SoCal Sports Observed (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
... that was necessary. City Attorney Carmen Trutanich does some image repair in an interview with Rick Orlov. DWP workers get a pay raise and LAPD cops don't? Blame Brian D'Arcy, says . School board member Tamar Galatzan, who finished third in September’s special election, endorsed Assemblyman Paul Krekorian in the 2nd council district runoff. Studio City is still paying a price for...
SoCal Sports Observed (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
... personally that we’ve been repeatedly stiffed on our multiple requests to interview Meg Whitman." Rick Orlov rounds up some new endorsements in the 2nd Council District. Sherry Bebitch Jeffe analyzes Speaker Nancy Pelosi's political balancing act. Four teenage girls from Agoura Hills were arrested in the burglaries at the homes of Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and other young celebrities....
SoCal Sports Observed (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
... of 6.76%. , , Expect staff changes in the mayor's office and a new image for Villaraigosa, says Rick Orlov. Yes, the mayor is still dating Lu Parker &mdash he tweeted that they were at the U2 concert together at the Rose Bowl. David Lizarraga, who rose to prominence through the Eastside powerhouse Telacu, is proving to be divisive as president of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce....
SoCal Sports Observed (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
... said Nahai could be retained by the hour if his expertise is needed between now and December 31. Rick Orlov says at this point it's if Nahai's new deal has been signed.
SoCal Sports Observed (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
... next weekend's mayoral budget day with the Congress of Neighborhood Councils, is wonk heaven, says Rick Orlov. Los Angeles public health officials expect to receive the first shipments of the FluMist nasal spray version of the H1N1 flu vaccine this week. Adam Carolla's podcast is so successful it will now be co-produced by CBS Radio Inc., which fired him nine months ago. Frosty, Heidi...
Curbed LA (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
... record levels, and putting us on the path to be coal free by 2020." Over at the Daily News, Rick Orlov refers to Nahai as the "sometimes embattled head of the Department of Water and Power" and notes that he has "faced harsh questioning over the past year with the utility seeking increases in water and power rates, water conservation programs and the recent problems...
Mayor Sam's Sister City (Free subscription) | 24/09/2009
"Councilman Waterwaster with Mayor Waterwaster. BTW, what has Villaraigosa's interest'?" An act of civil disobedience or flat out lawbreaking??Los Angeles City Councilman Greig Smith or else known as "Mitch Englander's boss", is taking on the DWP's draconian water restrictions as Rick Orlov reports... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links,...
