Tag Archives: Eli Broad

CRA Show Why It Should Be Abolished

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

Editor’s Note: The Albuquerque Journal reports that the union bank backing Hal Katersky’s Pacifica Ventures deal at 1601 N. Vine St. in Hollywood is  moving ahead with proceedings to foreclose on its lien on the firm’s bankrupt Albuquerque Studios. “This … Continue reading →

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Welfare for Billionaires: AEG Wants $1 Billion in Your Money to Bring the NFL to Downtown LA

Posted on October 13, 2010 by

“This is simple. If the private sector is going to step in and spend a billion — and we’re going to have to do that,  that’s only way it’s going to happen — then shouldn’t we as a community spend … Continue reading →

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The Living Wage, Affordable Housing, Subsidies, Public Works and the Myth of Job Creation

Posted on December 23, 2009 by

In his desperation to save himself politically, the mayor has reluctantly reached out to the civic elite — people like former Mayor Richard Riordan, billionaire Eli Broad, LAEDC head Bill Allen — to create jobs, hundreds of thousands of good-paying … Continue reading →

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Bruno, the LA Watchdog: Why Van Gogh Cut His Ear Off

Posted on August 18, 2009 by

Bruno has only two pictures on his doghouse walls: A shot of the woman who rescued me from life on the streets, and a painting of some buddies and me playing poker.An art expert, I ain’t. But I know a … Continue reading →

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Eli Broad: “I would like to see our foundation and others join together to own the LA Times.”

Posted on March 10, 2009 by

Decline and fall of America’s news media has opened up all kinds of possibities of new ownership and new ideas and revived LA billionaire/philanthropist Eli Broad’s interest in saving the LA Times from further deterioration. Here’s a Reuters story that … Continue reading →

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