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LA Times Gets Tough and Exposes the Bumbling Incompetence of CD 15 Runoff Candidates

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

Breaking with its tradition of ducking the real issues, the LA Times Editorial Board dared to push Council District 15 runoff candidates Joe Buscaino and Warren Furutani for solutions to the city’s budget crisis, asking them: “What would you do … Continue reading →

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California’s Bully Speaker John Perez and His Disrespect for the Law, the Press and the Public

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

As every child knows, it takes one to know one. A case in point is John Perez, the first openly gay Speaker of the California, an ardent and righteous advocate for educational programs and laws to protect the rights of … Continue reading →

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Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown — All the Way to Dodger Stadium

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

On a day that the LA TImes’ Bill Plaschke reported sitting “sad” and “lonely” in a nearly empty Dodger Stadium with only six fans in the right field bleachers pavilion with him, the news pops that ”certain state-owned investment institutions of … Continue reading →

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LA Times Discovers: ‘We Are A Third World City’

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

Editor’s Note: No institution in Los Angeles bears more responsibility for the city we have become than the LA Times — escept for the political, business, labor and civic leadership which it has cultivated and supported for its own purposes. … Continue reading →

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‘Where is the political will to serve the people rather than special interests?[

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

Cary Brazemen and LA Neighbors United have struck again with a full-page ad in the LA Times, this time questioning City Hall’s mad rush to approve AEG’s downtown NFL stadium plan. Under the headline “While the Mayor pitches a new … Continue reading →

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Who Do You Trust? LACCD or LA Times?

Posted on March 1, 2011 by

Coby King with MWW Group, public releations consultant, Tuesday afternoon  released this statement by LA Community College District Chancellor Daniel LaVista, in connection with the publication of the first two articles in the Los Angeles Times series on LACCD’s Building Program: The … Continue reading →

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Coming Sunday: LA Times Blockbuster Series on Community College $6 Billion Bonds Scandal

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

Miki Jackson, Van de Kamps CoalitionA Los Angeles Times series on bond use and waste in the LA Community Colleges may go up on the Times website as soon as tonight.“We are told they are worried sick about what these … Continue reading →

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Antonio Flunks Out, School Reform Debate Heats Up — Will You Join the Fight for Change?

Posted on September 12, 2010 by

You got to laugh a little at how Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa responded to the Daily News’ high-profile campaign to get back to work and “fix this broken city.” He flunked the test and dropped out. Some things never change. The … 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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The Right to Know — The Power of Knowledge

Posted on August 31, 2010 by

The limits on freedom of speech are clear enough: You can’t yell “fire” in a crowded theater and you can’t reveal the movements of ships and troops at a time of way. The limits on the access to government information … Continue reading →

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