Tag Archives: Tim Cavanaugh

The White Elephant That Bleeds the City Treasury Dry — LA Convention Center and Its Bloated Payroll

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

Editor’s Note: City Hall wants to tear down half the LA Convention Center, borrow $350 million on top of the $450 million already owed on it and then turn over its operation to AEG to profit from an entertainment complex … Continue reading →

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REASON Magazine: Community Redevelopment — The $6 Billion Scam

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

Jerry Brown’s Plan to Kill Community ‘Redevelopment’ Is Fiscally Sound, Morally Right and Probably DoomedTIM CAVANAUGH, Senior Editor Reason Magazine At what point does a public institution move beyond mere self-interest or ineffectuality and become actively evil? Two proposals in … Continue reading →

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