LA Weekly HOME RUN Issue (City Hall is the ball park, and shadiness is the ball!)

Wow! What a home-run issue of LA Weekly this week! I saw Patrick's cover story this morning, and then saw the rest of the issue. Nothing but hits, baby! You got the "Safest city the '50's" story, DWP $30 Million SLUSH FUND story, Jane Usher Slams Current LA City Planning Department, Jan Perry's Grand Ave Project shadiness (as if it's anything BUT) and way more good bad stuff to read! Here are links to all the fun:

Bratton: L.A. Is as Safe as 1956

By Patrick Range McDonald
DWP Slush Fund

By Daniel Heimpel

In Los Angeles vs. All Persons, a tough judge makes Villaraigosa return $30 million
L.A.'s Density Bonus Blowup

By Daniel Heimpel

A judge says City Hall broke the law by allowing outsize projects
Jane Usher Slams Gail Goldberg

By Steven Leigh Morris

A former commission president slams L.A.'s planning director as a developer sellout
On City Officials: Useless and Overpaid? Or Just Weekly Hyperbole?

By L.A. Weekly readers
Jan Perry's Grand Avenue Conflict

By Tibby Rothman

An L.A. politician votes for public subsidies that boost her home's value
Donald T. Sterling's Fake Homeless Center

And THIS little ole story that may come "Tumblin' Down" on City Hall like John Mellencamp on MTV in the 80's.

George Torres, Numero Uno No More: Even After His Racketeering Conviction, Questions Remain About Which L.A. Political and Business Figures Were Influenced by His Money

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Thursday, April 30, 2009