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Board of Supervisors Illegal Meetings with the Governor: The Transcripts of What Was Said Behind Closed Doors

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

Caught red-handed holding three illegal closed-door meetings — two with Gov. Jerry Brown, one on the phone and one in person — Los Angeles County’s Board of Supervisors begrudgingly surrendered last week. (Transcript 9_20) (Transcript 9_21 (1)) (Transcript 9_26 (1)) … Continue reading →

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My Sunday Column: L.A. County Government — too big not to fail, too remote to succeed

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

The walls of L.A. County’s Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration are so thick and shielding of public scrutiny that even the old-line Commies in charge of the Kremlin in Moscow would be envious. The city’s newspapers have assigned teams of … Continue reading →

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Here’s Why You Should Never Believe an LA Politician Again

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Damn it, if you can’t trust the tax man or all the current and former elected officials who put him into office, who can you trust? The LA Times on Sunday and again today exposed what a crook LA County … Continue reading →

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LA County’s Great Parking Meter Ripoff

Posted on November 9, 2010 by

It was a great day for a party at LA County’s Burton Chace Park at the end Mindinao Way in Marina Del Rey, the brilliant sunshine shimmering off the water, the masts of luxury yachts point skywards. Leslie Dutton’s Full … Continue reading →

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County Supervisors Slam Door on Public at Secret Board Meetings in Nation’s Capital

Posted on May 31, 2010 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: When all five members of the LA County Board of Supervisors went to Washington, D.C., on May 5 and 6 to lobby the local Congressional Delegation it posted a “PUBLIC SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS.” Government watchdog Leslie Dutton of … Continue reading →

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LA County’s Union Deal: No Raises, No Layoffs, No Furloughs, No Payoffs, No Service Cuts

Posted on October 7, 2009 by

UPDATE: LA County Supervisor Don Knabe, the board chairman,  reports agreement was reached Wednesday with all labor unions on a two-year, no-change extension of their current contracts. The extensions include no cost-of-living increases or salary increases. Nearly represent nearly 90-percent … Continue reading →

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Bruno, the LA Watchdog: Why Van Gogh Cut His Ear Off

Posted on August 18, 2009 by

Bruno has only two pictures on his doghouse walls: A shot of the woman who rescued me from life on the streets, and a painting of some buddies and me playing poker.An art expert, I ain’t. But I know a … Continue reading →

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