LAUSD seeking DWP discount

dd the Los Angeles Unified School District to those protesting rate increases proposed by the Department of Water and Power. Daily News.,

In a letter to the DWP, Superintendent John Deasy expressed concern that the rate increase would harm the financially strapped district and asked that discounted rates be offered to educational institutions.

"We are already struggling to provide adequate resources for our students to learn and succeed," Deasy wrote to DWP General Manager Ron Nichols, who has been leading workshops throughout the city on the agency's long-term needs.