(From the L.A. Times) Here is a piece by Steve Lopez that shows the waste of taxpayer dollars. L.A.’s water and power utility plans to hand out bonuses and raises to its already well-paid employees. And an L.A. County supervisor has $707,000 to remodel his office. What’s the deal?

If you’re looking for work in this rotten economy, I’ve got a tip:

Run, don’t walk, to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and apply for anything they’ve got.

A reader sent me a posting for an executive secretary position at the DWP, and the salary range is $68,089 to $97,864, with great benefits.

“A good secretary is worth her weight in gold,” said my e-mailer. “Only in the Los Angeles DWP do they take that quite literally.”

I like that line, but does a DWP executive secretary make more than his or her counterparts in other city departments?

Read more here: Riding the public gravy train