Tag Archives: california

Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: Cheap Shot at Cheap Date

Posted on August 9, 2010 by

Steve Cooley is not just another pretty face.   And he may be the cheapest date in town — especially if you compare him to our mayor.   The San Francisco Chronicle, in a story Sunday that reads like it … Continue reading →

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Learning from Detroit: Does it Take Calamity to Open Our Minds to Fresh Ideas and Real Change?

Posted on June 3, 2010 by

DETROIT — On one of those three days each week that Detroit’s major newspapers are delivered to homes, the big news Thursday was that an umpire’s horrendously badly call on the 27th and final out robbed the Tigers pitcher of … Continue reading →

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2009: Turning Point in the Struggle for Democracy

Posted on December 31, 2009 by

My last political engagement of 2009 came on the second last day of year, breakfast with state Sen. Gloria Romero. The subject was educating our children by mandating that parents – all parents everywhere in California – have the power … Continue reading →

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Something Is Terribly Wrong: Is It Them or Us?

Posted on July 9, 2009 by

I hate myself on days like this when it seems so clear it’s my fault — and yours. The state is broke, the city is paying its bills with credit cards, the schools are a disaster, the traffic a nightmare, … Continue reading →

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California Dreaming — it’s becoming a political nightmare

Posted on September 4, 2008 by

Editor’s Note: The Saving L.A. Project will hold a Town Hall meeting on Saturday Sept. 6 at 1:15 p.m. at the Charo Community Development Center, 4301 Valley Blvd., in the El Sereno neighborhood, following the 10 a.m. meeting of the … Continue reading →

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