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| [Title](# "Select to sort by this column") | [Published Date](# "Select to sort by this column") | [Author](# "Select to sort by this column") |

|---|---|---|
| [ Time to Implement a Competency Test for City Hall ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2784-time-to-implement-a-competency-test-for-city-hall) | February 06 2012 | Stephen Box |
| [ The Thinking Person’s Guide to Campaign 2012 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2785-the-thinking-persons-guide-to-campaign-2012) | February 06 2012 | Bill Boyarsky |
| [ The DWP Is Not the City Council’s Candy Store ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2786-the-dwp-is-not-the-city-councils-candy-store) | February 06 2012 | Jack Humphreville |
| [ Hollywood Needs More than Window Dressing and Bogus Claims to Boom Again ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2787-hollywood-needs-more-than-window-dressing-and-bogus-claims-to-boom-again) | February 06 2012 | Dick Platkin |
| [ Bipartisanship Shouldn’t Just Be Nuclear ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2788-bipartisanship-shouldnt-just-be-nuclear) | February 06 2012 | Philip Taubman |
| [ Are Asians Now “The Other White Meat”? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2789-are-asians-now-the-other-white-meat) | February 06 2012 | Ken Alpern |
| [ Antonio and Herb and the Los Angeles Open ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2790-antonio-and-herb-and-the-los-angeles-open) | February 06 2012 | ‘Screenplay’ by Jack Humphreville |
| [ Sign Company Lobbyists Raining Big Bucks on City Hall ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2791-sign-company-lobbyists-raining-big-bucks-on-city-hall) | February 06 2012 | Dennis Hathaway |
| [ The 99% and the Mirage of Wealth ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2792-the-99-and-the-mirage-of-wealth) | February 06 2012 | Jim Conn |
| [ The RFK Assassination Case Must be Reopened and Here’s Why ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2793-the-rfk-assassination-case-must-be-reopened-and-heres-why) | February 06 2012 | Mikko Alanne |
| [ Moving Lips ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2794-moving-lips) | February 06 2012 | Paul Hatfield |
| [ I Need Your Help ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2795-i-need-your-help) | February 06 2012 | Antonio Villaraigosa |
| [ The Audacity of La Raza Redistricting ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2796-the-audacity-of-la-raza-redistricting) | February 09 2012 | Joseph Mailander |
| [ Prop 8 Court Ruling: A Win for Equality, an Embarrassment for the Nation ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2797-prop-8-court-ruling-a-win-for-equality-an-embarrassment-for-the-nation) | February 09 2012 | Charles Karel Bouley |
| [ Miramonte School Disaster: No One Listening Then … No One Listening Now! ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2798-miramonte-school-disaster-no-one-listening-then-no-one-listening-now) | February 09 2012 | Diana L. Chapman |
| [ City Hall: All Motions, No Action ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2799-city-hall-all-motions-no-action) | February 09 2012 | Stephen Box |
| [ Elections Are for Suckers ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2800-elections-are-for-suckers) | February 09 2012 | Robert Scheer |
| [ Another Stinker: City Hall’s Trash Franchise Payoff ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2801-another-stinker-city-halls-trash-franchise-payoff) | February 09 2012 | Jack Humphreville |
| [ GOP Candidates Misjudging the ‘Market’ ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2802-gop-candidates-misjudging-the-market) | February 09 2012 | Tina Dupuy |
| [ Governor Brown: Biting the Bullet on the Bullet Train ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2803-governor-brown-biting-the-bullet-on-the-bullet-train) | February 09 2012 | Ken Alpern |
| [ LA Coughing Up $2.1 Million to Settle 12-Year Old Billboard Lawsuit ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2804-la-coughing-up-21-million-to-settle-12-year-old-billboard-lawsuit) | February 09 2012 | Dennis Hathaway |
| [ The A.V.S. Costa Angelena ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2805-the-avs-costa-angelena) | February 09 2012 | Paul Hatfield |
| [ Are You Running With Me (for President) Jesus? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2806-are-you-running-with-me-for-president-jesus) | February 09 2012 | Jim Conn |
| [ Video Confirms: Councilman Parks Using Intimidation, Front Groups in Redistricting Battle ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2807-video-confirms-councilman-parks-using-intimidation-front-groups-in-redistricting-battle) | February 09 2012 | Clint Simmons |
| [ Koreatown Attorney Decries Secret Meetings, Says Wesson Enemies are Punished ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2808-koreatown-attorney-decries-secret-meetings-says-wesson-enemies-are-punished) | February 09 2012 | Hillel Aron, Jill Stewart |
| [ Union Bo$$ d’Arcy’s “Investment” Pays Off Big Time ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2810-union-bo-darcys-investment-pays-off-big-time) | February 13 2012 | Jack Humphreville |
| [ Tough Love for LA on Valentine’s Day ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2811-tough-love-for-la-on-valentines-day) | February 13 2012 | Ron Galperin |
| [ Sex, Singles and the Presidency ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2812-sex-singles-and-the-presidency) | February 13 2012 | Joel Kotkin |
| [ LA Neighborhood Councils: The Evolution of the Revolution ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2813-la-neighborhood-councils-the-evolution-of-the-revolution) | February 13 2012 | Stephen Box |
| [ Judge Puts Heart into Prop 8 Ruling ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2814-judge-puts-heart-into-prop-8-ruling) | February 13 2012 | Bill Boyarsky |
| [ Jimbo and Me – In Search of the Elusive Professor Dolan ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2815-jimbo-and-me-in-search-of-the-elusive-professor-dolan) | February 13 2012 | John Mirisch |
| [ Sustainability Secrets for Moms and Dads ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2816-sustainability-secrets-for-moms-and-dads) | February 13 2012 | Enci Box |
| [ City of Cowards ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2817-city-of-cowards) | February 13 2012 | Joseph Mailander |
| [ Transportation: Good News LA! ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2818-transportation-good-news-la) | February 13 2012 | Ken Alpern |
| [ 11 More Ways to Fix Busted Redistricting ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2819-11-more-ways-to-fix-busted-redistricting) | February 13 2012 | John Hrabe |
| [ Remaking Yugoslavia … er, Los Angeles ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2820-remaking-yugoslavia-er-los-angeles) | February 13 2012 | Paul Hatfield |
| [ California Needs a Redevelopment Reboot ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2821-california-needs-a-redevelopment-reboot) | February 13 2012 | Madeline Janis |
| [ Political Posers ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2822-political-posers) | February 16 2012 | Robyn Ritter Simon |
| [ LA’s City Hall: The Great Pabulum and Placebo Dispenser ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2823-las-city-hall-the-great-pabulum-and-placebo-dispenser) | February 16 2012 | Stephen Box |
| [ Is Headworks Another Pet Project? ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2824-is-headworks-another-pet-project) | February 16 2012 | Jack Humphreville |
| [ Immigration is a Moral Barometer ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2825-immigration-is-a-moral-barometer) | February 16 2012 | Janet Denise Kelly |
| [ City Redistricting Commission too Political; Greatest Legacy Could be Redistricting Reform ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2826-city-redistricting-commission-too-political-greatest-legacy-could-be-redistricting-reform) | February 16 2012 | Erik Sanjurjo |
| [ Big Money Can’t Stop the Truth ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2827-big-money-cant-stop-the-truth) | February 16 2012 | Ken Alpern |
| [ Candidate Perry Leads Off LA Mayoral Forums Series ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2828-candidate-perry-leads-off-la-mayoral-forums-series) | February 16 2012 | Ken Draper |
| [ Sunland-Tujunga Up In Arms Over Samoa Avenue Project ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2829-sunland-tujunga-up-in-arms-over-samoa-avenue-project) | February 16 2012 | Katharine Russ |
| [ Trash This Dirty Deal ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2830-trash-this-dirty-deal) | February 16 2012 | Charles Crumpley |
| [ Budget Survey: Neighborhood Council’s have the Mayor’s Ear ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2831-budget-survey-neighborhood-councils-have-the-mayors-ear) | February 16 2012 | Joseph Hari |
| [ Why Supreme Court Justice Kennedy Will Support Marriage Equality ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2832-why-supreme-court-justice-kennedy-will-support-marriage-equality) | February 16 2012 | Jelena Hasbrouck |
| [ Our Own Antonio Reaches for the Big Time ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2833-our-own-antonio-reaches-for-the-big-time) | February 16 2012 | Jonathan Dobrer |
| [ DWP’S Power Struggle and the Future of LA ](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2834-dwps-power-struggle-and-the-future-of-la) | February 16 2012 | Cynthia Strathmann |

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