Tag Archives: budget

The 4,000 Layoffs Document: Proof of Their Neglect of Duty and Crimes Against the City

Posted on February 24, 2010 by

I’m holding you all responsible — you elected these people and look what they’ve done to you. It’s a crime. And since it’s a crime we need to look at what they knew and when they knew it and, more … Continue reading →

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A Few Moments of Truth in a Sea of Lies

Posted on February 23, 2010 by

Don’t miss this video of exchanges between Ed Reyes, Paul Krekorian and Jan Perry — a rare few minutes where City Council members actually mix it up. The issue is how the Council leaped from 1,000 layoffs that they opposed … Continue reading →

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(Ir)Rationalizing City Government: An Exercise in the Pretense of Democracy

Posted on February 22, 2010 by

Three (Bronx) cheers for Antonio Villaraigosa — he boasts today that his decision to kill the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, the central reform that went into the new City Charter a decade ago, will save $2 million. Only $210 million … Continue reading →

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Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: What’s Good for Antonio, Lu and Monkey Is Good for All of Us

Posted on January 18, 2010 by

I’m jealous! According to a bizarre puff piece in the Dog Trainer over the weekend that provided the citizens of LA details on our mayor’s diet, exercise regime and love life, his girlfriend’s dog is spending time at Getty House.In … Continue reading →

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ERIP and the Budget: Honor Among Bureaucrats in the Face of Official Deceit

Posted on December 12, 2009 by

Asst. CAO Tom Coultas and Personnel Head Maggie Whelan stood their ground Friday and told it like it is to the LA City Council when grilled about the chaos that might ensue at City Hall in coming weeks as 2,400 … Continue reading →

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