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Board of Supervisors Illegal Meetings with the Governor: The Transcripts of What Was Said Behind Closed Doors

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

Caught red-handed holding three illegal closed-door meetings — two with Gov. Jerry Brown, one on the phone and one in person — Los Angeles County’s Board of Supervisors begrudgingly surrendered last week. (Transcript 9_20) (Transcript 9_21 (1)) (Transcript 9_26 (1)) … Continue reading →

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My Sunday Column: L.A. County Government — too big not to fail, too remote to succeed

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

The walls of L.A. County’s Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration are so thick and shielding of public scrutiny that even the old-line Commies in charge of the Kremlin in Moscow would be envious. The city’s newspapers have assigned teams of … Continue reading →

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Garcetti Takes Sides in County Redistricting Fight

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Abandoning his posture as a consensus-building LA City Council President, Eric Garcetti appeared Tuesday before the County Board of Supervisors and strongly endorsed redistricting plans proposed by Gloria Molina and Mark Ridley-Thomas that would create a second predominantly Latino seat, … Continue reading →

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The Hubris of Tim Leiweke: Shameless Greed, Foolish Pride and Unbearable Arrogance

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

Don’t mess with Mike Antonovich – he’s the closest thing to an untouchable politician in these parts since Kenny Hahn. Nothing sticks to him. Many who tried to set a fire at his feet can tell you now they ended … Continue reading →

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LA’s Perpetual Gerrymander and the Preservation of Political Failure

Posted on August 23, 2011 by

Gerrymander: 1812, Gerry + (sala)mander. Elbridge Gerry, governor of Massachusetts, was lampooned when his party redistricted the state in a blatant bid to preserve an Anti-federalist majority. One Essex County district resembled a salamander, and a newspaper editor dubbed it Gerrymander.  It was 1992 … Continue reading →

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County Supervisors Slam Door on Public at Secret Board Meetings in Nation’s Capital

Posted on May 31, 2010 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: When all five members of the LA County Board of Supervisors went to Washington, D.C., on May 5 and 6 to lobby the local Congressional Delegation it posted a “PUBLIC SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS.” Government watchdog Leslie Dutton of … Continue reading →

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