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Written by Eric Preven & Joshua Preven on September 25 2017. Posted in LOS ANGELES.

LA District Attorney Accountability: MIA

We noted that the DA had filed the required annual certificate and therefore received the fuel tax exemption for the period we reviewed. However, the DA was not paying the federal fuel excise tax to the IRS on the personal portion of fuel…

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Written by Jay Handal on September 25 2017. Posted in LOS ANGELES.

Under the Radar! New Alcohol Center in West LA is Business as Usual for County … More Secrets and Lies!

When I say “unilaterally,” I mean that the public was not informed that it was coming. This center, under the guise of being a philanthropic institution, will be nothing more than a good old fashioned "Drunk Tank" -- a place where first re…

Hot Damn! An Old Fashioned Down ‘n Dirty Board Election for CalPERS

Written by Tony Butka on September 21 2017.

L'Shanah Tovah! (Happy New Year!) Same as the Old Year... or Is It?

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on September 21 2017.

Shocking New Study: ‘Half of Us Who Drink, Drink Excessively’ … LA Needs the Tools to Protect Its Neighborhoods

Written by Oren Katz on September 21 2017.

Elusive Population Growth in the City Angels

Written by Wendell Cox on September 21 2017.

The Spirit of Rev. Barber Brings Moral Mondays to LA

Written by Leonard Isenberg on September 21 2017.

LA: Just Another Talk In the Park

Written by David Bell on September 21 2017.

Waiting for the Other Pension Shoe to Drop: LA County is $25 Billion in OPEB Debt

Written by Marc Joffe on September 21 2017.

What if Angelenos Stopped Paying the Wall Street Tax?

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on September 21 2017.

Women of Color are Again Creating the Culture … This Time It's for Cannabis

Written by Caitlin Cruz on September 21 2017.

LA Demolition Derby: The Westside is Winning the Race to Make Room for New Housing

Written by Tim Deegan on September 18 2017.

Disaster Preparedness in LA: Will Government Agency Turf Wars Get Some of Us Killed?

Written by Bob Gelfand on September 18 2017.

Did New California State Bar Boss Cheat on Bar Rules?

Written by Daniel Guss on September 18 2017.

Eastside CA Assembly Race: Foul Smell of Money from Big Oil has Set Off Some Alarms

Written by Ruby DeVera on September 18 2017.

Fool's Gold: In the Golden State, We're NOT So Educated ... or Open-Minded!

Written by Kenneth S. Alpern on September 18 2017.

How to Deal with an Age of Disasters …California has Some Lessons to Teach

Written by Joel Kotkin on September 18 2017.

LAUSD Prez Ref Rodriguez Charged with Money Laundering … Here’s the Complete Story

Written by Mike Szymanski on September 18 2017.

Los Angeles: De-Densify or Die

Written by Richard Lee Abrams on September 18 2017.

NC Congress Report: ‘Developers have City Council’s Ear,’ ‘Nobody at City Hall is Listening to the People’

Written by Connie Acosta on September 18 2017.

New Law Eliminating Lifelong Registration for Convicted Sex Offenders Heads for Brown’s OK

Written by Beth Cone Kramer on September 18 2017.

LA DWP #2 (Pay Your Bill Help)

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