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Keep ‘Em Laughing, Herb –City Hall’s 2nd Most Powerful Man

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

By Hillel Aron, LA Weekly Had things gone a bit differently, Herb Wesson might have been a comedian. In fact, he tried his hand at stand-up comedy shortly after moving to Los Angeles. “I wasn’t a very good one,” he … Continue reading →

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After Lifetime at City Hall, Mayor-in-Waiting Greuel Discovers Corruption Is Rampantll

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

For raw courage and integrity in an era in which there is a near total breakdown at all levels of American democracy, it is hard to beat Wendy Greuel. For a former city staffer, former Council member, current Controller and … Continue reading →

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How City Hall Plans to Destroy Your Neighborhood and Quality of Life

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

Steven Leigh Morris, in a comprehensive article just posted at laweekly.com that will be in Thursday’s edition, penetrates the complexities of the radical changes under way to city planning rules — changes that are “are shrouded in mystery and yet … Continue reading →

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Home for Christmas — Jeremy Marks Freed

Posted on December 24, 2010 by

Verdugo Hills High School student Jeremy Marks was freed late Thursday after being jailed for eight months on felony “lynching” charges on an LAUSD police officer — charges the District Attorney’s Office filed and pursued despite compelling evidence of his … Continue reading →

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LA’s Rogue Cops — LAUSD Police — Have Jailed the Wrong Kid for 7 Months

Posted on December 9, 2010 by

Appearances count and to all appearances District Attorney Steve Cooley’s office has allowed an 18-year- old Verdugo Hills High School student to languish in the Pitchess Detention Center despite the lack of evidence to protect LAUSD cops from a multi-million-dollar … Continue reading →

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Planning: The Real Battle for LA’s Future

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

Editor’s Note: On Wednesday Nov. 17, the City Council unanimously approved radical changes to the planning process without allowing public comment. First, they voted 11-0 on Item 10 without any debate, one vote short of allowing it to pass without … Continue reading →

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Planning: The Real Battle for LA’s Future

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

Editor’s Note: On Wednesday Nov. 17, the City Council unanimously approved radical changes to the planning process without allowing public comment. First, they voted 11-0 on Item 10 without any debate, one vote short of allowing it to pass without … Continue reading →

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Howling in the Streets: Who Needs Libraries When We’ve Got Millions of Dogs and Cats

Posted on September 16, 2010 by

Isn’t it about time we paid a little attention to what’s going on in our city with a leadership that increasingly looks like it is drawn from the homeless mentally denizens of Skid Row? For a measly $10 million out … Continue reading →

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Why Is Everybody Always Picking on the Mayor?

Posted on November 5, 2009 by

His policies may be bankrupting the city, driving away the middle class, enriching special interests and leaving us all with nothing but poverty-level “living wage” jobs, but this is one time I’m on the mayor’s side. The LA Weekly’s Patrick … Continue reading →

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AEG Gets Signs, Cop Hiring Gets Stopped, ‘Nuch’ Gets Slapped, Billboard Ban Gets Jeopardized

Posted on October 23, 2009 by

.Editor’s Note: Please observe how the two-minute warning clock doesn’t run when Tim Leiweke is speaking but it does when John Walsh is mocking him and the the City Council. . Unable to get on with the job of fixing … Continue reading →

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