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A New Deal for L.A. — There Is No Other Way

Posted on May 16, 2011 by

The case for City Hall’s failure – for the failure more broadly of the city’s leadership – has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt, beyond a shadow of doubt:           –  Failure to bring spending into line with revenue despite … Continue reading →

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LA at the Tipping Point — Running Out Of Money-Saving Tricks

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

The City Council Budget and Finance Committee meets in a “special” meeting at 1:15 p.m. today with only 24-hour notice to discuss CAO Miguel Santana’s latest attempt to mask the depths of the budget crisis with one-time savings. (Budget Meeting.pdf)Santana’s … Continue reading →

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LA in Crisis: Do They Have a Clue? Do You?

Posted on September 16, 2009 by

Ten weeks into the new fiscal year, the LA City Council has spent the last five days — putting it $5 million in the red — trying to preserve its sweetened early retirement deal for city workers. After two days … Continue reading →

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10,000 LAPD Cops or Thousands of Layoffs? Buyouts or Layoffs? City Council’s Fictitious Budget

Posted on May 13, 2009 by

Forgive them they know not what they are doing? How could they when they waited so long to deal with their out of control spending, their sweetheart contracts, their lack of workplace discipline, their politics over policy? Inevitably, the laws … Continue reading →

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