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Impounding the LAPD: No License, Phony Insurance and ID, Not to Worry — This is LA, It’s All OK. To Hell with the Law

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

It took 25 years and hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars — from the PDID police spying scandal to the Rodney King beating to the Rampart scandal to a federal takeover –to reform the Los Angeles Police Department and restore … Continue reading →

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D-Day for LA Police Commission: Is the Law Supreme or Politics When It Comes to Impounding Cars?

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

UPDATE: Confronted with questions raised by the State Legislative Counsel on whether its proposed policy is legal and where City Attorney Carmen Trutanich stands given his conflicted positions, the Police Commission put off a decision Tuesday on a new car … Continue reading →

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Beck in the Box: Amnesty for Unlicensed, Uninsured Drivers with Unregistered Cars

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

So much for public safety. Obedient as always to the will of his political masters, Chief Charlie Beck is moving rapidly to please the mayor’s desire to all but halt impounding of cars of motorists driving without a license. In … Continue reading →

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Red Light Cameras, Pink Toy Guns, Wayward Cops — Sanity in the City Hall Asylum

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

Hard as it may be to believe, there is a logical theory to the way L.A. city government is organized that is supposed to provide honesty and efficiency and balance the competing interests in a complex society. The theory is … Continue reading →

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DWP’s Scofflaw Problem: Operating a Parking Lot Without a Permit

Posted on May 3, 2010 by

Psst! Don’t tell anyone but if you got charged for parking at the DWP Headquarters at 111 N. Hope St., you were ripped off. The DWP has been charging visitors and other non-employees $16 a day — recently raised to … Continue reading →

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LAPD and the Mishandled Millions

Posted on December 16, 2009 by

Warnings about how Bill Bratton’s LAPD managed the public’s money percolated out of the grimy walls of Parker Center from time to time, runaway overtime, loose spending controls, the Police Foundation slush fund, secret licensing deals. But Bratton was untouchable … Continue reading →

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