Monthly Archives: March 2010

Running Report on DWP Board Special Meeting

Posted on March 18, 2010 by

Cityview Channel 35 is expected to broadcast today’s DWP Board meeting at 5 p.m. 1 p.m. The DWP Commission meeting started at 1 p.m., half an hour later because Cityfone wasn’t working. President Lee Alpert opened by honoring outgoing Commissioner … Continue reading →

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Dear DWP Commissioners: Moore and Kaye Emails

Posted on March 18, 2010 by

From Walter MooreDear Commissioners: Please include this email and the two attached PDF files as public comment regarding Items 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 on your agenda for your meeting today, March 18, 2010, at 12:30 p.m. 1.  Failure … Continue reading →

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Stop the DWP Board from Rubber-stamping Outrageous Rate Hikes at an Illegal Meeting

Posted on March 18, 2010 by

The mayor is so desperate to steal your money through outrageous and unjustified DWP rate hikes he has illegally coerced DWP Commissioners and resorted to an illegal “Special Meeting” at 12:30 p.m. today at 111 N. Hope St. to avoid … Continue reading →

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IBEW Union Boss Brian D’Arcy Talks About DWP Rate and Wakes on KCET, 8 p.m. Thursday

Posted on March 17, 2010 by

Catch Brian D’Arcy and a Hard-hitting DWP Story on KCET’s SoCal Connected, 8 p.m. Thursday, Channel 28 SoCal Connected with Val Zavala tackles the DWP story at 8 p.m. Thursday on Channel 28 at a time the mayor is seeking … Continue reading →

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Fearmongering, Failure and the Politics of Change

Posted on March 17, 2010 by

Crime sells — that’s the verdict of a new analysis of local TV newscasts that lead their broadcasts one-third of the time with hyped-up reports of rape, murder and mayhem of one sort or another. News about local government tops … Continue reading →

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There’s Only One Word For Antonio’s DWP Rate Hike Plan

Posted on March 16, 2010 by

Bullshit. I don’t know how to put it more delicately than that. But that’s the only word that comes to mind when the mayor parades forth with union boss Maria Elena Durazo and some environmentalists and announces massive rate hikes … Continue reading →

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City Hall Has Lost Its Legitimacy — There Must Be Accountability

Posted on March 15, 2010 by

For the past two years, I have been documenting from every direction that Los Angeles is “Crossing of the Rubicon,” its point of no return at which we have become an old dying city divided between the rich and the … Continue reading →

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LA’s Budget Crisis — The Race to the Bottom

Posted on March 15, 2010 by

A picture can say a lot and that’s what we meant to do at OurLA.org to illustrate a story by writer Vic Rothman on how the decisions the mayor and City Council are dealing with the budget crisis. Their action … Continue reading →

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Antonio’s Mea Culpa: ‘I Need Your Help’

Posted on March 14, 2010 by

The mayor cancelled his scheduled news conference where he was to announce electricity rate increases, saying the proposal needed to be reviewed. He plans to try again Monday. Here’s what he might say if he wanted public support instead of … Continue reading →

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Dept. of No Comment — DWP Headline Edition

Posted on March 12, 2010 by

DWP Report Calls for Massive Power Rate HikesFriday, 26 February 2010 The long-awaited consulting report on pass-through electricity charges was released Friday, calling for an immediate 800 percent increase in the energy cost adjustment factor and increases every quarter that … Continue reading →

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