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Poor Wendy, Shallman Hung Her Out to Dry and She’s Feeling So Bad

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

It’s like watching somebody jump out of an airplane and their parachute doesn’t open and you’re looking on in horror, wincing as you wait for the splat. Poor Wendy, she’s got all these smart and important people around manipulating her … Continue reading →

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LAFD to Los Angeles: F— You! Do the Mayor and Council Support Decision Today to Slam Door on Public Information?

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

UPDATE: City Controller candidate Cary Brazeman — who took the lead March 1 in exposing the “FIREGATE” scandal based on data from “Fix the City” activists Mike Eveloff and Jim O’Sullivan, issued a statement today condemning the Fire Department’s clampdown … Continue reading →

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City Hall’s Public Safety Fiasco: How the Mayor and Council’s LAFD Budget Squeeze Killed and Maimed People

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

As surely as LAUSD officials knew enough — and should have know more — to avoid the child molestation scandal, City Hall officials knew enough to have done something to avoid what we are now learning about the impact of … Continue reading →

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Fiscal Quicksand: City Hall’s Smoke and Mirrors Budgeting

Posted on December 7, 2010 by

The smoke has cleared and the mirrors have cracked exposing how City Hall’s mismanagement and reckless and irresponsible response to the worsening budget crisis has deepened LA’s financial problems. And next year is worse — how often have the mayor … Continue reading →

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Fiscal Quicksand: City Hall’s Smoke and Mirrors Budgeting

Posted on December 7, 2010 by

The smoke has cleared and the mirrors have cracked exposing how City Hall’s mismanagement and reckless and irresponsible response to the worsening budget crisis has deepened LA’s financial problems. And next year is worse — how often have the mayor … Continue reading →

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An Offer Even City Unions Can’t Refuse — Or Can They?

Posted on July 31, 2010 by

The City Council, faced with stiff union opposition, reluctantly takes up the issue Tuesday of outsourcing bill collection for ambulance services — contracts that could net the city tens of millions of dollars a year. The unions oppose this although … Continue reading →

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