Tag Archives: mitchell schwartz

Money, Power and Green Energy — Which Way for the Environmental Movement?

“When something that should be very popular doesn’t pass, it is a wakeup call to the mayor and the City Hall establishment. There was something that went on that the mayor and others need to look at and understand. There … Continue reading

Posted in City Hall, Los Angeles, Solar Energy | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Scenario for Dictatorship: Los Angeles of, by and for the Special Interests

For months now the people behind Antonio Villaraigosa — men like Ari Swiller and Keith Brackpool who have huge investments in water and power development companies — have been raising millions in campaign funds for the mayor and the political … Continue reading

Posted in City Hall, Hot Topics, Los Angeles, Solar Energy | Tagged , , , , | 17 Comments

L.A.’s Solar Energy Fraud: Is this what President-elect Obama stands for?

The trail of responsibility for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s fraudulent solar energy proposal leads straight to President-elect Obama, raising questions about whether all that talk of change and citizen participation and democracy was just so much lip service. The mayor himself … Continue reading

Posted in City Hall, Hot Topics, Los Angeles, Solar Energy | Tagged , , , , , , | 21 Comments