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A Vote for Zine Is a Vote for Bankruptcy — Elect Brazeman or Galperin as City Controller and Financial Watchdog

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

“He’s not a politician and the politicians got him. They blamed him for use of excessive force, then  blamed him when he held back in the riots.” — Dennis Zine in tribute to former LAPD Chief Daryl Gates. Those are the … Continue reading →

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Happy Labor Day: Celebrate Working Men and Women Even the Eighty-Eight Percent Excluded from Unions

Posted on September 3, 2012 by

It was pretty clear during the Republican Convention that the Romney-Ryan ticket has trouble keeping its facts straight or perhaps we’ve gotten to the point that none of us really cares about what is true and what isn’t true. Labor … Continue reading →

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LAFD to Los Angeles: F— You! Do the Mayor and Council Support Decision Today to Slam Door on Public Information?

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

UPDATE: City Controller candidate Cary Brazeman — who took the lead March 1 in exposing the “FIREGATE” scandal based on data from “Fix the City” activists Mike Eveloff and Jim O’Sullivan, issued a statement today condemning the Fire Department’s clampdown … Continue reading →

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What’s Missing from AEG’s Maxi-Pad Stadium Deal: Study of Alternatives That Might Actually Succeed

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

With City Council members set Thursday to rubber stamp yet another version of AEG’s ever-changing designs (this one mocked as the Maxi-pad version) for its downtown NFL stadium, City Controller candidate Cary Brazeman has proposed a road map for exploring … Continue reading →

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Controller Candidate Brazeman Urges Gov. Brown to Veto AEG’s Environmental Law Exemption

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

SB 226 Will Worsen Traffic and Air Pollution Across California:                               Call the Governor’s Office to Urge a Veto While many were focused last week on bills in the legislature to exempt a finite number of development projects (including the proposed … Continue reading →

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Why We Fight: Join the Coast to Coast Movement to Restore Democracy to Our Cities, State, Nation

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

“The only kinds of fights worth fighting are those you are going to lose, because somebody has to fight them and lose and lose and lose until someday, somebody who believes as you do wins. In order for somebody to … Continue reading →

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AEG Stadium Critics Plead for Fair Share of Profits for the People — Cries That Fall on Council’s Deaf Ears

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: With Bill Rosendahl joining the chorus of supporters, Jan Perry’s Ad Hoc Committee unanimously voted Wednesday evening to recommend approval of the proposed Memorandum of Understanding with AEG for construction of an NFL stadium and the tearing down … Continue reading →

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‘Where is the political will to serve the people rather than special interests?[

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

Cary Brazemen and LA Neighbors United have struck again with a full-page ad in the LA Times, this time questioning City Hall’s mad rush to approve AEG’s downtown NFL stadium plan. Under the headline “While the Mayor pitches a new … Continue reading →

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How City Hall Plans to Destroy Your Neighborhood and Quality of Life

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

Steven Leigh Morris, in a comprehensive article just posted at laweekly.com that will be in Thursday’s edition, penetrates the complexities of the radical changes under way to city planning rules — changes that are “are shrouded in mystery and yet … Continue reading →

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Fighting Back: Stop City Hall’s Plan to Blight L.A. to Profit Developers

Posted on December 10, 2010 by

The chaos at the Department of Water and Power is bleeding the town dry with rates going to soar like never before and far too much of the money going into the bank accounts of its workers and union treasury … Continue reading →

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