Monthly Archives: December 2010

Huizar Under Fire as Eastside Council Campaign Heats Up

Posted on December 17, 2010 by

In what is shaping up as the roughest and toughest election battle in the March 8 primary, Councilman Jose Huizar took a hit in La Opinion on Friday over turning over funds to the city that were intended for local … Continue reading →

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Ain’t It a Shame What Passes for Our City Government?

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

The City Council achieved Wednesday what even its harshest critics might have thought impossible: They endorsed unanimously the lying, cheating, stealing and failings of the Department of Water and Power. They talked in high-minded terms of accountability but were as … Continue reading →

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8th Wonder of the World: AEG’s NFL Stadium in L.A.– It’s Cheap, Gawdy and Free of Public Money

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

HKS’ STADIUM IN DOWNTOWN L.A. GENSLER’S STADIUM IN DOWNTOWN L.A. HTNB’S STADIUM IN DOWNTOWN L.A.Carefully orchestrating the selling of AEG’s plans for a downtown NFL stadium, Tim Leiweke stepped up his campaign to drip out details Wednesday by releasing renderings … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Civic Engagement: The Making of the Hollywood Farmers’ Market Protest

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

The issues of a healthy food got on my dissident’s radar with City Hall’s assault on the nine community farms with massive fee increases on ordinary folks growing their own, passage of a ban on fast food in the “food … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Civic Engagement: The Making of the Hollywood Farmers’ Market Protest

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

The issues of a healthy food got on my dissident’s radar with City Hall’s assault on the nine community farms with massive fee increases on ordinary folks growing their own, passage of a ban on fast food in the “food … Continue reading →

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Is It Really All Antonio’s Fault?

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

In returning from a long book-writing sabbatical, LA Times stalwart Jim Newton spent several weeks talking with “more than two dozen influential Angelenos — current and former politicians, labor leaders, environmentalists, neighborhood activists and bureaucrats.” On Tuesday, his first column … Continue reading →

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Is It Really All Antonio’s Fault?

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

In returning from a long book-writing sabbatical, LA Times stalwart Jim Newton spent several weeks talking with “more than two dozen influential Angelenos — current and former politicians, labor leaders, environmentalists, neighborhood activists and bureaucrats.” On Tuesday, his first column … Continue reading →

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Despicable Them: Fewer Buses, Higher Fares, Subway-to-Sea Do Not Make a Transit System

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

One million trees, greenest city in America, 12-2 building permit process, they all have one thing in common: They are all empty political slogans put forward for the mayor’s political advantage without any intention or ability to deliver them. You … Continue reading →

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Despicable Them: Fewer Buses, Higher Fares, Subway-to-Sea Do Not Make a Transit System

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

One million trees, greenest city in America, 12-2 building permit process, they all have one thing in common: They are all empty political slogans put forward for the mayor’s political advantage without any intention or ability to deliver them. You … Continue reading →

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Collateral Damage: Hollywood Farmers’ Market Threatened by City Hall’s Policies, Failures

Posted on December 11, 2010 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 19-year-old Hollywood Farmers’ Market will go on as usual Sunday morning though its future is in serious jeopardy because of City Hall’s policies that prompted officials to deny it a permit to operate any longer. Community protests … Continue reading →

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