Tag Archives: Carmen Trutanich

W(Rec)k and Parks: Destroying LA in Order to Save It

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

The news out of Washington Thursday was that federal officials want to impose tough rules on advertising cereal, soda pop, snacks, happy meals and other foods to children because of the epidemic of childhood obesity. Cartoon characters like Toucan Sam, … Continue reading →

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The Tyrants’ Response to Rebellion at City Hall

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

So much for all that talk about the City Hall family. Like tyrannical bosses the world over, the mayor and City Council reacted to the vote of “no confidence” by 43 percent of the civilian workers by taking immediate steps … Continue reading →

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Trutanich’s ‘ACE’ Plan: Safeguards Needed to Protect Public from Code Enforcement Abuses

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: City Attorney Carmen Trutanich’s proposal to treat most building code and planning and zoning violations as infractions under the Administrative Code Enforcement laws (ACE) instead of misdemeanors has been locked up in a City Council Committee for a … Continue reading →

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An Hour with Carmen Trutanich: Defending, Attacking, Answering Tough Questions

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: OOPS1 I accidentally posted this article twice and then mistakenly killed out the version with comments. I’ve restored them but out of order. Double oops! Facing criticism from antagonists and supporters alike, City Attorney Carmen “Nuch” Trutanich spoke … Continue reading →

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Trutanich Calls for Reform of Neighborhood Council Elections

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

While the CIty Council ran circles around Jose Huizar’s “Voter Bill of Rights” on Friday, City Attorney Carmen Trutanich was proposing how to reform the Neighborhood Council election process to give the system more legitimacy. With the deadline for action … Continue reading →

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Trutanich Cracks Down on Massive Health Insurance Fraud Scheme

Posted on October 20, 2010 by

After a long investigation, LA City Attorney Carmen Trutanich filed charges Wednesday against three affiliated health insurance companies controlled by investment bankers Goldman Sachs and the Blackstone accusing them of fraud. The criminal branch filing accuses the firms of engaging … Continue reading →

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The War Is Over! Greuel and Trutanich Make Peace on Worker Comp… Sort of

Posted on October 13, 2010 by

If only the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan would end with the same whimpers and face-saving statements as the war between the City Controller and City Attorney did on Wednesday. Controller Wendy Greuel released her audit of how the City … Continue reading →

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Trutanich Explodes over Mayor’s Budget

Posted on April 22, 2010 by

In a devastating six-page letter Thursday afternoon, City Attorney Carmen Trutanich   accuses Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of “a remarkable lack of leadership and imagination,that puts “public safety and the protection of taxpayer dollars at substantial risk.”Responding to the mayor’s budget proposal … Continue reading →

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AEG Gets Signs, Cop Hiring Gets Stopped, ‘Nuch’ Gets Slapped, Billboard Ban Gets Jeopardized

Posted on October 23, 2009 by

.Editor’s Note: Please observe how the two-minute warning clock doesn’t run when Tim Leiweke is speaking but it does when John Walsh is mocking him and the the City Council. . Unable to get on with the job of fixing … Continue reading →

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Jack Weiss Running Third, Measure B Too Close to Call — Panic at City Hall

Posted on February 27, 2009 by

The word leaking out of City Hall is that poor Jack Weiss has awakened from his long smug slumber and is having a panic attack at the very real possibility of finishing out of the money in the City  Attorney’s … Continue reading →

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