During the last decade, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, which services every home, business, and industry in a 458‐sq mi area, has brought the important issues of its administration to the attention of audiences totaling more than 6,000,000 people. This was accomplished by the department's film‐and‐speaker program. Because of the rapid population growth of Los Angeles and the increasing use of electricity by consumers, it has been necessary for the department to rush to completion additional steam‐generating facilities. To convey this story of expansion and the need for it to the citizens of Los Angeles, a motion picture, “Power for Progress,” was recently produced. The film tells the story of electric power in Los Angeles. The showing of the film is followed by a qualified speaker's discussion of future plans for the power system.