Tag Archives: Mike Antonovich

My Sunday Column: Fun and Games at the MTA — Why Is It So Hard Just To Do What’s Right for the People?

Posted on September 29, 2012 by

In the climactic scene of director Ivan Reitman‘s 1993 political satire “Dave,” President Mitchell (Kevin Kline) tells a joint session of Congress he lost his way, forgot his job was to make people’s “lives a little better…care more about you than … 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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When Is a System Not a System? When It’s the MTA’s Disconnected Bus and Rail System

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: Read the letter the LA Times described as “scathing”  from the Federal Transit Administration to LA’s MTA over its contempt for civil rights laws. Then, read the MTA’s response as reported by Steve Hymon, the former LA Times … 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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The Hubris of Tim Leiweke: Shameless Greed, Foolish Pride and Unbearable Arrogance

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

Don’t mess with Mike Antonovich – he’s the closest thing to an untouchable politician in these parts since Kenny Hahn. Nothing sticks to him. Many who tried to set a fire at his feet can tell you now they ended … Continue reading →

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