Tag Archives: Lawsuit

USC and the Coliseum: A Dirty Back-Room Deal that Insults the Public and Violates the Law

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

It says a lot about the complete and utter failure of the Coliseum Commission that the first five items on its agenda for its monthly meeting Wednesday are closed door items about threats of lawsuits against involving “one of more … Continue reading →

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My Sunday News-Press & Leader Column: The Public Has a Right to Know

Posted on May 14, 2011 by

Burbank city officials are wasting their time and the public’s money pleading the 5th Amendment and remaining silent about which workers split the $1 million in bonuses shelled out last year. At a time when the scandals in Bell and … Continue reading →

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Trutanich Sues LA’s Worst Slumlord — Deutsche Bank — for Hundreds of Millions

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

Concluding a long investigation, City Attorney Carmen Trutanich announced today he has sued Deutsche Bank for allowing hundreds of foreclosed properties to fall into serious disrepair even as it worked to illegally evict of hundreds of low-income tenants. The bank’s … Continue reading →

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Van de Kamp’s Coalition to Community Colleges: See You in Court

Posted on August 25, 2010 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: Activists in Northeast LA have been fighting for years to get the LA Community College District to deliver on its promise to build a satellite campus in the community.   One of the commitments in the LACCD bond … Continue reading →

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