Monthly Archives: November 2011

The bumpy road of local transportation — My Sunday Column for Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena

Posted on November 6, 2011 by

A long and bumpy road lies ahead for California — make that thousands of rutted, cracked and broken roads and highways. Nearly 60% of the state’s roadways are distressed and need reconstruction or major maintenance. More than a quarter of … Continue reading →

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Left and Right: Preoccupied With Occupiers

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

Occupy, Labor on Collision Course with Obama By RANDY SHAW, laprogressive.com With organized labor increasing support for the Occupy movement – SEIU Local 1021, the Alameda County Labor Council and other unions greatly contributed to the success of the November … Continue reading →

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AEG, the Dodgers and the Genius of Janice Hahn

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

Dear Janice: Your daddy would be so proud of the stand you took today in introducing legislation in the Congress of the United States of America called the “Give the Fans a Chance Act.” He never missed a chance to … Continue reading →

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Left, Right and Center All Agree: Downtown Stadium Shows the Failure of L.A. Leadership

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

Political Footballs: L.A.’s Misguided Plans For A Downtown Stadium          By JOEL KOTKIN, newgeography.com Over the past decade Los Angeles has steadily declined It currently has one of the the highest unemployment rates (roughly 12.5%) in the U.S, … Continue reading →

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City Hall — A World Without Consequences

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

You got to wonder how CBS-2 investigative reporter David Goldstein can keep a straight face when he confronts the city supervisor in charge of constructing the obnoxious six-foot high wall around the mayor’s Windsor Square mansion with the fact he … Continue reading →

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Occupy L.A. Has Seen the Enemy — Zuma Dogg

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

Leave it to Zuma Dogg to confront the Occupy L.A. protesters who have encamped on three sides of City Hall for a month when the cops and politicians won’t. At Zuma’s LA Daily Blog which promises “Performance. Parody.Politics.” the headline … Continue reading →

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Public Pension Joke: Why Aren’t You Laughing?

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

Jerry Brown has rolled out his plan to address the public employee pension calamity with the full knowledge that it really doesn’t fix the problem and that the Democratic-Labor power structure he leads will never go along with it.   … Continue reading →

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