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The incessant buzzing of the gadflies — My Sunday Column for the News-Press & Leader

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

“If you kill a man like me, you will injure yourselves more than you will injure me,” Socrates declared in arguing that his role as a gadfly was “to sting people and whip them into a fury, all in the … Continue reading →

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City Hall’s Culture of Corruption — How High Will the FBI Investigation Go?

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

Corruption is insidious, a viral infection that turns cancerous if ignored over time — and that’s what has happened to the city government of Los Angeles. For decades, the city’s business and civic leadership has stood by with a wink … Continue reading →

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City Hall’s Bribery Scandal: Where Does the Buck Stop?

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

True to form, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has washed his hands of the bribery scandal in the Building and Safety Department, leaving General Manager Bud Ovrom dangling in the wind as the FBI expands its probe “as wide and as high … Continue reading →

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Law and Disorder, Part 4: Bribery and Graft at City Hall

Posted on April 9, 2011 by

One of the patterns of public corruption is little guys don’t steal unless they see the big shots stealing. And so it is at LA City Hall. The juxtaposition Friday of bribery charges being filed Friday against two city building … Continue reading →

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