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US President Barack Obama's motorcade encounters Los Angeles traffic on its way to the NBC Studios in Burbank on October 25, 2011. | Photo: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
It is certainly not President Obama's fault that our current set of campaign finance laws necessitates fundraising, fundraising, and then some more fundraising, but it seems he does have control over when and where he does his campaign events.
Polling of the mostly unscientific kind puts Los Angeles up and puts Los Angeles down.
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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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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 city of Los Angeles will hold an international design competition for a redesign of the 6th Street Bridge.
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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The city currently has a $222 million budget deficit. That number is only expected to rise in the next few years. Something will have to give.
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