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Written by Patrick Range McDonald on . Posted in LOS ANGELES.

And, the Big Buck Beat Goes On: Developer Lobbyists Paying Off LA’s Politicians

Since 2000, developers and other real estate power players have forked over at least $6.4 million in campaign contributions to L.A. politicians. Developers have also spent millions on lobbyists to woo City Council members and city agencies…

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Written by Tony Butka on . Posted in LOS ANGELES.

Bocanegra Rides Again: Running LA Schools from Sacramento

That’s right. AB 1217, states up front that, “This bill would establish a state school located in a county with a population of more than 3,500,000.”  Now, I don’t pretend to know which billionaire turned sudden education expert is behind…

‘Downtown’ to Constituents: ‘Shut Up’!

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on .

LA Could Learn Some Planning Lessons from the Emerald City

Written by Dick Platkin on .

Let Me Count the Ways … of Counting Transit Riders

Written by Matthew Hetz on .

The Great Mass Transit Disaster Waiting in the Wings

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on .

Time to Get Off the Train

Written by David Bell on .

Fake News: My Very Own Focus Group

Written by Denyse Selesnick on .

Garcetti Keeping the Lid on LA’s $1.2 Billion Homeless-Reduction Bond Measure

Written by Eric Preven & Joshua Preven on .

The Usual Anti-Transit Suspects: Still Wrong ... But Not ALL Wrong

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on .

Trump Screwed Up Democracy, Silicon Valley Will Finish the Job

Written by Joel Kotkin on .

All Thoughts Not Golden … There is LA Angst Over the Olympics

Written by Brendan Whalen on .

Congress of Neighborhoods Needs to Tackle the BIG Issues

Written by Jay Handal on .

How to Deal with the World’s First Troll-Based Presidency

Written by David Bell on .

 

 

 

 

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