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Welcome to Blade Runner City — There’s No Turning Back

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

Editor’s Note: City officials released two documents Tuesday that answer some of the many questions about AEG’s stadium/Convention Center, including those posed by Councilman Bill Rosendahl (AEG-Rosendahl.pdf) and others that arose at Jan Perry’s ad hoc committee meetings (Questions-for-AEG-Addendum.pdf), including … Continue reading →

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Caretakers of a Greater Dream for LA

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

If we haven’t already reached the point of no return, we will with approval today of the skyscraper billboard passing as the new Wilshire Grand luxury hotel and the soon to be approved mega-billboard passing as an NFL stadium/Convention Center. … Continue reading →

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Fearmongering, Failure and the Politics of Change

Posted on March 17, 2010 by

Crime sells — that’s the verdict of a new analysis of local TV newscasts that lead their broadcasts one-third of the time with hyped-up reports of rape, murder and mayhem of one sort or another. News about local government tops … Continue reading →

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