Let your imagination run riot . . . how much do you think LA’s “water chief” is paid?

Photo above - no, this is NOT a supermodel. She's the Los Angeles "water chief". Because looks are more important than talent?

What would you (as a taxpayer) be willing to pay the “water chief” in your city? Before you answer, let’s put some context around this:

- A US senator earns $175,000

- California’s Governor (Newsom) earns $201,000 a year (the highest of any governor)

- The Mayor of Los Angeles apparently outranks the governor, and earns $281,000

- President Joseph Robinette Biden earns $400,000 a year

Okay – ready to proceed? How much does the Los Angele’s “water chief” get paid?

You’re wrong. It’s THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION DOLLARS - $750,000 a year (see link below). About double what we pay “the leader of the free world”.

Water woman's name is Janisse Quinones, and she was hired by Mayor Bass less than a year ago. It’s not clear if Bass and Quinones were personally acquainted before she began banking her awesome $750,000 salary, but you can’t rule it out.

Now for the fun part. Water czar Quinones knew – for months – that the Santa Ynez reservoir was “closed for repairs”. In fact, she’s the one who closed it! In the middle of brushfire season!

Where do we find diligent and highly skilled public servants like Ms. Quinones? It's apparently quite easy - Janisse was previously an SVP with Pacific Gas and Electric – the utility that actually CAUSES California brushfires. You absolutely cannot stuff like this up.

Quinones should be fired on the spot. Mayor Bass should resign in shame. Joe Biden should stop promising that taxpayers will rebuild Hollywood celebrity mansions for free. If your policy was discontinued, it's on YOU to get a replacement policy, Paris Hilton!

I’m just sayin’ . . .

LA water chief knew about empty reservoir, broken hydrants months before fires: Report

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Ms. Quiñones has over 25 years of leadership experience as a senior executive in utility and engineering industries and joined LADWP from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), where she first served as Senior Vice President of Gas Engineering and then as Senior Vice President of Electric Operations. In the latter, she oversaw electrical system operations and the power generation fleet, as well as the management of electrical assets that support the California Independent System Operator.

Ms. Quiñones’ experience also includes serving in the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), both full-time and in the reserves since the 2004, including as a Commander and as Deputy, Planning and Incident Management. She is an active USCG Reserve Officer and has held prior key leadership roles at Cobra Energy, including Vice President of Operations, responsible for the restoration and reconstruction projects of the transmission and distribution electrical systems in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. She also held several leadership roles at San Diego Gas & Electric, including Director of Design, Planning, Construction and Vegetation Management.

You think being ugly looking is more important than qualifications? I'm just pointing out...