Tag Archives: CAO

City Council Report: The Ignorance of Know-it-alls

Posted on June 19, 2010 by

Nobody does know-it-all better than a know-nothing so when you get 15 know-nothings together in a semi-circle and empower them to set policy for four million people in the world’s most mythical city, it’s downright dangerous. The ignorance of one … Continue reading →

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Pershing Square Dilemma: Parking $53 Million in the Budget Despite Cloud Over the Deal

Posted on May 17, 2010 by

They call it their “gold in the gutter” — the pennies, dollars and millions the City Council is using to paper over the massive budget deficits they created without actually reducing spending. As the Council gets closure on its latest … 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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Day of Reckoning: Begging, Borrowing and Now Stealing — City Hall’s Exercise in Futility

Posted on September 13, 2009 by

Corner-Hooked: When the corner of a pocket prevents shooting the cue ball in a straight path directly to an object ball, the cue ball is corner-hooked — EasyPoolTutor.com At 1 p.m. today, Councilman Bernard Parks and his Budget Committee will … Continue reading →

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