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Headline Civil Rights News: Whistleblower Lawsuits and the Los Angeles DWP. Patricia and Sandra Miranda, Candido Marez and Luciano Yi (along with Maria Vizcarra, Osama Mukahal, Andre Smart-Bey and Silvia Valdez) discuss allegedly unethical management and hostile treatment of employees at the Los Angeles DWP. Sandra's lawsuit alleges she was threatened with disciplinary action because she was successful in getting DWP to cancel a contract with Empire, a janitorial supplies company. She complained about the nature of this contract and alleged mistreatment of custodians starting in 2003.