Category Archives: Community Activists

My Sunday Column: The Valley’s Missed Opportunity

Posted on June 1, 2013 by

The meeting started late and it started badly, with a 10-minute argument about approving the minutes of the last meeting. Then it headed downhill. Issues that were raised were sent to committees for further study, though no one was quite … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Community Activists, Glendale-Burbank, Hot Topics, LA County, Los Angeles, The Valley | Tagged | 11 Comments

My Sunday Column: Brains, talent, too much ambition — Paul Krekorian Angers Many in Little Armenia by Role in CD 13 Race

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

In the costliest and most vicious City Council race of the Los Angeles election season, the battle for Hollywood has shattered beliefs about Armenian solidarity, with Paul Krekorian‘s role seen as causing deep rifts in the community. Little Armenia in … 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 by

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 →

Posted in 2013 Election, 2013 LA Elections, City Hall, Community Activists, Hot Topics, Los Angeles | Tagged , , , , , , | 23 Comments

Public Be Damned: LAX Expansion and the Culture of Greed

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

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

One Last Chance to Save L.A. — Take It or Leave It

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

Now is the time – and very likely the last time – that everyone who still clings to the belief that something great can come of Los Angeles will have the chance to step forward and make themselves heard. At … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Election, 2013 LA Elections, City Hall, Community Activists, Hot Topics, Los Angeles | Tagged , , | 24 Comments

My Sunday Column: Respect for the Council of Governments — The Valley’s Last Shot at Getting Its Fair Share

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

One of my first impressions when I called the San Fernando Valley my home nearly 30 years ago was that this vast middle-class enclave suffered from a bad inferiority complex, like it was populated by a lot of Rodney Dangerfields … Continue reading →

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Farmer’s Field Is Dead, AEG Not for Sale, Leiweke Forced Out: Who Is Accountable, Who Will Pay the Bill?

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

UPDATE: The mayor, living in his own fantasies, responds to the news by suggesting they done him wrong: “For the past three years, the City has expedited our process and lived up to our end of a deal to bring … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 LA Elections, Community Activists, Hot Topics, Los Angeles, NFL Stadium | Tagged , , , , , | 23 Comments

Catch 22: The Greuel, Garcetti Challenge from Parks’ Budget Talking Points on Reining in Spending, Restoring Services

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

Herb Wesson forfeited all credibility when he failed in his blatant attempt to squeeze $216 million out of taxpayers to please his labor union bosses and the assorted greed merchants who have gotten so rich off of City Hall’s dirty … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Election, 2013 LA Elections, City Hall, Community Activists, DWP, Hot Topics, Los Angeles, Pensions | Tagged , , , , | 34 Comments

No Clean Sweep for Dirty Money & Sleazy Pols — Measure A Tax Hike Rejected Despite Pathetic 16 Percent Voter Turnout, $13 in Contributions Per Voter

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

It seems fitting somehow that on an election day that saw the triumph of sleazy career politicians and $40 million in mostly dirty money from special interests, voters soundly rejected a tax hike that solved nothing — and news arrived … Continue reading →

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

Don’t Just Sit There, Sound the Alarm — Save L.A., Tell Your Friends and Neighbors: No on A, Yes on James or Perry

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

  View more videos at: http://nbclosangeles.com. It’s in the hands of all of us to stop the political machine from doing more harm to the city and the quality of our lives — we can force them to the table … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 Election, 2013 LA Elections, City Hall, Community Activists, Hot Topics, Los Angeles | 13 Comments