Tag Archives: richard macnaughton

Want City Hall to Hear You? Forget Public Comment. Stop Writing Letters. Get a Lawyer.

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

Just like that with a snap of the fingers, good old boy Tom LaBonge got approval for the residents of Solar Drive high in the Hollywood Hills to install gates on their public street to keep out the riffraff, effectively … Continue reading →

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1601 N. Vine: A Bill of Indictment for Fraud Against the People

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

On Wednesday, Herb Wesson’s City Council Committee approved the city’s gift of $4.7 million to developer Hal Katersky and his Pacifica Ventures company to build an office building at 1601 N. Vine St. in Hollywood, ignoring specific allegations of fraud … Continue reading →

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UPDATED: Demand for a Criminal Investigation of the CRA Deal for 1601 N. Vine St.

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

UPDATE: LA Weekly’s Jill Stewart picked up on this item and wrote that to call for an investigation, the “mini-Politburo — 15 Los Angeles City Council members … would have to vote to sic (City Attorney) Trutanich on themselves. God, … Continue reading →

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Mechanics of Power: Squeeze Plays and Double Talk

Posted on October 19, 2009 by

For years, the policies of City Hall have chased away middle class jobs and residents to the suburbs and neighboring states. Home ownership has fallen from more than 60 percent to barely 40 percent. The living wage  has replaced the … Continue reading →

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