Jimbo and Me – In Search of the Elusive Professor Dolanhttps://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2815-jimbo-and-me-in-search-of-the-elusive-professor-dolan

February 13 2012 WHAT’S METRO HIDING? - James Francis Dolan, PhD. Professor of Earth Sciences at USC’s Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. The guy may be tone-deaf, for all I know, but he is literally one of the region’s true geology rock stars. The go-to...

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• Author: John Mirisch
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Chicago Cashing In on Privatized Parking; Could LA be Next?https://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2612-chicago-cashing-in-on-privatized-parking-could-la-be-next

December 19 2011 THE CITY - (Ed Note: Chicago claims to be raking in millions from privatized parking. Not that long ago, LA’s Mayor was pushing the same idea. Is PP due back in LA for another round?) The term "privatization" invariably sets off bells for liberals, but...

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• Author: Steven Dornfeld
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Ratepayer Advocate Search: Consider the Intangibles … and Hurryhttps://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2586-ratepayer-advocate-search-consider-the-intangibles-and-hurry

December 12 2011 MEMO - The Citizens Committee for selecting the first Executive Director for the DWP Office of Public Accountability has set an ambitious deadline of Friday, January 13, 2012 for selecting their choice for this important position. They have laid out a...

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• Author: Chuck Ray
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Ratepayers Advocate: City Council Is MIAhttps://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2455-ratepayers-advocate-city-council-is-mia

November 10 2011 LA WATCHDOG - To date, 27 people have expressed interest in becoming the Ratepayers Advocate. And more are expected to be received by the deadline of December 2, 2011. Then, the Citizens Committee for the Selection of the Ratepayers Advocate will...

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• Author: Jack Humphreville
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LA’s Apron Parking Decision: More Questions Than Answershttps://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2389-las-apron-parking-decision-more-questions-than-answers

October 24 2011 RETHINKING LA - In an all-too-common demonstration of synchronized confusion, the City Attorney’s office has directed the LADOT to suspend enforcement of the city’s Apron Parking ban, reversing its prior position and leaving more unanswered questions...

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• Author: Stephen Box
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Citizens Panel will Use Experienced Headhunter in Search for LA’s Ratepayer Advocatehttps://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2306-citizens-panel-will-use-experienced-headhunter-in-search-for-las-ratepayer-advocate

October 03 2011 LA WATCHDOG - The Citizens Committee for the Appointment of the Executive Director of the Office of Public Accountability (the “Citizens Committee”) met for the second time on Wednesday afternoon at City Hall. Importantly, the Citizens Committee voted...

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• Author: Jack Humphreville
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Time to Curb LA’s City Attorneyhttps://www.citywatchla.com/archive/2200-time-to-curb-las-city-attorney

September 08 2011 RETHINKING LA - LA’s City Attorney, Carmen Trutanich, is a solution in search of a problem and his heavy-handed response to LA’s “apron parking” drama demonstrates that it is “Nuch” that needs to be curbed, not the Angelenos who park their cars in...

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• Author: Stephen Box
• Category: Archive

For LADOT GM the Honeymoon is Way Past Overhttps://www.citywatchla.com/archive/1884-stephen-box-v15-1884

May 06 2011 SIX MONTH REPORT CARD - Amir Sedadi, Interim General Manager of LA’s Department of Transportation, (http://www.ladot.lacity.org/about-executive-staff.htm) demonstrated that the honeymoon is over as he took his turn before the City Council’s Budget and...

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• Author: Stephen Box
• Category: Archive