Tag Archives: Nick Patsaouras

EXCLUSIVE: Twice Fired DWP Exec Raman Raj Claims Disability, Getting Full $264,000 Salary Six Months Later

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

It started a little over a month ago with a tip that came from inside the Department of Water and Power: Raman Raj is still on DWP payroll. It was hard to believe. Raj was summarily fired as chief operating … Continue reading →

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Friends and Enemies: Which Side Are You On?

Posted on April 22, 2010 by

You can tell a lot about a guy from the people he chooses as his friends — and his enemies. The mayor counts as friends a circle that includes lobbyists, developers and big shots who are getting rich off of … Continue reading →

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It’s Time for Action and Saturday’s NC “Action Summit” Is the Starting Point

Posted on September 28, 2009 by

“Less Talk – More Action” — That’s the theme of an innovative program coming this Saturday as a counter to the city-run and organized Congress of Neighborhoods set for the following Saturday, Oct. 10. The Neighborhood Councils Action Summit grew … Continue reading →

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How Antonio Politicized and Corrupted City Hall

Posted on March 6, 2009 by

On the day before Tuesday’s primary, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Chief Bill Bratton got publicity all over the news media with their boasts that the LAPD had reached a record number of police officers – just 105 short of the … Continue reading →

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The Solar 8: Our Legal Defense

Posted on December 31, 2008 by

The question of whether the “No on Prop. B” ballot argument is false and misleading will go before Judge David Yaffe at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday Jan. 8, 2009 in Department 86. Mitchell Schwartz, president of the Los Angeles League … Continue reading →

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Don’t Miss This: Nick Patsaouras on ‘Which Way, L.A.?’ on City Hall’s Outrageous Solar Energy Bond Issue Proposal

Posted on November 10, 2008 by

Warren Olney takes on the solar energy scam plan at 7 p.m. Monday on KCRW 89.9 http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/ww/ww081110green_power_jobs_and/# Here’s the website promo: ‘Green Power,’ Jobs and City Hall Politics Host: Warren Olney Produced by: Karen Radziner MON NOV 10, 2008

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