DWP snubs council committee

Simmering tension between the City Council and the DWP erupted Tuesday after utility officials skipped a hearing scheduled to discuss an audit that accused the agency of lying in order to push through a rate hike. Daily News,.

An angry Councilman Paul Koretz threatened to use the council's subpoena power to compel Austin Beutner, a deputy mayor and the DWP's interim general manager, to appear before the full City Council within the next two weeks.

"I've been watching the city for over 40 years and I don't remember anything like this," said Koretz, who chairs the council's Audits Committee. "We asked them to be here before and they refused.