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City of Limits: A Generation After LA’s Myth and Reality Clashed

Posted on September 10, 2010 by

The City of Angels has become a city of limits, facing major environmental decisions that will determine the political agenda until the end of the century and the quality of life for decades. Loosely controlled growth in the postwar years … Continue reading →

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The Business of LA is Business — So Where’s the Vision, Leadership for a Great City?

Posted on August 11, 2010 by

“We are not allowing for more corruption.” — LA Ethics Commission President Helen Zukin arguing that the limit on gifts to politicians be raised from $100 to $400 in the light of the mayor’s flagrant disregard of the laws on … Continue reading →

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DWP Firings Story: A Journalistic Journey

Posted on May 20, 2010 by

“DWP says it will fire workers,” shouts the Daily News across the top of the front page. “DWP to fire two caught in sting,” whispers the Times over a two-paragraph story at the bottom of page B-5  with a somewhat … Continue reading →

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The Beginning of the End (of even the pretense) of Competing Newspapers in LA

Posted on January 16, 2010 by

The end is near for the Daily News and several other newspapers in the LA market owned by Denver’s Dean Singleton, the Denver media mogul whose holding company is filing for bankruptcy. Many papers in the MediaNews chain ran a … Continue reading →

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LAPD and the Mishandled Millions

Posted on December 16, 2009 by

Warnings about how Bill Bratton’s LAPD managed the public’s money percolated out of the grimy walls of Parker Center from time to time, runaway overtime, loose spending controls, the Police Foundation slush fund, secret licensing deals. But Bratton was untouchable … Continue reading →

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When the Going Gets Tough, the Weak Stall for Time and Pray for Miracles

Posted on October 13, 2009 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s the mayor’s email blast on police hiring (mayorletter.rtf) We are now well into the second quarter of the city’s financial year and spending still exceeds revenue by more than $400 million. That’s nearly 10 percent of the … Continue reading →

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