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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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Do Our City Leaders Deserve Forgiveness?

Posted on December 14, 2009 by

In keeping with the season we need to consider whether our city’s leaders deserve our forgiveness because they really don’t know what they are doing. Are they ignorant and incompetent – in a word innocent? Or are they incompetent and … Continue reading →

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ERIP and the Budget: Honor Among Bureaucrats in the Face of Official Deceit

Posted on December 12, 2009 by

Asst. CAO Tom Coultas and Personnel Head Maggie Whelan stood their ground Friday and told it like it is to the LA City Council when grilled about the chaos that might ensue at City Hall in coming weeks as 2,400 … Continue reading →

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