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Englander’s ‘Don’t Vote for Me’ Mailer, Abuse of Power by Huizar, Cardenas and LaBonge

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

Despite his well-documented confusion about what day it is, Tom LaBonge’s perfect recall of a goal line stand that defeated Eagle Rock High was on full display Friday at the City Council — the last meeting before election day — … 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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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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Gambling $52 million on the Grandiose Avenue Project Without Asking Any Serious Questions

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

It’s a shame smart guys like Eric Garcetti don’t put their brains to better use than to sell fantasies to the public on how the investment of just $52 of their money in a parking garage for the Broad Museum … Continue reading →

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Lawless in California: Standing in the Doors of Schoolhouses, Police and Fire Stations

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

ACTION ALERT: The Community Redevelopment Agency Board meets at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Garland Center, 1200 W. 7th St., to rush through approval on a variety of projects, including $648,100 for guidebooks and mobile apps for downtown, Koreatown and Hollywood and … Continue reading →

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Huizar Under Fire as Eastside Council Campaign Heats Up

Posted on December 17, 2010 by

In what is shaping up as the roughest and toughest election battle in the March 8 primary, Councilman Jose Huizar took a hit in La Opinion on Friday over turning over funds to the city that were intended for local … Continue reading →

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Council Cowards Cower in Face of D’Arcy’s Bullying on DWP Rate Payer Advocate

Posted on November 16, 2010 by

Eric Garcetti showed his true color Tuesday — yellow, the color of the coward. After months of effort by concerned citizens and three months of Council public hearings, the man who would be mayor cut a  last-minute deal with IBEW … Continue reading →

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Council Cowards Cower in Face of D’Arcy’s Bullying on DWP Rate Payer Advocate

Posted on November 16, 2010 by

Eric Garcetti showed his true color Tuesday — yellow, the color of the coward. After months of effort by concerned citizens and three months of Council public hearings, the man who would be mayor cut a  last-minute deal with IBEW … Continue reading →

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Killing Solar Energy Hopes for LA — The Battle to Reform the DWP

Posted on November 12, 2010 by

The problem seriously ignorant people like Tom LaBonge often have is they think everyone is as uninformed and ill-informed as they are and that no one is smart enough to understand what they’re really saying in their torrent of mostly … Continue reading →

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Squelching the Voices of the People

Posted on October 19, 2010 by

BY POPULAR DEMAND Dennis Zine and Paul Koretz teamed up Friday to squelch Zuma Dogg and Matt Dowd from raising questions about allowing indicted felon Richard ALarcon to allocate discretionary funds from his Council account. Then Tom LaBonge proposed cutting … Continue reading →

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