Monthly Archives: March 2012

The Antonio Follies: Mocking Jerry with Fiscal Gibberish When ‘Vision, Determination and Political Will’ Are Needed

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

With his new-found celebrity as a tool of Barack Obama, Antonio Villaraigosa used a visit to Sacramento to mock Gov. Jerry Brown’s soak-the-rich plan to balance the state budget for the first time in more than a decade. “This isn’t … Continue reading →

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Brenda Barnette’s No-Kill Policy and the Mystery of the Disappearing Animal Services Commissioners

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

When he was running for mayor in early 2005, then Councilman Antonio Villaragosa told a coalition of animal rights activists that if elected he would fire Animal Services General Manager Guerdon Stuckey – the department’s third boss in three years … Continue reading →

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Can Trutanich Stop the Bleeding?

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

Sometimes you’re sitting on top of the world one minute and the next everything starts to go wrong and just like that things just keep getting worse. That’s how it is these days for City Attorney Carmen Trutanich who has … Continue reading →

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USA Today: Building-naming policies being reshaped by controversies … like James Hahn City Hall East

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

USA Today writer Keith Matheny looked at the growing controversies over naming policies for public    buildings nationally and included this passage in his report that ran in the weekend edition: Naming public facilities for sitting officeholders “has become incredibly … Continue reading →

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La Cañada’s Education Revolutionary: Youngest School Board Member Sees How To Fix Schools for RIch and Poor

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

Imagine what it’s like to teach in a community with schools that rank No. 2 in California on standardized tests, where nearly everyone is highly educated and very well to do, and where the kids are really smart and highly … Continue reading →

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Profiles in Political Courage: Dennis P. Zine Edition — He Knows ‘Beck’s Law’ Is Wrong So Why Won’t He Fight?

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

When asked by the people of Los Angeles where he stands on the issue of giving unlicensed drivers a free pass when caught by a cop at a traffic stop, Dennis P. Zine — the double-dipping retired traffic cop, ex-director … Continue reading →

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The Dictatorship of the Moral Midgets Is No Laughing Matter

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

Talk about casting against type — failed comedian Herb Wesson as the Great Dictator of City Hall? Ingenious! Who but the invisible hand of power driving a failed political machine could have come up with such an audacious joke that … Continue reading →

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Civil Rights Lawyers Escalate War Against Getting Unlicensed Drivers Off the Road, Sue Over Impound Law

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

In a carefully orchestrated escalation against laws prohibiting driving without a license, a group of prominent civil rights attorneys filed a lawsuit in Superior Court today seeking to strike down as unconstitutional impounding cars for 30 days under most circumstances. … Continue reading →

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A Wide-Ranging Chat on City Maven Radio

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

I spent half an hour this morning chatting with the City Maven Alice M. Walton and her radio partner Brendan Huffman. You can listen here.

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In This Troubled City, Beutner Dares to Cry “Fire!” — and Point Fingers at Who Cut 318 Firefighter Jobs

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

Friends, In just 365 days – in exactly one year – Angelenos will come together and choose our next Mayor. Los Angeles is at a crossroads, and our next Mayor will chart our course for years to come. I’m running for Mayor because … Continue reading →

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