Monthly Archives: November 2008

UPDATE: Community College Trustees Reap Rewards

Posted on November 11, 2008 by

When you just got voters to give you $3.5 billion to spend on construction projects, you’re going to find you have got a lot of new friends. Kelly G. Candaele, president of the L.A. Community College District’s Board of Trustees, … Continue reading →

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Don’t Miss This: Nick Patsaouras on ‘Which Way, L.A.?’ on City Hall’s Outrageous Solar Energy Bond Issue Proposal

Posted on November 10, 2008 by

Warren Olney takes on the solar energy scam plan at 7 p.m. Monday on KCRW 89.9 http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/ww/ww081110green_power_jobs_and/# Here’s the website promo: ‘Green Power,’ Jobs and City Hall Politics Host: Warren Olney Produced by: Karen Radziner MON NOV 10, 2008

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Pay-to-Play Becomes Politics as Usual in L.A.

Posted on November 10, 2008 by

Measure J — the L.A. Community College District’s $3.5 billion bond issue — won passage with nearly 70 percent of the votes last week thanks to a well-funded campaign that has money left over, in no small part to LACCD’s … Continue reading →

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Dear Antonio: Be Like Barack

Posted on November 9, 2008 by

Dear Antonio: Congratulations on joining Barack Obama’s council of economic advisers  It’s a great honor and an even greater responsibility given the crisis facing the nation and the President-elect’s commitment to unify America. I hope from the bottom of my … Continue reading →

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L.A. Zoo Story: Elephants, Golfers and Mistrust of City Hall

Posted on November 8, 2008 by

The scene was the City Council Chamber on Thursday where Griffith Park booster Tom LaBonge held court over a critical moment in the debate over the future of Billy, the elephant with the head-nodding tic, and others of his kind … Continue reading →

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Here Comes the Sun — You’re About To Get Burned

Posted on November 7, 2008 by

Approval today by the City Council of a ballot measure on solar energy marks yet another low point for City Hall deceitful and destructive politics. And yet another act of political cowardice. They’re putting it on the ballot because they … Continue reading →

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Say It Ain’t So, Rick Caruso — Developer Won’t Run for Mayor

Posted on November 7, 2008 by

The candidate filing deadline is Saturday and attorney Walter Moore is the leading challenger with less than 10 percent of the mayor’s warchest and a field of more than a dozen that includes Zuma Dogg, David Hernandez and several others. … Continue reading →

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Elephants to Roam Free on Harding Golf Course? LaBonge Quip Gets Him in Deep Zoo-doo!

Posted on November 6, 2008 by

Emails popped up on computer screens Thursday afternoon when Councilman Tom LaBonge threw out a suggestion at his committee hearing on whether to halt construction of the new $40 million elephant exhibit at the L.A. Zoo. Ever suspicious about what … Continue reading →

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You liked the half-cent sales tax for transportation so much so try this: Arnold wants a 1.5 percent hike for the state

Posted on November 6, 2008 by

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called the Legislature into special session today to deal with the $10 billion deficit that has developed just six weeks after the state budget was enacted nearly three months after the constitutional deadline. His plan: Increase the … Continue reading →

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Extra! Extra! Read All About It — Last Newspaper, Souvenir Edition

Posted on November 6, 2008 by

The mad scramble across America Wednesday morning to grab up a newspaper and hold it our hands showed something about what’s great about the printed word and why the nation’s papers are dying. There’s something compelling, a credible confirmation of … Continue reading →

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