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Happy Days Are Here Again for City Treasuries So Bureaucrats Are Padding Their Paychecks

Posted on May 17, 2013

Here we go again — at the first sign of recovery from the worst recession since the Great Depression, government officials are gearing up to line their pockets with taxpayer money. The Burbank City Council took the lead last week … Continue reading →

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Elect Mike Feuer as City Attorney — Who Better Than a Crook as L.A.’s Chief Prosecutor and Law Enforcement Officer

Posted on May 16, 2013

Putting weaklings without courage like Greuel or Garcetti into the mayor’s office is a problem, a big problem. Putting a two-faced scoundrel like Zine in the controller’s office as the public’s watchdog when he’s nothing but a yapping Chihuahua is … Continue reading →

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My Sunday Column: An idea whose time hasn’t come — Assembly Democrats Want Legal Immigrants to Serve on Juries

Posted on May 10, 2013

My head spun when I heard Democrats with their super-majority in the state Assembly slammed through a bill that would make California the only state in the nation to let immigrants, legal ones, sit on juries. I thought, “What has … Continue reading →

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The Right Choice Is The Only Choice: Eric Garcetti for Mayor

Posted on May 7, 2013

I don’t know how there can be any question about who is the best person to be mayor of LA, given the choice between easiest to manipulate and easiest to intimidate. Maybe as supporters – it would be incorrect to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Election, 2013 LA Elections, City Hall, Hot Topics, Los Angeles | 30 Comments

My Sunday Column: Standing up to the town bully — Glendale Just Says ‘No’ to the IBEW and Union Bully Brian D’Arcy

Posted on May 4, 2013

The sparse front page of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 18 website expresses exactly the message Brian D’Arcy wants his members to get: Rotating photos of protesting workers waving “A DEAL IS A DEAL” signs. It also features … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, DWP, Glendale-Burbank, Hot Topics, Los Angeles | Tagged , , , | 30 Comments

Public Be Damned: LAX Expansion and the Culture of Greed

Posted on April 30, 2013

In this the fifth anniversary month of my citizen activism, I thought the desolation of this election season and the futility of all that I have done – Saving LA Project, OurLA.org, LA Clean Sweep, 1902 blog posts and more … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Election, 2013 LA Elections, City Hall, Community Activists, Hot Topics, Los Angeles | Tagged , , , , | 41 Comments

My Sunday Column: Glendale and the Armenian Community — Sinanyan admits racist remarks, expresses regrets

Posted on April 20, 2013

  It was a week Zareh Sinanyan will never forget. The man who left the Soviet Republic of Armenia as a 14-year-old a quarter century ago took his seat as a Glendale City Councilman on Monday, faced harsh criticism from residents … Continue reading →

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L.A.’s Committee of 12½: The Fate of Your City Is in Their Hands — The Election Runoff Outcomes Mean Nothing

Posted on April 16, 2013

Back in they heyday of L.A., the Chandler family ruled the city in collaboration with other while male racist, anti-Semitic and Commie-hating oligarchs led by insurance tycoon Asa Call. They were  the Committee of 25. They profited  handsomely from every … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Election, 2013 LA Elections, City Hall, Hot Topics, Los Angeles | Tagged , , , , , | 40 Comments

My Sunday Column: Civic engagement and high expectations — The Dave Golonski Story

Posted on April 15, 2013

It was the changing of the guard — Parcher Plaza at Glendale City Hall filled with people celebrating Mayor Frank Quintero with taquitos and cupcakes, a gathering of well-wishers that included Burbank Mayor Dave Golonski, who offered a framed memento … Continue reading →

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How Can Anybody Fix the ‘Time-Sucking, Money-Wasting, Soul-Crushing’ Mayoral Candidates Who Stand for Nothing?

Posted on April 12, 2013

“As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate . . . Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests. — Gore Vidal … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Election, 2013 LA Elections, City Hall, Hot Topics, Los Angeles, Transportation | Tagged , , , | 47 Comments