Tag Archives: lobbyists

Hahn For Congress: $1.25 Million from Lobbyists, Contractors, Developers, Lawyers, Unions …

Posted on July 6, 2011 by

It was one of most ingenious and cynical dirty tricks our esteemed city government has pulled on the gullible populace: Ethics Reform Measure R was sold as a way to end the corrupting influence of lobbyists by banning them from … Continue reading →

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Alatorre, Roos and the Conspiracy of Consciousness at the Heart of City Hall Corruption

Posted on September 9, 2010 by

“Villaraigosa told investigators that he spoke roughly once a month with Alatorre but did not recall any meetings that dealt with ‘city issues.’ The mayor described Alatorre as a friend and a fundraiser for his 2001, 2003 and 2005 election … Continue reading →

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Money, Power and Corruption in LA

Posted on August 7, 2010 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was written for Nina Royal’s North Valley Reporter. What started 18 months ago as a David vs. Goliath struggle between ordinary citizens against the DWP and its IBEW now appears to be within eyesight of being … Continue reading →

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Let’s Lay Off the Mayor & Council — Who Needs Them?

Posted on March 9, 2010 by

Imagine the scenes at the Pacific Dining Car and in the back rooms of City Hall in the next few days as the nation’s highest paid municipal officials and their armies of staffers, each with their taxpayer-supplied Priuses, back slap … Continue reading →

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A city without shame: Lobbyists aren’t the problem — corrupt city officials are

Posted on September 1, 2008 by

Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in a continuing series on how City Hall is robbing the Mt. Washington-Highland Park neighborhood of its greatest treasure, the Southwest Museum. This theft will only be stopped if community groups across the … Continue reading →

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