FBI Raids City of Los Angeles regarding Chinese Real Estate Investment Sections   logo-full-black.svg  Subscribe  BREAKING NEWS  FBI searches DWP headquarters and L.A. City Hall  CALIFORNIA  FBI searches DWP headquarters, L.A. City Hall  FBI at DWP headquarters in DTLA  The FBI conducted a search early Monday of the downtown headquarters of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.(David Zahniser / Los Angeles Times)  By DAKOTA SMITH , DAVID ZAHNISER, ALENE TCHEKMEDYIAN  JULY 22, 2019  10:12 AM  Facebook  Twitter  LinkedIn  The FBI conducted a search of the downtown headquarters of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and City Hall, officials said Monday. “There is a search taking place at the DWP building. The affidavit in support of the search warrant is under seal by the court,” said Rukelt Dalberis, an FBI spokesman in Los Angeles. Law enforcement sources said the FBI was also at Los Angeles City Hall. A champagne-colored van was parked outside the DWP headquarters with a placard saying “FBI” and “Official Business.” No arrests have been made, a law enforcement source said. The search comes during an FBI investigation into Los Angeles City Hall. Federal investigators have cast a wide net for information about foreign investment in Los Angeles real estate developments, according to a search warrant that names an array of political and business figures. Among those named are executives of Chinese firms bankrolling two ambitious downtown projects that would result in three new towers on Figueroa Street. Investigators are also seeking records about L.A. development projects involving other foreign investors, including firms with large-scale hotel and residential projects downtown