DWP's final insult: cafeteria closed to public

Now they have gone too far. The Department of Water and Power, already in the running for least popular city agency, has closed its cafeteria to the public. "New security procedures," is all that director of communications Joe Ramallo told KPCC's Molly Peterson. "Sorry." Gosh, that must be some big new security threat — the cafeteria in the DWP's John Ferraro headquarters building has been a favorite lunch spot for jurors, Civic Center workers and journalists for many safe years. Could it be bigger than any security threats facing the county Hall of Administration, the Ronald Reagan state building or Caltrans? "I will say it seems weird to close down a cafeteria in a public building to public access," Peterson observes.