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According to a report heard in today's Los Angeles City Council Budget and Finance Committee meeting, a staggering $42.6 million in grant funds has been "lost and found" by the City's Department of Transportation (LADOT).  Read More...

If Livable Streets advocates were deciding the race to replace Eric Garcetti in CD 13, Mitch O’Farrell, a Garcetti deputy, would win in a land slide. Read More...

The two Los Angeles mayoral candidates pledged Tuesday to make education a priority, telling radio listeners during a live debate that the city's economy depends on improving its schools. Read More...

Eric Garcetti wants to be the next Mayor of Los Angeles. As a citizen, I’m endorsing him because Los Angeles needs him to fix its broken personnel system. Read More...

Ok, the mail ballots have gone out, there's less than a month until the election, and it's time for my follow-up article on the CD 13 Race. As you will recall, John Choi is the insider favorite with major backing from backing from his former… Read More...

INSIDE CITY HALL - In Los Angeles, Wendy Greuel is the City Controller. But she wants to be the City Mayor, and she’s asking the voters to promote her to that office next month. Read More...

MONEY IN POLITICS - On May 21st, in addition to electing a new mayor, five new city council members, a city attorney, a city controller and choosing from among three dueling medical marijuana propositions, Angelenos will be asked to weigh in on the… Read More...

MY 2013 RUNOFF ELECTION PICKS - For those who want to know --- some so they can vote the other way:  Read More...

ELECTION PERSPECTIVE - Although polls for national races tend to be highly predictive, I do not necessarily buy into local polls. Therefore, the most recent USC/Los Angeles Times Poll, showing Garcetti with a 10 point lead and Zine with a 12 point… Read More...

ALMOST CERTAIN ETHICS VIOLATION - LA City Controller Wendy Greuel's campaign for mayor has come under scrutiny after a Cerritos newspaper published emails showing the Controller soliciting campaign contributions, discussing endorsements and… Read More...

Think running for mayor is easy? Just imagine what it will be like to actually try to manage this city. The advice is coming in from all over - business and community leaders, labor leaders, other politicians, environmentalists, activists and others. Read More...

The Valley Alliance of Neighborhood Councils attracts not only the biggest names in local politics, but proves it can bring them together for the same event. Read More...

LA POLITICS - I had the pleasure of meeting former mayoral runoff candidate Emanuel Pleitez last Saturday night at a roundtable discussion on the Mark Isler radio show (AM 870) and despite the Democratic/Republican format the tone was both pleasant… Read More...

LAUSD Board of Education Vice President and celebrated education reformer Tamar Galatzan has endorsed Ana Cubas in the closely contested race to become the next Councilmember for the 9th District. Read More...

MAYORAL DEBATE REVIEW - Tonight’s mayoral debate was hosted by the American Jewish University. The campus is situated at the top of Sepulveda Pass, overlooking the busy 405 – the freeway of perpetual agony and frustration. Read More...