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How Can Anybody Fix the ‘Time-Sucking, Money-Wasting, Soul-Crushing’ Mayoral Candidates Who Stand for Nothing?

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

“As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate . . . Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests. — Gore Vidal … Continue reading →

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The Perversion of Democracy, Part One: Derail Measure J, the 60-Year Transit Tax — It’s Highway Robbery

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

Let me be the first to formally oppose what is now Measure J on the ballot in November, the sequel to 2008′s Measure R that was supposed to raise $40 million from a 1/2 percent sales tax increase for highway … Continue reading →

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How To Get Ahead in America: Lessons Learned from the President, the Mayor and Lobbyist Kerman Maddox

Posted on August 1, 2012 by

The man who would be president or at least the governor, Antonio Villaraigosa, knows how to curry favor with those who matter and how to bestow favors on those who can help him matter more. Take the case of Deputy … Continue reading →

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Battle of the Political War Horses: Transit Tax Measure R-2 with Your Future Quality of Life at Stake

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

Like two old war horses going to battle each other yet again as they have done so often for so long — Antonovich and Yaroslavsky, two county supervisors, politically untouchable, masters of the game of power. This time there is … Continue reading →

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Crazy Days in LA: The Transportation Gap — Sidewalks and Streets, Subways and Bullet Trains

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

Several years ago, city workers descended onto my tract and cut ramps for wheelchairs at every corner, which seemed insane since broken and uneven sidewalks posed a safety hazard even to walkers. To this day, wheelchair users prefer to risk … Continue reading →

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Despicable Them: Fewer Buses, Higher Fares, Subway-to-Sea Do Not Make a Transit System

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

One million trees, greenest city in America, 12-2 building permit process, they all have one thing in common: They are all empty political slogans put forward for the mayor’s political advantage without any intention or ability to deliver them. You … Continue reading →

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Despicable Them: Fewer Buses, Higher Fares, Subway-to-Sea Do Not Make a Transit System

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

One million trees, greenest city in America, 12-2 building permit process, they all have one thing in common: They are all empty political slogans put forward for the mayor’s political advantage without any intention or ability to deliver them. You … Continue reading →

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Bruno, the L.A Watchdog: I’m Being Taken for a Ride!

Posted on January 7, 2009 by

Talk about calculating things in “dog years.” Somehow our mayor – the president of the MTA Board! – just found out that if his beloved ‘Subway to the Sea’ is ever built, they’ll be carrying him aboard for the first … Continue reading →

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