Mayor taps Nahai for DWP post

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's pick to lead the Department of Water and Power pledged Monday to promote openness and transparency in the massive utility's $3.9 billion budget and proposed rate increases. Kerry Cavanaugh in the Daily News.

The naming of attorney and environmentalist H. David Nahai for the job came just three days after longtime chief Ron Deaton announced his retirement.

Nahai, who served two years in a voluntary post on the Board of Water and Power Commissioners, vowed to push for reform at the nation's largest public utility.