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LA's road to ruin lies in maintaining the unmaintainable 9 Aug 2013 | 12:15 am
The challenge of the next generation in Los Angeles: paying for the crap our forefathers built with money borrowed from the future (i.e. us). That challenge has been staring us down throughout Mayor ...
My Questions for Gil Cedillo 7 Aug 2013 | 05:17 am
Questions for Gil Cedillo while he is on his listening tour of CD 1: (1) My daughter and I visit a lot of different parks - and with few exceptions we are always let down by a lack of swings. How muc...
Politics, Pensions, and Strong Towns. 20 Mar 2013 | 12:38 am
I don't know about your city or town, but in mine public employee unions play an outsized role in local elections. In Los Angeles (you know, small town America) we recently had a primary election that...
Why I am voting for Jose Gardea for City Council in 2013 5 Mar 2013 | 11:46 pm
I have voted for Jose Gardea's opponent several times over the past few years - and I am honored to have met and had a chance to interact with a tough, brave, courageous, and driven Gil Cedillo. Cedil...
Why I am voting for Eric Garcetti for Los Angeles' Mayor in 2013 5 Mar 2013 | 01:38 pm
I am voting for Eric Garcetti for mayor of Los Angeles. The way I see it, LA is in for some serious selling out of the public interest by our elected leaders in order to guarantee our bond rating is ...
Fight over LA City Pensions ought to center on fiscally sustainable infrastructure 11 Feb 2013 | 11:32 pm
When LA's City Employee Retirement System has been growing since 1983 at around 10% on average, where is the funding shortage coming from w. pension crisis? Makes me think the whole pension crisis deb...
Glenn Gritzner, hit-and-run lobbyist, back on the roads 10 Jan 2013 | 05:01 am
Lobbyist Glenn Gritzner, a lobbyist, hit Don Ward with his car late one night on Glendale Boulevard and left Don for dead. Don was able to memorize a partial license plate and the make of the car. The...
Campaign for a Car-Free Lincoln Park, Pt. 5 4 Oct 2012 | 11:17 pm
My jaw dropped the other day when a friend pointed out to me that the peak hour parking restrictions on Mission Dr. alongside Lincoln Park in Lincoln Heights had been removed. I started chronicling t...
APN's and Property Values 13 Apr 2012 | 10:03 pm
I have been kicking around the idea of compiling a long list of Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN's) for properties on North Broadway in Lincoln Heights and North Figueroa Street in Eagle Rock/Garvanza/Hig...
Who is Rick Santorum? 6 Jan 2012 | 07:00 pm
I just heard that Rick Santorum is running for president, and that he was once a U.S. Senator. Who is Rick Santorum
