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Written by Tony Butka on January 19 2017. Posted in LOS ANGELES.

Get Ready for a Fight In CD 1: Joe Bray-Ali Cleans Up Nice!

EASTSIDER-The smart money crowd (Democrat insiders, lobbyists, developers and their progeny) have already basically claimed victory for incumbent Gil Cedillo. You can tell by the fact that they are warehousing campaign funds and, so far, a…

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Written by Dick Platkin on January 19 2017. Posted in LOS ANGELES.

Big Real Estate’s Big Bamboozle to Beat Back Measure S on March 7

PLATKIN ON PLANNING-In an increasingly desperate tactic to stop Measure S, Big Real Estate -- a handful of large real estate companies -- is opting for the Big Bamboozle. They are pulling out all the stops to defeat the Neighborhood Integr…

Exposed: LA’s Mayor In another Transparency Pickle … Department of Justice Involved

Written by Eric Preven and Joshua Preven on January 19 2017.

Councilman Koretz Caves on Caruso Tower … Faces Grassroots Backlash, Calls to Step Down

Written by David Saltsburg on January 19 2017.

In LA’s Latino Neighborhoods, 7% of Homeowners Owe More than Homes Are Worth

Written by Fred Mariscal on January 16 2017.

Garcetti (Still) Hallucinates about the NFL

Written by Daniel Guss on January 16 2017.

Garcetti Appoints Transparency-Denier Llewellyn as Interim CAO

Written by Daniel Guss on January 16 2017.

Dark Clouds Over DC: Inauguration Boycott, Women's March Momentum Continue to Grow

Written by Deirdre Fulton on January 16 2017.

Cedillo Continues to Swim in Treacherous Campaign Waters

Written by Beth Cone Kramer on January 16 2017.

All Pudding, No Meat – Put the Brakes on LA’s ‘Sky’s the Limit’ Over-Development with Measure S

Written by David (Zuma Dogg) Saltzburg on January 16 2017.

A Magical Moment at LAX

Written by Matthew Hetz on January 16 2017.

Villaraigosa: California Must Spread the Wealth

Written by Jerry Roberts and Phil Trounstine on January 16 2017.

The Race is On: A Critical Vote on ‘Development’ In LA Nears Finish Line

Written by Tim Deegan on January 16 2017.

Party Houses: The End Is Near

Written by Dianne V. Lawrence on January 16 2017.

LA City Council Gets Last Shot at Fixing Mansionization, Saving Your Neighborhood … Wednesday is ‘D’ Day

Written by Shelley Wagers on January 16 2017.

Memo to LAUSD Board Candidates: Give us Plans, Not Platitudes!

Written by Leonard Isenberg on January 16 2017.

LA’s Steven Mnuchin: Can this Would-be Treasury Secretary Stop the Looming Massive Federal Bailouts of Local Governments Like Ours?

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on January 16 2017.

The Slaves of La La Land—and South Los Angeles

Written by Joe Mathews on January 12 2017.

California Speaks: ‘Kill ‘em and Kill ‘em Faster … Why Prop 66 was a Mistake

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on January 12 2017.

City Hall’s Magic Elixir: Ban Soft Corruption, Update Our Community Plans

Written by Dick Platkin on January 12 2017.

Gil Cedillo’s Campaign Ship Sailing into Rough Waters?

Written by Beth Cone Kramer on January 12 2017.

LA DWP #2 (Pay Your Bill Help)

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