Tag Archives: dennis zine

Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: Loving L.A. — A Great Place for Stray Dogs and Fat Cats

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

Forgive my pal Ron, he doesn’t know any better. He’s only human. He complains all the time about how LA is all messed up but that’s exactly why I love LA. I wouldn’t be here today  if this place was … Continue reading →

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Cheap Dates: How The City Council Looks After Their ‘Friends’

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

It pays to pay to have friends in high places like Janice Hahn. And it pays to pay friends of people in high places like Janice Hahn. Just ask Gambol Industries, a company that wants to build a shipyard in … Continue reading →

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Shameless: Council Members Dare to Question the Integrity of Others

Posted on January 4, 2011 by

Hell hath no fury like liars and deceivers questioning the integrity of honest people, as the City Council proved once again Tuesday. They accused LAX officials of favoritism in awarding a $271 million contract for a new heating and air … Continue reading →

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LA’s Man of the Year: Dennis Zine — Symbol of City Hall’s Deceit and Dishonor

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

It was a tough call with so many people to choose from whose behavior embodied the ethical vacuum of LA’s greed-is-good, public-be-damned civic and political culture. But in the year’s final days, one man stood out from the crowd. None … Continue reading →

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Smelling a Rat in a Hornet’s Nest: Council Plays Ball with Ron Tutor on LAX Contract

Posted on December 17, 2010 by

With its efforts to politicize the DWP without solving problems on hold for the moment, the City Council turned its attention to the massive construction program at LAX with questions about the integrity of its contracting practices and executive director … Continue reading →

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Ain’t It a Shame What Passes for Our City Government?

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

The City Council achieved Wednesday what even its harshest critics might have thought impossible: They endorsed unanimously the lying, cheating, stealing and failings of the Department of Water and Power. They talked in high-minded terms of accountability but were as … Continue reading →

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Jan Perry’s Great Performance Mocking the Bully D’Arcy and Traitor Zine

Posted on December 10, 2010 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: In a letter Thursday to City Council members (antonio-veto.pdf), Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa spelled out his reasons for vetoing a March 8 ballot measure that would give the Council the power to fire DWP Commission members and the General … Continue reading →

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Killing Solar Energy Hopes for LA — The Battle to Reform the DWP

Posted on November 12, 2010 by

The problem seriously ignorant people like Tom LaBonge often have is they think everyone is as uninformed and ill-informed as they are and that no one is smart enough to understand what they’re really saying in their torrent of mostly … Continue reading →

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Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: Welcome Back Jimmy Blackman, We Sorely Missed You

Posted on November 2, 2010 by

Back in July, Jimmy Blackman, in one of the most bizarre resignation letters in the history of resigning, described his 13 years as an aide to Antonio Villaraigosa as a “Iong and incredible journey.” He ain’t seen nuthin yet! This … Continue reading →

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Power, Money and the Trashing of LA’s Neighbohroods — Targeting Woodland Hills

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

He likes to call himself the “Z-man” and even “Super-Z” — a traffic cop who’s become a City Councilman who is seen by many of his colleagues and constituents as a double-talking and two-faced servant of unions, developers and other … Continue reading →

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