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A Few Rays of Hope Despite Dismal Voter Turnout — Like Not Having to Kick Trutanich Around Much Longer

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

Less than 20 percent of  LA County voters turned out for the historic election Tuesday — the first open primary, the first in decades with fair legislative districts — but there were a few positive signs. The king of political … Continue reading →

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City Hall Power Struggle: Now It’s Nuch vs. Wendy in “Rocky II”

Posted on July 15, 2009 by

UPDATE: Controller Wendy Greuel took her claims against City Attorney Carmen “Nuch” Trutanich to KABC Morning Talk Show host Doug McIntyre Thursday. Here’s the audio (greuel.mp3).First, he pulled a grandstand play over Michael Jackson, giving the City Council just 72 … Continue reading →

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Nuch’s First Stand: Best Two Minutes in Modern City Council History

Posted on July 7, 2009 by

In office just a week, LA City Attorney Carmen “Nuch” Trutanich boldly appeared before the LA City Council Tuesday and declared he would get to the bottom of the Michael Jackson fiasco. Taking the extraordinary step of appearing during the … Continue reading →

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Antonio, Wendy, Carmen: Hold Them to Their Words

Posted on July 1, 2009 by

Put aside your skepticism, forgive the past and move forward — that’s my advice for the start of the next four years of city government. But never forget what they’ve done to you and our LA and take their inauguration … Continue reading →

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Carmen’s Army — Can He Live Up to the Community’s Hopes?

Posted on June 15, 2009 by

Warning to City Hall: Messing with City Attorney-elect Carmen “Nuch” Trutanich just might be hazardous to your political health. At least, we can all hope so. Trutanich announced Monday a transition team (TRUTANICHTEAM.rtf) of more than 70 people he called … Continue reading →

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Will Success Spoil Carmen Trutanich?

Posted on June 8, 2009 by

Some people are worried his election will go to Carmen Trutanich’s head. Others are asking, “What’s all this talk about Nuch already turning into an unapproachable <expletive>?” Then, there’s the matter that goes before the City Council on Tuesday to … Continue reading →

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Jane Usher Speaks Out: Taking Back City Hall from the Corrupt Political Machine

Posted on May 23, 2009 by

Jane Usher spent three years as president of the city Planning Commission trying to end pay-to-play development deals and bring intelligent growth to LA. She fought for rules that would protect the quality of life in neighborhoods, to stop the … Continue reading →

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Trutanich: “We took over the city . . . We’re going to change the way politics is played”

Posted on May 21, 2009 by

Carmen Trutanich’s followers partied election night away at the Universal Hilton while the mayor and his good friend poor Jack Weiss huddled in a back room (appropriately) at Canter’s Deli secluded from their glum financiers and called it an early … Continue reading →

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Beating the Machine: The New Politics of LA

Posted on May 20, 2009 by

The governor and legislators are going back to normal today with their posturing and pretenses as if voters hadn’t just slapped them in the face and kicked them in the groin over their pathetic ballot propositions. In LA, the City … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Voting Against the Props, Jack Weiss, Paul Koretz and Every Other Politician

Posted on May 17, 2009 by

Antonio Villaraigosa isn’t alone when it comes to failed political leadership. As far as I’m concerned, every single elected city and county and state official has failed us, failed in their sworn duty to serve the people and work for … Continue reading →

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