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Councilman Paul Krekorian has released an infographic about how he is spending a portion of the budget for their San Fernando Valley district.
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He is showing his business acumen. Recent disclosure reports show that Sherman earned over $650,000 just based on investing his campaign contributions.
Special districts fight turf wars while cities fight off escalating rates. Has the system that manages water in the L.A. Basin broken down?
Unwinding the state's 400 redevelopment agencies is underway while at the same time some in the legislature want to turn back the clock, but just a little.
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Last week when Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa delivered his state of the city address he largely avoided the main topic facing the city: the budget. Instead, it focused on transportation.
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Currently political bloggers do not have to disclose whether they are paid by a political campaign. A new proposal would change all of that.
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L.A. County Board of Supervisors have little need to persuade voters to vote for them, they have no challengers. Yet three of them are amassing large campaign war chests.
Politics and unaccountable regional governments are a costly mixture for water consumers.
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The Fish and Game Commission President's mountain lion hunting trip got him tripped up in California's Political Reform Act.
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The city of Los Angeles will hold an international design competition for a redesign of the 6th Street Bridge.
State Senator BIll Emmerson addresses the Senate | Photo courtesy Senator Emmerson
His voting record is extremely conservative, so why does the right-most wing of his own party reject him?
It's not just the city of Los Angeles with revenue problems. A "clueless" County Tax Assessor is getting the blame.
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