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Desperate Tom LaBonge Dirties Himself with Last-Minute Smear Campaign

Posted on March 5, 2011 by

I was going to let this go because last-minute smear tactics on the weekend before voters go to the polls is distasteful, a violation of journalistic ethics that I’ve only seen violated once in the mainstream media when the LA … Continue reading →

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LA Clean Sweep’s Mailer, Cable Ad Blitz to Elect Candidates Committed to Fixing City Hall and

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

It’s crunch time, Election Weekend, and the mailboxes and TV are filled with political ads for Tuesday’s city election. Thanks to the efforts and contributions of many, LA Clean Sweep has joined the party with a blitz of door hangers, … Continue reading →

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LA Clean Sweep’s Mailer, Cable Ad Blitz to Elect Candidates Committed to Fixing City Hall

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

It’s crunch time, Election Weekend, and the mailboxes and TV are filled with political ads for Tuesday’s city election. Thanks to the efforts and contributions of many, LA Clean Sweep has joined the party with a blitz of door hangers, … Continue reading →

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Every Vote Counts: Volunteer to Help Elect Council Candidates Who Will Serve You

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

City Hall will stop at nothing to protect and preserve a political system of privileged insiders that has failed the city’s four million residents and its business community. Nearly three years into a financial crisis caused by years of over-spending, … Continue reading →

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Walking Precincts for Stephen Box: A Lesson from Voters on How to Change LA

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Daily News on Sunday endorsed community leader Stephen Box for City Council in District 4 over Tom LaBonge, saying Box “has fresh ideas about how to make the city work for its residents, an excitement about shaking … Continue reading →

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Real L.A. News from the Virtual World: City Council Races Heating Up

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

Guns Holstered, No More Bullets in Heads — Peace Reigns (for the Moment) in Martinez vs. Huizar Race Jose Huizar’s campaign director Parke Skelton, who thrives on digging up dirt and slinging it as mud, says: “We have immediately instructed … Continue reading →

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Why Tom LaBonge Should Retire for the Good of the City He Loves

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

No greater love has anyone for the City of Angels than to devote most of his adult life to its public service. For that, Tom LaBonge deserves honor as LA’s ambassador to sister cities, its amateur historian and official greeter … 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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Reinvention of Journalism and the Rebirth of Free Speech

Posted on September 27, 2009 by

A lot of great news people I’ve known have left the profession, some just fed up with the way things were going, some no longer regarded with favor at a time when staffs are shrinking and standards are falling. Since … Continue reading →

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The Hummer vs. The Cyclists: LAPD Rides Roughshod over the Bikers

Posted on May 14, 2009 by

Bike activists — long aggrieved over the city’s failure to make the streets safe for cyclists — swarmed around Van Nuys City Hall a week ago and then spent 90 minutes demanding an investigation into a recent night-time incident downtown … Continue reading →

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