SoCal Sports Observed (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
... committee, gives Mayor Villaraigosa "a chance to jump-start his waning public image." Plus: Rick Orlov's . Metrolink is considering a second hike in less than six months due to falling ridership and revenue, and rising expenses. Several LAPD officers have come under attack on the street recently, causing concern at the police union. L.A. Live wants to expand big-time: 332,618 square...
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....
