Tag Archives: District attorney

Let’s Talk About Carmen Trutanich: 8 a.m. Thursday on KPFK with Sonali Kolhatkar

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

Carmen Trutanich: From ‘People’s Lawyer’ To ’Enemy of the People in Just Three Years’ KPFK (90.7 FM) news and talk host Sonali Kolhatkar invited me to talk about the District Attorney’s race at 8 a.m. Thursday, specifically about the record of … Continue reading →

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Judge Nukes ‘Nuch” — City Attorney Loses His Own Case; Lacey Raises More Money, Jackson on the Offensive

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

Poor Carmen Trutanich, we loved him so because he wasn’t Jack Weiss and because he promised to be the “people’s lawyer” — now he’s just another bum who betrayed us. Oh, the inexorable laws of karma, why does anyone think … Continue reading →

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Everywhere You Look Poor ‘Nuch’ Gets the ‘Liar’ Label

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

News websites can be very unfair — or more judgmental than they intentionally mean to be — as shown in how the LA Times editorial Friday benignly asking where the six District Attorney candidates stand on juvenile prosecutions with these … Continue reading →

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How Success Spoiled Carmen Trutanich

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

Just a few weeks before Carmen Trutanich took the oath of office as LA City Attorney, I asked this question: “Will Success Spoil Carmen Trutanich?” “Some people are worried his election will go to Carmen Trutanich’s head. Others are asking, … Continue reading →

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Public Pension Joke: Why Aren’t You Laughing?

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

Jerry Brown has rolled out his plan to address the public employee pension calamity with the full knowledge that it really doesn’t fix the problem and that the Democratic-Labor power structure he leads will never go along with it.   … Continue reading →

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