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CRA’s Third Swing at Ripping Off Taxpayers for $930 Million

Posted on March 1, 2011 by

Six weeks ago, the mayor and other top city officials, panicked at the idea Gov. Jerry Brown might immediately close the piggy-bank of taxpayer money that provided provided welfare to the rich in the name of redeveloping blighted areas. So … Continue reading →

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Full Disclosure Network’s New Show on Why CRAs Should Be Abolished

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

Editor’s Note: Leslie Dutton’s Full Disclosure Networkon Thursday released its hour-long, two-part show to community and public access TV stations on why public support is needed for Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to abolish Community Redevelopment Agencies statewide to help restore … Continue reading →

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CRA Report: Video Preview of Full Disclosure Series, Caruso’s ‘Piggy Bank’ Play in Glendale

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

$Billions In Fraud & Waste, Who Will Stop It?Leslie Dutton’s Full Disclosure Network has produced a video preview of its new two-part cable TV series on the LA Community Redevelopment Agency. Six eight-minute YouTube videos will be available later this … Continue reading →

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Citizen’s Legal Action Halts LA City Council’s $1 Billion CRA Steal

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

REPRINTED FROM PRESS RELEASEContact Miki Jackson 323-855-0764  mikijackson@sbcglobal.comBrown Act legal action by local Hollywood businessmen causes Council to forgo voting on motion to move nearly $1 billion in public funds away from Governor Brown’s attempts to recoup the money for … Continue reading →

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What Makes Cities Great: People, not Buildings — Stop the CRA Swindle

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

“For years, cities like Detroit built fancy towers and development projects in the hopes that this would revive the downtown core. But cities thrive because they host quality conversations, not because they have new buildings and convention centers” Columnist David … Continue reading →

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CRA Show Why It Should Be Abolished

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

Editor’s Note: The Albuquerque Journal reports that the union bank backing Hal Katersky’s Pacifica Ventures deal at 1601 N. Vine St. in Hollywood is  moving ahead with proceedings to foreclose on its lien on the firm’s bankrupt Albuquerque Studios. “This … Continue reading →

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This Is Why the CRA Must Be Abolished — The Story of 1601 N. Vine St. As Told By Chris Essel

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

For her sake, one can only hope that City Attorney Carmen Trutanich’s lawyers advised Chris Essel of her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination before she put her name on this document as CEO of the Community Redevelopment Agency. Twelve times … Continue reading →

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Lawless in California: Standing in the Doors of Schoolhouses, Police and Fire Stations

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

ACTION ALERT: The Community Redevelopment Agency Board meets at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Garland Center, 1200 W. 7th St., to rush through approval on a variety of projects, including $648,100 for guidebooks and mobile apps for downtown, Koreatown and Hollywood and … Continue reading →

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Uncivil Disobedience: City Hall Defies the Law, the Public and the Governor

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

“There are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to … Continue reading →

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CRA to LA and Gov. Brown: Go To Hell

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

Editor’s Note: CRA staff released a list of $884 million in projects just before Friday’s special meeting (CRA Projects–Short list.pdf) but then came up with an expanded list during the Board meeting with nearly $50 million more in projects (CRA … Continue reading →

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