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Brian Doherty

Brian Doherty is a senior editor at Reason magazine and Reason.com. He is author of three books This is Burning Man (2004, Little, Brown; paperback BenBella, 2006) and Radicals for Capitalism: A History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement (PublicAffairs, 2007), and Gun Control on Trial (Cato Institute, 2008).

Doherty's reporting and essays have appeared in The Washington PostThe Wall Street JournalLos Angeles TimesMother JonesSpinNational ReviewThe Weekly StandardSan Francisco Chronicle and dozens of other publications, and he has been a commentator on hundreds of radio and TV shows, including Fox News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor and CNN Headline News' Glenn Beck Show.

He ran a small indie record label, Cherry Smash Records, from 1993-2001, and has lived in Los Angeles since July 1994.

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New Police Chief Beck moves his two top contenders for LAPD head around--one up, one down--and otherwise establishes his mark on his new post, and on the city.
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This week looks like it will finally be the moment that City Council issues a new set of regulations for medical pot dispensaries. So, how many will they allow?
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The Board of Regents have officially approved a 32% rate hike in undergraduate tuition, generating protests at UCLA that resulted in 12 student arrests.
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A combination of corroded old iron, unusually high reservoir levels, and pressure are likely to blame for the vast number of recent water main breaks.
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D.A. Cooley says that he doesn't care if the City Council wants to make over the counter sales legal for medical pot dispensaries--he'll ignore them.
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Police chiefs might not usually need to win over the public, but Charlie Beck will attempt to do just that after it surfaced that his election was the result of a mayoral power play.
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The city controller's office--currently filled by Wendy Greuel--may be deprived of the legal power to audit other elected officials programs if a current court decision is finalized.
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's new 30-year "Long Term Transportation Plan" has a lot for the Westside, but other constituencies aren't thrilled.
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After many tense negotiations, the state legislature has come out with a new water policy for the coming decades, including new restrictions on water use.
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Deputy Chief Charlie Beck moves into the top spot at LAPD, unsurprisingly--but the decision to name him wasn't as simple as some expected.
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It's official: no one officially wants to be the Democratic governor of California, leaving the "exploratory" Jerry Brown as the heir apparent to his old throne.
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A proposed fee hike to $500 for citizens challenging development decisions before the City Council seems to have been derailed for now.
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