Tag Archives: LA Clean Sweep

Three Questions for the City Council — Will They Deign to Answer?

Posted on October 26, 2010 by

!. Do you support or oppose the giveaway of more than $4 million in the public’s money for the questionable office project by a questionable developer at 1601 N. Vine St. in Hollywood? 2. Do you support or oppose the … Continue reading →

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L.A. at the Tipping Point — The Choice Is Yours

Posted on October 18, 2010 by

Few places on Earth needs to worry more about the impact of global warming than Los Angeles. If we lose this climate, we won’t have a lot left. The big banks and big stores have all left town or closed … Continue reading →

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Labor Day Lament

Posted on September 5, 2010 by

Frank Sinatra - The House I Live In (That’s America To Me).mp3 I have more questions than answers which may explain why I stumbled into being a newspaperman and never could find a way out, at least until I was sent … Continue reading →

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Divided and Conquered or Unified and Empowered: The Choice is Ours

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: Earl Ofari Hutchinson interviewed me Friday about LA Clean Sweep on his radio show on KTYM 1460AM. You can play or download the show by clicking here. LA Clean Sweep took a major step forward on Sunday with … Continue reading →

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You CAN Fight City Hall — and Win: LA Clean Sweep Will Teach You How

Posted on August 22, 2010 by

Next Sunday, LA Clean Sweep — the voter movement to elect a clean slate to City Council — will offer professional training to potential candidates and activists who are ready to go to work to end the cycle of failure … Continue reading →

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Crime Against the City: Closed Libraries and the City’s Fiddling Leadership

Posted on July 19, 2010 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: At 9:30 a.m. today, fired library workers and their supporters among city employees and ordinary citizens will stage a rally at the Richard J. Riordan Central Library, 5th and Grand, in protest against the policies of the mayor … Continue reading →

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Great Speakers, Great Event — Help Launch LA Clean Sweep and Help Clean Up City Hall

Posted on July 16, 2010 by

This is the start of something big — the birth of a grassroots movement to bring all of Los Angeles together to work for open, honest and responsible government that serves residents and business to create safe and healthy neighborhoods … Continue reading →

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