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The Battle for Hollywood: LA’s Moment of Truth

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

View more videos at: http://nbclosangeles.com. Among the handful of ordinary people who made their way past security in time to get to the rooftop of the Hollywood Tower Monday morning for the mayor’s media event was Lucille Saunders, the La … Continue reading →

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Reinventing Antonio: Mayor Who Sold Us Out to RIch and Powerful Declares Himself Progressive

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

What a joke, Antonio the political chameleon is once again changing his stripes. Only Antonio Villaraigosa would have the audacity to go to Sacramento today to audition his new act as the political progressive he once pretended he was in … Continue reading →

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How Los Angeles Lost Its Mojo

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

Editor’s Note: This article by social critic Joel Kotkin, professor of urban development at Chapman University and a frequent writer on Los Angeles, was published in Friday’s Wall Street Journal. It is adapted from a longer article being published in … Continue reading →

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What Makes Cities Great: People, not Buildings — Stop the CRA Swindle

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

“For years, cities like Detroit built fancy towers and development projects in the hopes that this would revive the downtown core. But cities thrive because they host quality conversations, not because they have new buildings and convention centers” Columnist David … Continue reading →

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Joel Kotkin: “L.A. in the Midst of a Secular Decline”

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: No one has described the decline of Los Angeles more accurately, clearly and factually in the last 20 years than Joel Kotkin  An internationally-recognized authority on global, economic, political and social trends, Kotkin in recent month has taken … Continue reading →

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News of Note for a Sunny Weekend…

Posted on April 3, 2009 by

Controller Laura Chick named top state watchdog City Controller Laura Chick — the one standout among LA elected officials over the last eight years — has been promoted to General, Inspector General of the State of California by Gov. Arnold … Continue reading →

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