Tag Archives: pay-to-play

Bocanegra, Fuentes, Padilla and the Game of Special Interest Money, Sponsored Legislation and Political Musical Chairs

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

UPDATED WITH MORE DETAILS ABOUT FUNDING, INCLUDING A SECOND SUPER PAC THAT POURED MONEY AT THE LAST MINUTE INTO BOCANEGRA’S CAMPAIGN TO OPPOSE ALARCON AND INTO REPUBLICAN RICARDO BENITEZ’S CAMPAIGN TO SUPPRESS THE COUNCILMAN’S VOTE. A lot of people took … Continue reading →

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Stench of New York Pay-to-Play Scandal Hits LA City Hall

Posted on April 24, 2009 by

For months, the rumor mill has heated up over possible federal investigations of various individuals inside City Hall’s narrow political culture. There was nothing to back them up until now. David Zahniser and Walter Hamilton of the LA Times posted … Continue reading →

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Prop. B Is for Bribery and Blackmail — Political Power, Not Solar Power

Posted on December 28, 2008 by

This is pay-to-play pure and simple. The DWP and the IBEW union that runs it blocked solar energy development in Los Angeles for a decade, demanding that the utility own all major solar installations and that the work of installing … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Community Activists, Hot Topics, Los Angeles, Solar Energy | Tagged , , , | 19 Comments

Wonder where your trash fees are going? Cops? Better services? Don’t be silly…it’s a PR ripoff

Posted on September 7, 2008 by

Call me naive, call me stupid, slap me upside my head, but I somehow thought there was a mayoral ban on city agencies hiring outside public relations firms — a prohibition put in place by Jim Hahn to cover his … Continue reading →

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