Tag Archives: ari swiller

CIM City: Mystery California Land-Eater Devours New York City Next

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: New York Observer catches up with LA’s CIM Group’s invasion of the Big Apple, a firm that has benefited handsomely from the its insider connections to LA City Hall and the mayor’s pal, Ari Swiller as well as … Continue reading →

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Antonio’s New Man on the DWP Board — and All the Insider Connections

Posted on April 13, 2010 by

Once again Antonio had the chance to do the right thing and chose to do the absolutely wrong thing. On Tuesday, the mayor passed up the chance to reach out to someone who would represent ratepayers on the DWP Board … Continue reading →

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Antonio’s $6 Million Folly: Clues to the Mystery of the DWP Rate Hike Fiasco

Posted on April 5, 2010 by

Life is a mystery and the only certainty is change — those are beliefs I live by as I try to figure out what the hell is going on from the scraps of clues that are left lying around. There’s … Continue reading →

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Threads of Corruption that Tie Together Like a Noose

Posted on September 15, 2009 by

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa “does not discuss his friends’ private business matters with them…It’s not part of the mayor’s agenda to worry about people’s private business dealings.” That is one of the most laughable quotes of all time, laughable if it … Continue reading →

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Scenario for Dictatorship: Los Angeles of, by and for the Special Interests

Posted on December 22, 2008 by

For months now the people behind Antonio Villaraigosa — men like Ari Swiller and Keith Brackpool who have huge investments in water and power development companies — have been raising millions in campaign funds for the mayor and the political … Continue reading →

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Living large with flair at home and abroad — What in the world is Antonio doing for you?

Posted on August 9, 2008 by

Out in the middle of nowhere along a river in faraway Iceland with the midnight sun shining down, Antonio Villaraigosa and his entourage were fly fishing for salmon and enjoying the life of the rich — which some of them … Continue reading →

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