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HA!HA!HA! Laughs on Us: Gov. Brown, County Supervisors Yucked It Up While Violating Brown Open Meeting Act

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Let’s join Gov. Jerry Brown and the LA County Board of Supervisors in having a big laugh together about what a joke it is when powerful elected officials like them show their utter contempt for the law and the public … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to County Supervisors: Don’t Squelch the Public’s Right to Speak

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

UPDATED EDITOR’S NOTE: Faced with widespread protests from “reasonable” and “thoughtful” people like the League of Women Voters, Chairman Zev Yaroslavsky backed down at least temporarily on limiting the public to just three minutes total to comment of the dozens … Continue reading →

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Silencing the Lambs: Clearing Away Legal Hurdles for Back Room Deals on AEG’s NFL Stadium

Posted on July 6, 2011 by

A Commitment to Transparency In April of this year, the City Council approved the formation of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Proposed Downtown Stadium and Event Center. At the June so” meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee, a representative … Continue reading →

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CRA’s Third Swing at Ripping Off Taxpayers for $930 Million

Posted on March 1, 2011 by

Six weeks ago, the mayor and other top city officials, panicked at the idea Gov. Jerry Brown might immediately close the piggy-bank of taxpayer money that provided provided welfare to the rich in the name of redeveloping blighted areas. So … Continue reading →

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Real L.A. News from the Virtual World: Open Meetings Law, Economy Stable, Parks for Sale

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

Gov. Brown Budget Cuts Jeopardize State Open Meeting Law By Dan Oney, Public CEO In certain ways, Governor Brown’s budget offers as many questions as solutions. The latest question results from the state’s suspension of all mandates that aren’t related … Continue reading →

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Citizen’s Legal Action Halts LA City Council’s $1 Billion CRA Steal

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

REPRINTED FROM PRESS RELEASEContact Miki Jackson 323-855-0764  mikijackson@sbcglobal.comBrown Act legal action by local Hollywood businessmen causes Council to forgo voting on motion to move nearly $1 billion in public funds away from Governor Brown’s attempts to recoup the money for … 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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LA’s Date of Infamy: April 14, 2010 — the Day Mayor and Council Mocked the Rule of Law

Posted on April 14, 2010 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: City Clerk’s office said today Perry and Parks voted against the Rule 23 procedure to take up DWP rate hikes. Parks, Perry, Zine, LaBonge and Krekorian voted against approving the rate hike. Roughly 24 hours after the Japanese … Continue reading →

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