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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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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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Benchmarking the Mayor’s Race: Can Any Candidate Light the Fire of Voters’ Passion? Can Any Actually Govern the City?

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

This is not a horse race as much as the media treats elections that way; it is a political campaign that promises to be as rough as any for mayor of Los Angeles since the ugliness of Yorty-Bradley contests. There’s … Continue reading →

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In This Troubled City, Beutner Dares to Cry “Fire!” — and Point Fingers at Who Cut 318 Firefighter Jobs

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

Friends, In just 365 days – in exactly one year – Angelenos will come together and choose our next Mayor. Los Angeles is at a crossroads, and our next Mayor will chart our course for years to come. I’m running for Mayor because … Continue reading →

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Barnyard Politics, Musical Chairs and Apathy

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Chatting with the Downtown News’ Jon Regardie before his Town Hall L.A. speech last week, mayoral candidate Austin Beutner blamed the failure of City Hall on “incumbency and not the incumbent,” observing that politics had become a lifestyle, a career … Continue reading →

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Beutner Thumbs His Nose at Stench from City Hall

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Smart, experienced, rich but self-effacing and very humorous — poor Austin Beutner still can’t get no respect from the MSM, the MainStreamMedia.  His speech Thursday launching Town Hall L.A.’s program for mayoral candidates outlined how he would get “Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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City Hall’s Job Creation Fantasy: Whatever Happened to All Those Chinese Electric Cars?

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

BYD — the Chinese electric carmaker that City Hall promoted as a job creation engine for Los Angeles — finally opened today a year late and a lot of dollars short. “In April 2010 when the deal was announced, BYD … Continue reading →

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Money Talks — That’s Why Politicians Never Say Anything Real

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

You know you’re important when you get emails from President Obama himself that start “Dear Ron” and his re-election campaign manager sends you a personal reminder that midnight tonight is your last chance to contribute a measly five bucks to … Continue reading →

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Kibbitzers, Second-Guessers, Bystanders — Everybody’s Got Opinions After the Election

Posted on March 11, 2011 by

On his way out the door of City Hall, Austin Beutner has finally spoken out about the budget calamity and the lack of any strategy to deal with the now $404 million deficit for next fiscal year — 10 percent … Continue reading →

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AEG’s NFL Stadium: The Sweetest of All LA’s Sweetheart Deals

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

It must be hard for the mayor’s “Blue Ribbon Commission” on the downtown NFL stadium to keep such straight faces as they sit through a series of public meetings inquiring into what was a done deal months ago. In the … Continue reading →

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