Monthly Archives: August 2008

Measure R and the law: If you don’t like City Hall corruption, you better do something about it

Posted on August 26, 2008 by

Too bad lawyers don’t have to take an oath to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth when they argue their cases before judges. If they did, Antonio Villaraigosa’s long-time campaign treasurer Stephen Kaufman would not … Continue reading →

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NAKED CITY, a daily news report

Posted on August 26, 2008 by

Another sweetheart deal for pals of pols, another public subsidy, another lawsuit…It’s an axiom of journalism that man bites dog is news because it’s out of the ordinary while dog bites man is not because it happens all the time. … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: South Central Farm activists claim major victory

Posted on August 25, 2008 by

Exposing another chink in City Hall’s pay-to-play government for sale practices, activists fighting for the South Central Farm claimed a major victory Monday when developer Ralph Horowitz emailed city planners he will conduct a full environmental impact report before constructing … Continue reading →

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NAKED CITY, a daily news report

Posted on August 25, 2008 by

Quick, call the cops — law-abiding people are protesting City Hall’s lawlessness againHere’s hoping the mayor and his entourage of city officials take a break from the endless rounds of lavish parties in Denver to hear a sermon from Barack … Continue reading →

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Wannabe City Attorney Jack Weiss blames the media for his ineffectiveness

Posted on August 22, 2008 by

Councilman Jack Weiss has gambled his political future by hanging out in the Antonio Villaraigosa’s back pocket for years in hopes the mayor’s coattails will carry him into the City Attorney’s Office despite his lackluster record of achievement and public … Continue reading →

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NAKED CITY, a daily news report

Posted on August 22, 2008 by

Tom LaBonge loves Griffith Park more than life itself but that doesn’t mean we should save it from developmentThat’s the extraordinary position taken by Councilman Tom LaBonge in the face of efforts to declare L.A.’s greatest urban asset an historic-cultural … Continue reading →

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The Death of Los Angeles: The Southwest Museum Story

Posted on August 21, 2008 by

UPDATE: The Cultural Heritage Commission will consider a proposal today from the Griffith J. Griffith Charitable Trust to designate Griffith Park as an historic-cultural monument to protect it from city efforts to develop it. The great-grandson of the man who … Continue reading →

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The Press vs. The Blogs: Who will win?

Posted on August 20, 2008 by

I spent my whole adult life earning a living in mainstream media and the last four months working for free as a blogger so I offer myself as something of an expert on what’s going on: Corporate news media still … Continue reading →

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Caprice Young leaves charter school movement to join Milken education company

Posted on August 20, 2008 by

Former LAUSD School Board President Caprice Young is resigning as head of the California Charter School Association to become an an executive with Knowledge Universe, a private education company founded by Michael and Lowell Milken. Young was credited with leading … Continue reading →

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NAKED CITY, a daily news report

Posted on August 20, 2008 by

Times gets scooped on feds probe of Rocky — it’s Sam Zell’s faultClearly, there can’t be any other explanation for the San Francisco Chronicle of all papers scooping the Times on the federal probe of City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo — … Continue reading →

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