Los Angeles has long funneled masses of tourists to Las Vegas, providing much of the fuel for the casino-heavy economy here. But L.A. also has a more permanent foothold in Southern Nevada. … The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power runs a hilltop lodge in Boulder City and owns another facility nearby for DWP crews who work on transmission lines. It also owns at least 14 acres of land near Henderson’s Lake Las Vegas community and a 2.5-acre plot next to a housing tract in Henderson along Interstate 11, property records indicate. Early last year, Boulder City’s then-City Manager Taylour Tedder told the Review-Journal that he was aware of the lodge but not the DWP operations outpost in his city. … The city of L.A.’s real estate presence in Boulder City may seem random but is far from it, given Los Angeles’ ties to the iconic infrastructure project nearby: Hoover Dam.

Other LADWP news:

• Renewable Energy Magazine: Eco Wave Power secures final permit for pioneering wave energy project in Los Angeles
• Los Angeles Times: Lawsuit alleges DWP power lines played role in Palisades fire