Monthly Archives: April 2010

Who’s Really to Blame for the DWP’s Failures?

Posted on April 24, 2010 by

The mayor has a lot of nerve blaming “people at the highest levels” of DWP management of being “the biggest defenders of the status quo,” of failing to respond to the policy direction,” of being engaged in “an absolute war” … Continue reading →

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There Is No Joy in City Hall — Mighty Tony Has Struck Out

Posted on April 23, 2010 by

    Mighty Tony at the Bat     From a million throats and more there rose a lusty yell;    It rumbled through the Valley, it rattled in the basin;    It knocked upon the mountain and recoiled out to the east,    For … Continue reading →

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Friends and Enemies: Which Side Are You On?

Posted on April 22, 2010 by

You can tell a lot about a guy from the people he chooses as his friends — and his enemies. The mayor counts as friends a circle that includes lobbyists, developers and big shots who are getting rich off of … Continue reading →

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Trutanich Explodes over Mayor’s Budget

Posted on April 22, 2010 by

In a devastating six-page letter Thursday afternoon, City Attorney Carmen Trutanich   accuses Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of “a remarkable lack of leadership and imagination,that puts “public safety and the protection of taxpayer dollars at substantial risk.”Responding to the mayor’s budget proposal … Continue reading →

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The Pension Deals That Ate LA, California — Must It Get Worse Before It Gets Better

Posted on April 22, 2010 by

Back in 1999 at the height of the dot-com with the state treasury overflowing with money, Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa joined in a bipartisan move to share the wealth of California. The beneficiaries were public employees and the vehicle for … Continue reading →

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The Make-Believe World of Antonio Villaraigosa

Posted on April 21, 2010 by

UPDATE: Read Austin Beutner’s letter to DWP workers at OurLA.org. It wouldn’t be make believe if anyone in their right mind still believed in Antonio. He couldn’t even get more than one round of applause from his hand-picked audience of … Continue reading →

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Antonio’s Spin: How TV Played His Budget Speech

Posted on April 21, 2010 by

The mayor’s “sunshine” State of the City speech lasted just 27 minutes and he was interrupted by applause just once with applause by an audience packed with friends and campaign contributors. Here’s how it played in a brilliant six-minute report … Continue reading →

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Ron’s State of the City: The Sun Will Always Shine

Posted on April 20, 2010 by

 My Fellow Angelenos: Let me tell you about my Grampa Hymen who worked as a tailor in sweatshops so my mother could get a high school education and I could grow up to be a spoiled brat with a degree … Continue reading →

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Clean Sweep Campaign Seeks to Reclaim CIty Hall

Posted on April 20, 2010 by

HELP WANTED: Fantastic pay and benefits, luxurious working conditions, huge support staff, prestifious position. Apply now to be a Los Angeles City Council member. Seven seats open in March 2011 election. The LA CLEAN SWEEP CAMPAIGN (lacleansweep.com launching soon) needs … Continue reading →

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Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: A Pissing Match with Austin

Posted on April 19, 2010 by

The mayor is missing a beat by not using his $1-a-year City Hall Master of Multitasking Austin Beutner to fulfill one of the most glaring of his many broken promises. Antonio’s almost forgotten Million Trees Program.Now there’s an idea that … Continue reading →

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