Category Archives: Hot Topics

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

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

  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 by

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 →

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

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

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 by

“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 →

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Antonio’s Finale: Advertisement for Himself as L.A.’s Greatest Mayor — and Putdowns to Greuel and Garcetti

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

In his eighth and final self-flattering State of the City address to Los Angeles’ four million people, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa offered an advertisement for himself as a Latino salesman for a world far better than the one he will leave … Continue reading →

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Villaraigosa’s Legacy: We Thought Better of Him Than He Thought of Himself — Not a Problem for Greuel, Garcetti

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

What can you say after you said you were sorry you believed Antonio Villaraigosa could reach deep for his better self and rise to the occasion when he got to be mayor of what ought to be the greatest city … Continue reading →

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Forget Figuring Out Who’s the Lesser of Two Evils — Greuel and Garcetti — Join the Brian D’Arcy for Mayor Campaign

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

In the flood of hollow words and empty promises spewing from the mouths of Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti, none is more ridiculous than how they are going to cut the bloated costs of running City Hall where everyone feels entitled … Continue reading →

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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 →

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The Multiple Personalities of Wendy Greuel: Who’s Channeling Through Her at Any Given Moment?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

Well known as the mayoral candidate who is easiest to manipulate, Wendy Greuel one minute says employee unions were treated unfairly when pension reforms were imposed on them by the mayor and council without negotiations. And then the next minute … Continue reading →

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March Madness in L.A. — A Soulless City Searches for the Fall Guy for the Farmer’s Field Scandal

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

It’s getting harder every day to tell the players in L.A.’s drama apart — maybe they should wear numbered jerseys at least while they mourn the loss of another National Football League franchise, an unnamed one that joins the Rams … Continue reading →

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