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‘The Hotness,’ the Community College Scandal and the Wendy Greuel Question: Is She Tough Enough to Lead LA?

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

On Oct. 18, 2010, Miki Jackson at the tabloid HollywoodHighlands.org blog she runs with  John Walsh broke the story about the LA Community College District hiring as inspector general over its $5.7 billion construction program Christine Marez, an ambitious construction … Continue reading →

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Is Wendy Greuel Tough Enough to Be Mayor? Are Even Laura Chick’s Shoes Too Big for Her to Fill?

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

The more things change, the more they stay the same — wannabe mayor Wendy Greuel released an audit Thursday on the lack of controls on fuel use for city cars that is little more than a rewrite of then Controller … Continue reading →

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In This Troubled City, Beutner Dares to Cry “Fire!” — and Point Fingers at Who Cut 318 Firefighter Jobs

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

Friends, In just 365 days – in exactly one year – Angelenos will come together and choose our next Mayor. Los Angeles is at a crossroads, and our next Mayor will chart our course for years to come. I’m running for Mayor because … Continue reading →

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Gambling in Casablanca? Corruption in City Hall? Shocking, Isn’t It?

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

Captain Renault: “I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here.” Croupier: “Your winnings, sir.” Captain Renault: “Oh, thank you very much.” Bribery, favoritism, freeloading – I’m sure we are all just as shocked and dismayed as … Continue reading →

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A Job Seeker’s Lament: L.A.’s ARRA Arithmetic — Some Things Just Don’t Add Up

Posted on September 17, 2010 by

By CHELSEA CODY Numbers have long been thought of as a universal language. The vast majority of cultures today use the exact same numeric symbols to communicate quantities of goods and wealth. Mind you, this was a long-drawn-out process, the … Continue reading →

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FLASH: LA Created 55 Jobs with $111 Million in Federal Stimulus Money

Posted on September 16, 2010 by

Are you convinced yet to come together as one and throw the bums out of CIty Hall? Maybe this will help you. City Controller Wendy Greuel just released this audit of how federal stimulus money has been used by the … Continue reading →

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Greuel’s Stand for Semi-Transparent Government — It’s Not Good Enough

Posted on August 3, 2010 by

When times are tough and the challenges great, real leaders sometimes step forward and rise to the occasion with bold steps that bring people together. This is such a time in the history of Los Angeles, a time that cries … Continue reading →

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How City Hall Failed Us — All You Need to Know

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

If you want to know why the city teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, why city services are being slashed and employees losing their jobs, why business, labor and the community as whole have lost confidence in theCity, tune into … Continue reading →

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Condemned to Failure — Beutner, DWP and the Refusal to Learn from the Past

Posted on June 10, 2010 by

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” — George Santayana. Oft-quoted paraphrases:Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Those who do not remember their past are condemned to repeat their mistakes. Those … Continue reading →

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City Hall Money Games: How Personal Slush Funds Work, Officeholder Accounts

Posted on May 24, 2010 by

Poor Wendy Greuel, she’s down to the last few hundred bucks in her officeholder account and needs your help to pay some personal office expenses, phone bills and mostly her lawyer-treasurer Stephen Kaufman — the man who connects the dots … Continue reading →

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