Monthly Archives: April 2009

City Hall’s Real “Deadwood” — The Leadership Gang that Can’t Play Straight

Posted on April 23, 2009 by

Bring it on — we beat you at the polls and we’ll beat you in the mail! That’s my attitude to the latest audacious plan of the mayor and City Council to rob the public because they have failed in … Continue reading →

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Mayor of “Deadwood” Hits a Sore Spot

Posted on April 23, 2009 by

From the HBO show guide: The outlaw camp of Deadwood marches slowly towards civilization… But the power struggles continue over everything in Deadwood–influence, money, and whores–as the founding camp members form strategic alliances to face down the threat of a … Continue reading →

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Antonio: Get Rid of “Deadwood” at City Hall, Kiss of Death for Jack Weiss

Posted on April 22, 2009 by

While 45 percent of LA voters recently called for Antonio Villaraigosa’s early retirement, the mayor has his own plan to get rid of the “deadwood” at City Hall. In pitching his hypothetical plan to erase the looming $530 million city … Continue reading →

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Antonio’s Budget, Part Two: When a Plan Is Not a Plan

Posted on April 21, 2009 by

Contrary to his previous statement, the mayor has proposed cutting the city’s payroll by 10 percent across the board — the “meat cleaver” approach that lets him avoid some of the hard choices between basic city services and social welfare … Continue reading →

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Antonio’s Budget: When a Plan Is Not a Plan

Posted on April 20, 2009 by

If the same effort and intelligence that put the mayor’s brilliantly smiling face on his disastrous budget plan for next year had gone into managing the city’s financial affairs and solving its problems the last four years, LA would have … Continue reading →

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Conserve or Pay More: Nahai’s Hidden Message

Posted on April 19, 2009 by

Editor’s Note: This is a report on Saturday’s first after the fact DWP public meeting on the water rate hike approved Friday. By DWP Committee Member Give the Department of Water and Power credit for trying, but their first workshop … Continue reading →

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City Hall’s War Against the Middle Class

Posted on April 19, 2009 by

Sometimes it’s harder than other times to suck down my anger over how our city officials carry out their pogrom against the middle class year after year, seemingly oblivious to how their actions subject the poor to generations of poverty, … Continue reading →

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The Poverty of Ideas and Politics of Poor Jack Weiss

Posted on April 17, 2009 by

Poor Jack Weiss wants to be City Attorney so bad he’s blindly done the mayor’s bidding for four years and groveled before developers to raise campaign cash. Trouble is he wants the job alright, he just doesn’t want the work … Continue reading →

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After the Tea Party: A Little Uplift and Some Laughs

Posted on April 16, 2009 by

First, the feelgood moment we all need (click here for video)… What exactly does Antonio know and how does he know it… People have wondered for years what expertise Antonio Villaraigosa has beyond being able to charm the pants off … Continue reading →

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Antonio’s State of the City: Can’t We All Get Along — It’s Now or Never

Posted on April 15, 2009 by

Here’s my favorite line from Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s “State of the City” speech Tuesday: “When challenges seem daunting, it’s always helpful to recall the old Japanese proverb: ‘Adversity is the foundation of virtue.’ “ My personal favorite proverb comes from … Continue reading →

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