1. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States. It serves over four million residents. It was founded in 1902 to provide water and electricity to residents and businesses in Los Angeles and surrounding communities.2. Missouri PlanMissouri's nonpartisan judicial plan or Missouri Plan for short is a method of selecting judges. It originated in Missouri in 1940, and many other states have adopted the same policy. Under the Missouri Plan, a nonpartisan commission reviews applicants for a court vacancy and reports to the governor a list of applicants deemed most qualified. The governor has sixty days to select a candidate from the list. If not, the selection will be made by the commission. After a year of service as a judge and during the next general election. The people will vote on that judge to see whether the judge will remain or be removed from office. If the majority votes against the judge's continued tenure, the judge ceases to hold office. If the majority votes in favor of the judge, he will remain in office for the entire term. The Missouri Plan is a significant policy in Missouri, other states, and also California. California, however, uses a modified version of the Missouri Plan in which the Governor can appoint any California attorney with sufficient experience. The nominee then undergoes an evaluation by the California State Bar Association's Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation (JNE), which then forwards a non-binding evaluation to the Governor. For superior court positions, the Governor may make an appointment after receiving a report from the Office of Judicial Candidate Review. For positions on the court of appeal, the Gove... middle of paper... t costs. Although Three Strikes is supposed to be universal statewide, it varies by each county as each of its "prosecutors applies the law according to their own principles of proportionality." (Bowers.) Additionally, because of the third strike crime, inmates spend at least 25 years in prison. This is a high cost to the state, as in 1993 the cost of an inmate in a California prison was estimated to be $20,800 per year. Therefore, “keeping a third-round inmate in prison for a minimum of twenty-five years is an investment of $500,000.” (Bowers.) Three Strikes shows progress that California and other states are still adapting to. It was made for a good reason against violent crimes like murder and rape. Crime decreased when people learned about the infamous Three Strikes law. Simply by knowing this fact, it was a policy well done.