POWERFUL COMMENTARY on DWP Rate Increase Proposed by Villaraigosa (Aka: Collateral Damage) Another 14% Metro Water Department (MWD) Increase On Top Of DWP Rate Increase...(What Is The City Thinking?) Adding Injury to Insult: The Real Impact of the DWP Rate Increases By Albert...
L.A. considers plan to increase trash fees Excuse me! You didn't even hire the cops you promised from the original trash collection fee (where did the money go, by the way) -- and now you are talking about increasing it already? Nice try! ...
UCLA Hospital to fire workers for snooping on Britney Spears UCLA disciplined workers for looking at Spears' records after the birth of her first son...now this! I don't know why this story was filed under "Entertainment" on the LA Times website? Not a...
Does Los Angeles City Councilmember Ed Reyes Want To Turn Lincoln Heights Into "Bourbon Street" Zone (In The Name of "Economic Development") Wow...first Los Angeles City Councilmember Ed Reyes is hell bent on approving the big Liquor Arcade less than 500 feet from three schools in Lincoln Heights (Las Villas) -- but now it appears as..
DWP Lawsuit Preview: Line Item 36 & 185 (See Empire Contract) You've read exclusively on LA Daily Blog about the lawsuit against DWP that a judge refused to allow a settlement over, so that it can be heard, publicly, by a jury... One of the big issues that is...
LOS ANGELES CITY ALERT!!!: Los Angeles City Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa To Place HUD Money In Hands Of Gang Czar And Out Of Sight From Public Laura Chick is going to make a presentation at the LAUSD special meeting, Tuesday at 10:00 AM in the blue room on Villaraigosa's plan to take the HUD money and put it directly in the hands of Jeff...
Chick, Cardenas tangle in gang-proposal `turf war' In a tensely awaited confrontation over the future of Los Angeles' anti-gang programs, City Controller Laura Chick and Councilman Tony Cardenas butted heads Friday over her proposals to revamp the city structure and move the programs under the authority of the Mayor's Office.
Sierra Club Written Opposition: Sierra Club Opposes Autry Expansion in Griffith Park From Sierra Club website: Griffith Park Expansion Submitted by Central Group; approved Nov. 2007, Dec. 2007, Jan. 2008, as submitted and amended. WHEREAS, the massive Griffith Park expansion..
MUSIC VIDEO: (Spitzer Gal) Ashley Alexander Dupree -- What You Want You know what...this song isn't only "not bad"...it's damn good (if you like J. Lo style hip-hop). She could be the next Miley Ray Cyrus as Hannah Montana. It's Ashley Alexander Dupree as Kristen...
$800,000 Starting Point: City of Los Angeles To Hire Outside Council vs Estate of Christopher Wallace (Aka: Notorious B.I.G.) From 3/13/08 Council Referral Agenda: OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY ROCKTARD J. DELGADILLDO SHITY ATTORNEY REQUEST FOR CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(a) REPORT RE:...
Las Lomas Fight Heads To City Council Next Week: Councilman Greig Smith (CD12) has... Councilman Greig Smith (CD12) has sent out an email alerting opponents of the Las Lomas project that he will be introducing a motion "to have the City make a formal policy decision to stop the massive Las Lomas development project."
Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa Needs To Do More Address Skyrocketing Rents (But That Would Mean Less Money From Powerful Developers) David Lazarus wrote an article in LA Times called, "Renters priced out of L.A.". As I read, it reminded me of a lot of things I learned doing research for the article on SCAG (Southern California...
Education Officials Say Budget Cuts Could Lead To 20,000 Layoffs As many as 20,000 teachers, administrators, librarians, school nurses and other support staff could be laid off across California in response to proposed state budget cuts, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell said Friday.
Schwarzenegger on CA's Growth Plan Click screen shot for video Schwarzenegger spins/comfort investors over State bond sales due to Bear Stearns crisisClick screen shot for video Previous stories on...
L.A. council says it will cut its office funds After Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa chided Los Angeles City Council workers for not taking unpaid leave to save the city money, council members upped the ante Thursday by saying they would put up $1.2 million in office funds to help balance the budget.
LA Daily Blog After Hours: Enter THE EMPERORS CLUB (V.I.P. Website) Enter The Emperors Club V.I.P website for everyday Johns and New York Governors. New House Rules: 1) May not leave State with employee 2) Do not withdraw large amounts of money from...
California Governor Arnold Schwarzengger Says "No" To Drivers Licenses For Illegal Immigrants California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to Terminate Drivers Licenses for Illegal: In a meeting with the Daily News editorial board this morning, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made his previously...
Southland home prices tumble fast Region sees a 19% decline from the peak in less than a year. Experts predict a continuing slide.
LA Residents Ask Los Angeles City Council to RESPECT THE CHARTER Regarding DWP Rate Increases Subject: Respect the Charter March 11, 2008 Respect the Charter You would have thought that Antonio Villaraigosa, of all people, would respect the City Charter. But unfortunately, the Mayor, along...
Villaraigosa's Cousin, John Perez Annointed New Assemblymember of AD 46 (Replacing Termed Out Nunez) If anyone thinks you can just decide to run for elected office in Southern California is fooling themselves. Unless you get tapped on the shoulder by the powers in charge -- either get out of the...
Los Angeles may be in a financial crisis, but that sure ain't the case for LA County Board of Supervisors Executive Offices! Bonanza for county CEOs Costs swell for deputy officials, raising ire of taxpayer advocates By Troy Anderson, Staff Writer 03/09/2008 Nearly a year after Los Angeles County supervisors...
VIDEO: The Incredible Hulk (2008), Batman - Dark Knight (Joker) and Zuma Dogg Movie Trailers Here's a sneak peak at the movie trailer for the new Hulk 2 movie starring Ed Norton and Nick Nolte and Batman - The Dark Knight starring Heath Ledger. HULK BATMAN ZUMA DOGG More LA Daily Blog
VIDEO: An Hour With Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Charlie Rose (PBS) This interview from February '08 starts off talking about the Clinton campaign, but hang in there...it's priceless. The Mayor puts his foot in his mouth at least once, Charlie doesn't give him an...
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