?
February 15, 2008 6:58 AM
Thank you for saving us the 50K. You did the needs analysis, identified the requirements, identified the actions necessary and the expected result.
Maybe the DWP can hire you in the training department.
I too wish the DWP and many other City departments would have a child care center but that would be logical.
It's a big conspiracy!! Lactating men will lead to more "proud progressives" getting elected to milk DWP ratepayers.
I'M SAYING THIS HERE AND NOW:
I WILL CONDUCT BREAST FEEDING CLASSES FOR HALF THE RATE!
Zuma's Press Secretary may be thinking along the line of thought I have.
""The Retirement Office has arranged for a one year subscription to Equifax, a credit monitoring service for each employee."
That should handle the situation! And I think it covers DWP's liability.""
...................................
And being somewhat of a larcenous Lincoln Hts hustler myself at a younger age, and always suspect of a scam or hustle going on, I am wondering (just wondering!) if there is any connection between the data ripoff at the DWP and the new "contractor" who magically steps in at the opportune time to save the day, "Equifax" to be more precise.
What's the contract worth and was there any collusion or connection between the supposed ripoff and the timely appearance of Equifax?
Sure smells fishy to this old hustler.
And Z Dogg called it right in a prior post when he says that the $50,000 "Breast Feeding" uproar could just be a typical smoke screen, a fart in a thunderstorm, that diverts attention away from the real issue's like rate hikes and Equifax.
Are the books open at the DWP so that the contract with Equifax can be seen in the light of day, including how many and who the competing bids came from? How about dates and RFP's? Who were they sent to and what was the response? Who were the lobbyist's and Reps from these companies?
Hmmmm! The old diversionary tactic huh!
This stupid breast feeding program was all over the TV news and it was probably "small potatoes" in relation to the real dinero issues.
Don Quackers and Zuma Mutt what a pair, the Nancy Drew detectives speculating about the theft of a laptop computer they know absolutely nothing about.
Oh wait I think, it was Arab Terrorists, getting inside DWP information to disrupt the distribution of Water and Power to the greater Los Angeles area. Before they attack thirsty Los Angeles residents sitting at home in the dark, run people, run !!!!!
Or maybe somebody just stole a laptop computer, without knowing what data was stored on the hard disk.
That is correct. More illegals would mean these type of programs would be less likely. This is the province of white people.
\Oh wait I think, it was Arab Terrorists, getting inside DWP information to disrupt the distribution of Water and Power to the greater Los Angeles area. Before they attack thirsty Los Angeles residents sitting at home in the dark, run people, run !!!!!
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If Bush resigned today, this is what his speech would be.....
Normally, I start these things out by saying "My Fellow Americans", not
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The reason I'm quitting is simple. I'm fed up with you people. I'm
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Let's start local. You've been sold a bill of goods by politicians and
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You idiots need to understand that we face a unique enemy. Back during
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That's not the case this time. The soldiers of our new enemy don't
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long as they weren't also committed to taking as many of you with them
as they can. But they are. They want to kill you, and the bastards
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Breast feeding instructions:
a) Whip it out.
b) Insert in baby's mouth.
There...you just saved $50,000.
Sure you did...if you're a guy, and don't have to worry about breast feeding technique or child rearing in general too much.
If the DWP were giving its employees free prostate cancer screenings, I'm sure nobody here would criticize them for that.
Joe, I would criticize DWP for that. Do these employees not already have the finest health insurance available?
Don't delete the drivel at 10:16 it took me a long time to write that!
I will be really pissed off if I have to write that all over again!!!!
To 12:37 pm and the guy who is upset because I keep deleting his cocktail recipe,
Although I wanted to delete 10:16 am, just because it is so long -- and the post is kinda a pain;
at least it is making a political commentary. (It's not just a cocktail recipe.)
But 10:16...don't get in the habit of that long-ass blog clogging shit, please. If it's gonna be that long, post it somewhere else, and link to it. Or if you just drop a long one, every now and then; but not every day on every thread, I think the rest of us will make it through.
But 12:17/10:16...don't give me that, "it took me a long time to type it" routine when it was a copy and paste job.
Here's my take on this.
First, DWP released this as a red herring to throw off attention from the rate hike; knowing full well that the Sister City, John & Ken, et al would go ape shit.
Secondly, I agree with Jan Perry that this - as well as prostate screenings - should be part of what the insurers offer.
This lactation industry is just that, an industry. When I was pregnant and met my (future) baby's pediatrician candidate, he said lots of women have trouble nursing, and promoting himself as a lactation consultant. When I told him I'd prefer a female if I had that problem, we parted ways. Excuse me, but some guy showing my how to grab my boob and get the baby to "latch on" and all that stuff, they made so complicated, really is an industry and it creeped me out.
In fact, if someone does have a real problem this is taken care of by a doctor referral on the health plan. The thought of my sitting with a bunch of women sticking out their boobs, someone grabbing them to show you "how," no, that's the real degradation of women.
Suddenly you have a baby and become a milk cow? Some of us WANT our privacy and aren't exhibitionists.
On the other hand, providing private space and frigs for women to express their milk, is useful.
Feb 15 9:44 am,
Don't be so smug about DWP allowing a data base of 14,000 employees personal information including social security numbers walk out the door.
DON'T YOU THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENCRYPTED FILES ON A DATABASE SOMEWHERE, INSTEAD OF STORED ON A LAPTOP?
But it's cool, cause now some cronies get that Equifax internet identity subscription for a year. How much is THAT gonna cost, and who pays?
Plus, let's see if political mailers start flying into their home mailboxes.
So again, don't be so pompous about allowing this to happen. And no, it's not an international terrorist plot, just a local politician one.
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