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The Death of the 1601 N. Vine Project: A Video Tragicomedy about City Hall Corruption and Failure Starring Eric Garcetti

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

It was called the “Cesspool on Vine,” the “Vinegate Scandal,” a “fraud against the people” and the “poster child for all that’s wrong” with Community Redevelopment Agency — the entertainment office project at 1601 N. Vine St. that wannabe mayor … Continue reading →

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Six Fatal Flaws in the New Hollywood Community Plan & How They Threaten Every Neighborhood

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: The new Hollywood Community Plan has proven to be as unstoppable as a runaway train barreling down the tracks. Community activists and many experts in planning see it as nothing but a license to densify Hollywood and serve … Continue reading →

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The Death Knell for L.A. — The ‘Anything Goes’ Plan to Densify Hollywood at Taxpayer Expense

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

Of all the crimes committed against the people by City Hall, the greatest is what they have done to the city’s neighborhoods and the quality of life – and what they are now planning to do. For that, they deserve … Continue reading →

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Shooting Down the Biggest Story in LA: Sorry Papparazzi, This Is Not Nikki Finke

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

The whole town is abuzz — heaven help us — about the scoop at The Daily website thedaily.com under the headline: “The Nikki enigma…Has TInseltown’s most elusive figure finally been photographed?” The answer: NO! Take my word for it. sf

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Citizen’s Legal Action Halts LA City Council’s $1 Billion CRA Steal

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

REPRINTED FROM PRESS RELEASEContact Miki Jackson 323-855-0764  mikijackson@sbcglobal.comBrown Act legal action by local Hollywood businessmen causes Council to forgo voting on motion to move nearly $1 billion in public funds away from Governor Brown’s attempts to recoup the money for … Continue reading →

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FIRST VIDEO: Hal Katersky to CRA: Give Me The Money

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

Controversial profiteer in runaway film production Hal Katersky appealed to the Community Redevelopment Agency Board on Thursday to live up to the terms of its deal to give him a $4 million gift (plus the $4 million more it has … Continue reading →

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This Is Why the CRA Must Be Abolished — The Story of 1601 N. Vine St. As Told By Chris Essel

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

For her sake, one can only hope that City Attorney Carmen Trutanich’s lawyers advised Chris Essel of her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination before she put her name on this document as CEO of the Community Redevelopment Agency. Twelve times … Continue reading →

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City Hall’s Lost Boys and Girls — Council in a Box with No Escape

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

Inching toward the point of no return at the edge of a steep cliff, the City Council for the fourth time in two years was moving forward Wednesday on the sale – or as they prefer to call it the … Continue reading →

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Garcetti Waffles on the CRA-Hal Katersky 1601 N. Vine St. Project — Finally

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

Seizing the moment, City Council President Eric Garcetti admitted Wednesday for the first time that there’s problems with the controversial Hal Katersky CRA-subsidized office project at 1601 N. Vine St. in Hollywood. Garcetti brought the issue to the Council floor … Continue reading →

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Garcetti Waffles on the CRA-Hal Katersky 1601 N. Vine St. Project — Finally

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

Seizing the moment, City Council President Eric Garcetti admitted Wednesday for the first time that there’s problems with the controversial Hal Katersky CRA-subsidized office project at 1601 N. Vine St. in Hollywood. Garcetti brought the issue to the Council floor … Continue reading →

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