Category Archives: Bruno Watchdog L.A.

Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: Cheap Shot at Cheap Date

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Ron

Steve Cooley is not just another pretty face. And he may be the cheapest date in town — especially if you compare him to our mayor. The San Francisco Chronicle, in a story Sunday that reads like it … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruno Watchdog L.A., Los Angeles | Tagged ace smith, attorney general, california, District Attorney Steve Cooley, gifts, kamala harris, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa | 23 Comments

Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: Softball Treatment of Alarcon Really Makes You Wonder

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Ron

EDITOR’S NOTE: Newspaper coverage of the indictment of Councilman Richard Alarcon and his wife on voter fraud and perjury charges have generated a lot of criticism. Walter Moore today tore apart the Daily News story headlined “Support for Alarcon Remains … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruno Watchdog L.A., City Hall | Tagged Councilman Richard Alarcon, fucknutville, LA Times, obama chief of staff, rahm emanuel, voter fraud | 22 Comments

Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: Keeping an Eye on Alarcon’s Past, Present and Future

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Ron

Why is anybody surprised? Richard Alarcon, the City Councilman who is charged with representing parts of the northwest San Fernando Valley without bothering to live there – and repeatedly lying about it!- has been dancing on the ethics line throughout … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruno Watchdog L.A., City Hall | Tagged bruno la's watchdog, Councilman Richard Alarcon, Los Angeles, perjury, richard katz, voter fraud | 13 Comments

Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: The Best Gourmet Food and Politicians Money Can Buy

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Ron

It wasn’t that long ago that Bruno declared Janice Hahn the dumbest person on the Los Angeles City Council for a stupid stunt she pulled using her city website to promote her campaign for lieutenant governor.Now she’s up to something … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruno Watchdog L.A. | Tagged bruno la's watchdog, conflict of interest, ethics, Janice Hahn, lawa, lax, tony cardenas | 8 Comments

Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: DWP, Caltrans Really Know How to Stop Traffic

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Ron

Nothing – absolutely nothing! – pisses people off more in LA than traffic. It’s our collective hate. Traffic makes us late for work. It prevents us to picking up our kids from school on time. It boosts our … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruno Watchdog L.A. | Tagged bruno the l.a. watchdog, caltrans, dwp | 22 Comments

Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: Antonio’s World of Turf Wars, Cat Fights and Dog Fights

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Ron

If it wasn’t for the fact that he’s made a series of really dumb decisions, you could almost feel sorry for Antonio. The poor guy is stuck in the middle of a City Hall melodrama that could be titled, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruno Watchdog L.A. | Tagged and you know why…” And if you read Ronnie’s breaking news today, Antonio has virtually turned over the keys to the city to Austin Beutner and the army of financial whiz kids he brought with him into public service. The old guard of the mayor’s entourage of 200 or s, at the urging of what passes for the city’s civic elite, even hitting the guy with a phony charge that he was arrested a few years ago. This stuff shows up on blogs, even if it’s later discredited. Now there’s a Greek chorus spreading the word that Beutner and his we-used-to-be-financial- titans gang chanting something that sounds like “fall guy, fall guy, long time. Woof!, Meanwhile, some guy has to take the fall, the lights or the TV– has become rumor central for the warring parties. Almost from the time Antonio moved into his big office and Getty house, tumors have floated around that Jimmy Blackman was about to get fired. Seems some folks among the newly arrived big shots don’t think much of the guy who is beloved by the small fries. Somebody has to, you’ll see one of those guys used to show as much represent for nation’s financial laws and as Antonio shows for our ethics laws. You can bet the Old Guard is laughing their heads off about this guy g | 6 Comments

Welcome to the DWP Monkey House, Brett Messing, Chief FInancial Officer To Be

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Ron

Chief Financial Officer Jeff Peltola was on vacation when he got a call to attend a special Wednesday morning meeting of top DWP officials. When he got to the DWP headquarters, he was told to go see Chief Operating Officer … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruno Watchdog L.A., DWP, Hot Topics, Los Angeles | Tagged austin beutner, brett messing, dwp, jeff peltola, Los Angeles, raman raj | 22 Comments

Brenda Barnette: Battleground for Another Animal Rights War — The Unanswered Questions

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Ron

Would Bruno, LA’s Watchdog, be alive today if Brenda Barnette, nominated to run the embattled city Animal Services Department, had gotten her hands on him? Probably not.According to several animal rights advocates and rescue workers, Barnette — head of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruno Watchdog L.A., City Hall, Community Activists, Hot Topics, Los Angeles | Tagged animal rights, brenda barnette, dogs, ed boks, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, seattle humane society | 15 Comments

Six More Freebies the Mayor Forgot to Mention

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Ron

Report Antonio’s abuses of ethics laws in complete confidentiality to Bruno, the LA Watchdog, at bruno.la.watchdog@gmail.com. The mayor is releasing documents today intended to show his attendance at sports and entertainments events — 81 of them — without paying for … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruno Watchdog L.A., City Hall, Hot Topics, Los Angeles | Tagged bruno la's watchdog, gifts, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, staples center, ticketgate | 12 Comments

Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: Antonio Can Run But He Can’t Hide

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Ron

Like a Rottweiler with a steak bone, Channel 11′s John Schwada has bit into the “Ticket-gate Scandal” and he’s got our mayor running like a Chihuahua with his tail between his legs. The question - if I can stretch this ad … Continue reading →

Posted in Bruno Watchdog L.A., City Hall, Hot Topics | Tagged aeg, bruno la's watchdog, James Hahn, john schwada, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, ticket-gate | 6 Comments

Category Archives: Bruno Watchdog L.A.

Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: Cheap Shot at Cheap Date

Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: Softball Treatment of Alarcon Really Makes You Wonder

Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: Keeping an Eye on Alarcon’s Past, Present and Future

Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: The Best Gourmet Food and Politicians Money Can Buy

Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: DWP, Caltrans Really Know How to Stop Traffic

Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: Antonio’s World of Turf Wars, Cat Fights and Dog Fights

Welcome to the DWP Monkey House, Brett Messing, Chief FInancial Officer To Be

Brenda Barnette: Battleground for Another Animal Rights War — The Unanswered Questions

Six More Freebies the Mayor Forgot to Mention

Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: Antonio Can Run But He Can’t Hide

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