Monthly Archives: December 2011

The Battle for Hollywood: LA’s Moment of Truth

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

View more videos at: http://nbclosangeles.com. Among the handful of ordinary people who made their way past security in time to get to the rooftop of the Hollywood Tower Monday morning for the mayor’s media event was Lucille Saunders, the La … Continue reading →

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The Unanswered Questions about AEG’s NFL Stadium Plan — Will City Hall Ask Them?

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

By KEVIN JAMES, Candidate for L.A. Mayor in the L.A. Business Journal In 2010, word leaked out that Anschutz Entertainment Group and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa were courting the NFL. The league that dashed in 1995 and remains elusive today was, as … Continue reading →

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Sorry Ms. Reidy, It’s Beck’s Law

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

Pedestrian Killed by Unlicensed Driver, NBC Los Angeles, Sunday Patricia Ellen Riedy, of Wildwood, Mo., was crossing Woodman Avenue in Panorama City 5:35 a.m. Saturday when she was struck by a black Ford Explorer. The 60-year-old, who was crossing outside of … Continue reading →

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Antonio’s Xmas Gift to the 1 Percent: Trashing Hollywood to Enrich Developers

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

With all undue haste, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will take the stage Monday morning for a political stunt in support of a new Hollywood Community Plan that gives wealthy landowners and well-connected developers billions of dollars in extra profits with density … Continue reading →

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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas: My Sunday Column

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

Christmas Lights and Simpler Times The spirit of Christmas past and present is alive and well on a modest, middle-class block in Burbank, where nearly everybody lights up their front yards with fantastic displays that would warm the cold, cold … Continue reading →

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Lip Service to Affordable Housing and Reform

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

EDITOR”S NOTE: The appointment of Doug Guthrie, GM of the LA Housing Department (LAHD), as interim CEO of the scandal-plagued Housing Authority (HACLA)  has raised a lot of concerns given the many problems that have surfaced within his own agency … Continue reading →

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Opportunity Knocks: A Grand Alliance for Neighborhood Power over Neighborhood Issues

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

The nation’s capital is stalemated by a destructive war of empty ideologies without regard to the welfare of the people. The state capital is hopelessly gridlocked by the same forces that put self-interest and special interests ahead of the public … Continue reading →

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Beck in the Box: Amnesty for Unlicensed, Uninsured Drivers with Unregistered Cars

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

So much for public safety. Obedient as always to the will of his political masters, Chief Charlie Beck is moving rapidly to please the mayor’s desire to all but halt impounding of cars of motorists driving without a license. In … Continue reading →

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HACLA Under Fire: A Hero, A Fall Guy, A Savior and the Cover-up by Wannabes & Know-Nothings

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

Sometimes you have to do some work, like watching videos showing what the people you put into office do and say when confronted by their failure. Somtimes you have to read between the lines, see through the posturing of their … Continue reading →

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Fighting Like Cats and Dogs — Whatever Happened to LA’s ‘No-Kill’ Policy for Pets?

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

A lot of people are mad as hell about City Hall’s plans to destroy their neighborhoods and the quality of their lives for the benefit of wealthy developers. Rampant waste and efficiency, unaffordable employee pensions and benefits, the total lack … Continue reading →

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