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Friends and Enemies: Which Side Are You On?

Posted on April 22, 2010 by

You can tell a lot about a guy from the people he chooses as his friends — and his enemies. The mayor counts as friends a circle that includes lobbyists, developers and big shots who are getting rich off of … Continue reading →

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Bumbling Boobs and Bobblehead Bums = Bankrupt: Would You Give Them More Money?

Posted on April 8, 2010 by

One of the universal signs of businesses going bankrupt is that they don’t know how much money is coming in or going out and their future projections miss the mark by double-digit percentages.The reason is obvious: Bumbling boobs are in … Continue reading →

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Failed Leaders, Failing City — They All Must Go

Posted on April 6, 2010 by

“Today we are facing the consequences of the city’s failure to enact the necessary rate increases with Fitch Ratings, a major credit rating agency, withdrawing the DWP’s AA- bond rating, thereby costing the ratepayers more in the long run.” — … Continue reading →

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Antonio’s Right — To Hell with Parks and Libraries, We’re Going to Need the Cops Soon Enough

Posted on March 3, 2010 by

How bad is the city’s budget crisis? I’ll tell you how bad it is, Controller Wendy Greuel predicts that next year’s revenue will be all of $16.8 million below this year’s — a decline of less than one-half of one … Continue reading →

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Small Towns Out in the Desert Somewhere Are Run Better Than LA

Posted on September 29, 2009 by

The most memorable line Antonio Villaraigosa ever uttered came when he was under criticism for jet-setting around the world, hobnobbing with big shots and failing to pay attention to his duties as mayor of the second largest city in America. … Continue reading →

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Bruno, the LA Watchdog: Fetch the Bouncing Checks

Posted on July 31, 2009 by

Before I was rescued from the bushes outside Ron Kaye’s house and adopted by his wonderful wife Deborah, I was what you might call a “street dog,” living paw-to-mouth out of the garbage cans of the San Fernando Valley.It wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Day Two: LA’s New World Order Full of Promises — Show Us the Money

Posted on July 2, 2009 by

You might have noticed the mayor in his inaugural address promised to give us all jobs, clean the environment, get traffic moving, get rid of gangs and crime and educate our children. He said nothing about actually running the $7 … Continue reading →

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City Budget Mysteries: Dire Consequences of City Hall’s Nasty Money Games

Posted on June 18, 2009 by

Here’s a job for incoming City Controller Wendy Greuel that will test her commitment to fill the shoes of Laura Chick: Give us a full accounting of all the finagles, deceits, borrowings, outright thefts, supplanting of funds and other dirty … Continue reading →

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