Tag Archives: Councilwoman Janice Hahn

Naked City: Alarcon’s Self-Defense Plan, A Hole in Hahn’s Boycott

Posted on July 21, 2010 by

Do you support the Alarcon Legal Defense Fund?Under grand jury investigation for voter fraud, Councilman Richard Alarcon has taken out insurance — a legal defense fund registered with the City Ethics Commission, which also is busy investigating the mayor for … 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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How to Succeed in (City) Business Without Really Trying: Janice’s Way

Posted on February 16, 2010 by

Janice Hahn’s little conflict of interest problem in deciding to step in as the unbiased mediator of a dispute between Gambol Industries and LA Harbor officials over a $50 million shipbuilding project offers a window into the way City Hall … Continue reading →

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Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: The Heartbreak of Falling Out of Puppy Love with Janice

Posted on February 11, 2010 by

This dog once had what you people call “puppy love” for Janice Hahn. When I was, indeed, just a pup, I’d hang out at the port with those tough longshoremen, who didn’t care that I wasn’t all that cute. They … Continue reading →

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Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: Rummy and Dummy, No Way!

Posted on February 9, 2010 by

Bruno’s father, Brutus, was an old-fashioned news dog in the “Front Page” tradition. He drank a lot and caroused a lot.For a while he hung around the LA Board of Supervisors, where there was always a lot garbage lying around. … Continue reading →

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Chick’s Bombshell: The Egg’s on Janice Hahn’s Face

Posted on December 18, 2008 by

Editor’s Note: For months City Controller Laura Chick and City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo have been engaged in a legal and political war over whether the City Charter gives her office the right to conduct performance audits of programs run by … Continue reading →

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