Tag Archives: bribery

Waste, Fraud and Abuse — City Hall Doesn’t Even Know What the Words Mean

Posted on October 19, 2011 by

Our man Antonio knows a lot about what’s sexy so when he says the West Hollywood men among the 30,000 participants in AIDS Walk L.A. over the weekend were “hot,” you can take him at his word. But when he … Continue reading →

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City Hall’s Culture of Corruption — How High Will the FBI Investigation Go?

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

Corruption is insidious, a viral infection that turns cancerous if ignored over time — and that’s what has happened to the city government of Los Angeles. For decades, the city’s business and civic leadership has stood by with a wink … Continue reading →

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Elliott Broidy and the Six Degrees of Corruption

Posted on December 5, 2009 by

Elliott Broidy’s admission of guilt in the unfolding public employee pension fund scandal opens a window into the depth and nature of political corruption in Los Angeles, California and beyond. This isn’t any simple old-fashioned quid pro quo, pay-to-play, bribery … Continue reading →

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