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Voter Fraud, Part One: 11 Ballot Measures Ranging from Meaningless to Timeless

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

Richard Alarcon faces felony voter fraud and perjury charges for lying on his voter registration form about actually living in the district he represents. His 14 colleagues on the City Council ought to be indicted for putting 10 and probably … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Cities — To Privatize or Un-Privatize??

Posted on September 2, 2010 by

Faced with the prospect of closing libraries on Sundays and shorter hours of operation the rest of the week, Santa Clarita is moving to turn operation of its libraries over to a private company. Officials believe it will reduce costs … 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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It’s Our Turn, Alright — The People’s Turn

Posted on July 13, 2010 by

“It’s our turn!” — So the mayor tweeted enthusiastically Sunday after Spain won the World Cup. “Let’s bring WC 2018 to LA! We’ve showed we’re a great international city that will embrace the games. It’s our turn!” Nothing could better … Continue reading →

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Gamblers and Thieves: The City Council and the Library Tax

Posted on June 29, 2010 by

Like every loser at every gaming table in the world, the City Council just can’t stop placing bets against the odds no matter how much they have lost, no matter how little they have left in the bank. On Tuesday, … Continue reading →

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Alarcon’s Reign of Terror Challenged by Cardenas

Posted on March 25, 2010 by

How would you like to be a Gold Card public library user contributing money entitling you to boast you kept 100 workers from being fired so the Central Library and eight regional ones don’t have to close on Sundays starting … Continue reading →

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Fearmongering, Failure and the Politics of Change

Posted on March 17, 2010 by

Crime sells — that’s the verdict of a new analysis of local TV newscasts that lead their broadcasts one-third of the time with hyped-up reports of rape, murder and mayhem of one sort or another. News about local government tops … Continue reading →

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City Budget Mysteries: Dire Consequences of City Hall’s Nasty Money Games

Posted on June 18, 2009 by

Here’s a job for incoming City Controller Wendy Greuel that will test her commitment to fill the shoes of Laura Chick: Give us a full accounting of all the finagles, deceits, borrowings, outright thefts, supplanting of funds and other dirty … Continue reading →

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