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The former head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has agreed to plead guilty to a bribery charge in a corruption case that involved the utility and City Atty. Mike Feuer’s office, prosecutors said Monday. David H. Wright, 62, of Riverside accepted bribes from a lawyer in exchange for his official action for a $30-million, no-bid DWP contract, officials said. Wright also admitted in the plea agreement that he participated in several other corrupt schemes while serving as head of DWP, officials said. This culture of corruption could have been stopped by principled employees doing the right thing. If you see something, say something. One Tax Payer Hero who did, was former RPU employee Jason Hunter, who attempted to expose corruption 10 years ago, and was fired by directly by Dave Wright. Hunter later filed suit for unlawful firing, and won.

Measure C, another attempt by the City of Riverside to charge the utility rate payers more than the actual service of the utility. This more, where does that actually go to.... Unsustainable Pensions, Unsustainable Salaries and Unsustainable Pet Projects. Make no mistake, Measure C imposes an 11.5% tax on your electric bill. A No Vote on Measure C will insure that your Electricity Rates will decrease by 11.5%. The following signed ballot arguments against in support of a No Vote on Measure C: Bob Buster, former Riverside County supervisor; Council Member Chuck Conder; Pete Esquivel, retired Riverside deputy police chief; Billie Jean Payne, retired legal office manager; Jason Hunter, local government watchdog; Vivian Moreno, business owner; Ben Clymer Jr., Charter Review Committee member; Dvonne M. Pitruzzello, public school teacher; James Goldman, Charter Review Committee member; Sharon Mateja, dentist.