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Ronnie’s Movie of the Week: Homeless Bums and Pompous Asses

Posted on September 29, 2009 by

I’m no Polanski but I do love the movies and turning City Council meetings into documentaries with my Flip camera gives me no end of pleasure whether anyone actually watches them. Today’s Council meeting produced wonderful cinema verite, at least … Continue reading →

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A One-Way Ticket Out of Town — How New York Helps the Homeless

Posted on July 30, 2009 by

I have long harbored the idea that LA — where poverty has increased faster than anywhere else in America except Detroit — should pay people to leave town and start a new life somewhere else. It’s not the kind of … Continue reading →

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Forget “Greenest City in America,” LA’s the “Meanest”

Posted on July 15, 2009 by

For all the talk and political pandering about LA being the “greenest city in America” no matter what it costs, the truth is we’re the least environmentally progressive city in California. For all the talk and political pandering about the … Continue reading →

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