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Dirty Money Without Limits — How to Clean it Up

Posted on February 18, 2010 by

It’s so much easier to do the wrong thing than the right thing. The LA City Ethics Commission is a case in point. a perpetual one at that since it almost always does the wrong thing, or nothing at all. … Continue reading →

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Krekorian’s Challenge: Dancing with the Pols or the People?

Posted on February 18, 2010 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was written for the February edition of Nina Royal’s North Valley Reporter. The most dangerous thing a politician can do is to raise the people’s expectations – just ask Antonio Villaraigosa what happens when you promise … Continue reading →

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The Unspeakable B-Word — Bankruptcy

Posted on February 18, 2010 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was written for the February edition of Wayne Adelstein’s North Valley Community Newspapers. Here’s a link to a new Wall Street Journal article on municipal bankruptcies across America. Times are tough and there going to get … Continue reading →

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Will LA Be Able to Deliver Services in the Future?

Posted on February 17, 2010 by

“I’m being perfectly honest with you, I have very serious concerns about how the city is going to be able to deliver services.” — Maggie Whelan, General Manager, Personnel Department, City of Los Angeles. Leave it to the bureaucrats to … Continue reading →

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How Dumb Do They Think We Are? How Dumb Are We?

Posted on February 17, 2010 by

The threads of the story have become so entangled it’s like a crazy dream that is so vivid you think it’s reality. How dumb do they think we are? That’s the question that has come to mind thousands of times … Continue reading →

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No Layoffs, No Payoffs, No Selloffs — Real Budget Solutions, Not Gimmicks

Posted on February 14, 2010 by

The clock is ticking on the mayor’s plan to gut city services and sell its assets, and every day the City Council dawdles revenue falls and the budget deficit grows by nearly $340,000. On Saturday, activists at the Saving LA … Continue reading →

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Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: The Heartbreak of Falling Out of Puppy Love with Janice

Posted on February 11, 2010 by

This dog once had what you people call “puppy love” for Janice Hahn. When I was, indeed, just a pup, I’d hang out at the port with those tough longshoremen, who didn’t care that I wasn’t all that cute. They … Continue reading →

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Epitaph for LA: “We all took too long”

Posted on February 11, 2010 by

The City Council is meeting every day now to wring their hands and cry “Woe is us” as if the global recession, the abysmal failure of their colleagues in Sacramento or some act of God were responsible for the calamity … Continue reading →

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Bruno, LA’s Watchdog: We Need a ‘No-Kill’ Policy for Animal Services Directors

Posted on February 1, 2010 by

A pop quiz:  Which job is safer? A member of a Marine bomb squad in Iraq and Afghanistan (“The Hurt Locker” is Bruno’s Oscar pick for best picture, by the way), or general manager of LA’s Department of Animal Services?Watching … Continue reading →

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50 Reasons LA Is Bankrupt — Here’s One of Them

Posted on January 27, 2010 by

If you want to know why people have lost confidence in City Hall, here’s one of the reasons: Outrageous misconduct by city employees and officials that cost taxpayers millions of dollars with little or no accountability for those responsible. Take … Continue reading →

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