Tag Archives: CRA

The Death of the 1601 N. Vine Project: A Video Tragicomedy about City Hall Corruption and Failure Starring Eric Garcetti

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

It was called the “Cesspool on Vine,” the “Vinegate Scandal,” a “fraud against the people” and the “poster child for all that’s wrong” with Community Redevelopment Agency — the entertainment office project at 1601 N. Vine St. that wannabe mayor … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Long-time CRA Board Member: ‘Remember Solyndra’

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

Long-time Community Redevelopment Agency board member Madeline Janis admits she has felt “pressured to agree” to development subsidy proposals that did not provide adequate protections for the investment of public money. “In nine years on the Community Redevelopment Agency Board, … Continue reading →

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REASON Magazine: Community Redevelopment — The $6 Billion Scam

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

Jerry Brown’s Plan to Kill Community ‘Redevelopment’ Is Fiscally Sound, Morally Right and Probably DoomedTIM CAVANAUGH, Senior Editor Reason Magazine At what point does a public institution move beyond mere self-interest or ineffectuality and become actively evil? Two proposals in … Continue reading →

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CRA UPDATE: City Lays 3-Minute Egg Worth 100s of Millions of Taxpayer $$$…City Attorney Silent

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

By MIKI JACKSON, HollywoodHighlands.org This morning the CRA turned City Hall into the .99 Cent Only Store by giving $100s of millions in real property to the City for $1.00. This was another in a series of hush-hush meetings to hide money from use for … Continue reading →

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One Final Outrage: The CRA Is Dead — Long Live the CRA

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

Sometime Wednesday, the CRA’s Vice Chair Madeline Janis signed an announcement that yet another “Special Meeting” of the Board of Commissioners will be held today at “10 a.m. or as soon thereafter as practicable following the adjournment or recess of … Continue reading →

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Antonio’s Hypocrisy: Schools, Taxes and Unlicensed Drivers

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

“You have to wonder how Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa can get away with some of his political antics without anybody pointing out the contradictions. On Monday, the mayor boasted in a tweet that he was at a rally with LAUSD and … Continue reading →

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SHAMELESS!

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

Without a clue as to what they were doing or even why, the City Council in a joint meeting with the yes-men and yes-women of Community Redevelopment Agency board agreed Tuesday to sabotage the governor’s efforts to restore solvency to … Continue reading →

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AEG’s NFL Stadium: The Sweetest of All LA’s Sweetheart Deals

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

It must be hard for the mayor’s “Blue Ribbon Commission” on the downtown NFL stadium to keep such straight faces as they sit through a series of public meetings inquiring into what was a done deal months ago. In the … Continue reading →

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City Council’s Election Day Outrage — $930 Million Worth of Reasons to Vote Them Out of Office

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

Taking their contempt for the public and the law to new heights, Los Angeles city leaders will carry out an election day theft of nearly $1 billion in taxpayer money, jeopardizing the governor’s budget-balancing plan and running roughshod over even … Continue reading →

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Caruso and Patel in Settlement Talks on Golden Key Hotel Seizure for Americana at Brand

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

TO BE CONTINUED . . The stage was set for a dramatic conclusion to the long, drawn-out battle between Ray Patel, owner of the 55-room Golden Key Hotel, and billionaire developer Rick Caruso, the man who would be mayor of … Continue reading →

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