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Obama's economic team has Clinton feel
The Swamp( Chicago Tribune photo by Zbigniew Bzdak ) by Frank James We're all waiting for President-elect Obama's first post-election press conference this afternoon at 2:30 pm Eastern Time. Before that press conference, which will be held at the Hilton......Tags: Berkeley (Alameda, California), Public Relations, Government, Time Warner Inc., Federal Reserve
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Obama warns mayors: 'Will call them out'
The Swamp(This posting has changed since it was was originally posted.) by Frank James Even as President Barack Obama told the nation's mayors they now have a friend in the White House, he warned that he would use the "full power"......Tags: Politics, Local Government, Government, White House, United States
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Pension probe: More on the coast-to-coast scope
Spin CycleFrom the L.A. Times on Saturday: An investigation of alleged pension-fund improprieties that already has entangled New York state officials, a key Obama advisor and a well-connected political consultant has now reached a Los Angeles agency that invests...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Interior Policy, Fires, Career and Workplace
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Project Runway: Can you hear me Bryant Park?
Reality CheckGreetings and salutations, PR fans. Before we get to the penultimate episode of Project Runway: 90210, a brief apology from me, your master of blogging ceremonies, Kevin Van Valkenburg. My 'other' writing job (sports) and a tragic TiVo malfunction...Tags: Gary Condit, Richard Gere, Raquel Welch, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles
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Beyonce to sing at White House dinner
The SwampIt's her Destiny to perform at tonight's dinner: Beyonce at the Grammy Awards in January. (LA Times/Jay Clendenin) by Katherine Skiba And the prize goes to: Beyonce. The Grammy award-winning superstar will perform Wednesday night on the South Lawn......Tags: Silvestre Reyes, Washington, DC, Mexico City, University of California, San Diego, Bob Menendez
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Newton: The LAPD's overtime issue
The struggle to expand the Los Angeles Police Department to 10,000 officers has occupied three mayors over two decades. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has brought the department right to the verge of that benchmark — the force today numbers 9,824...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Richard Riordan, Los Angeles Police Department, Murder
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Newton: Decision time for L.A.
As the campaign for mayor of Los Angeles has played out over the last two years, the complaints I've heard most often are that none of the candidates has reached for big ideas, that the field has lacked big personalities and that the two finalists are...
Tags: Local Elections, Politics, Wendy Greuel, Richard Riordan, Elections
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Labor has helped L.A., but tweaks are still needed
I think it's fair to say that the men sitting across the table from me Monday afternoon were not terribly happy with my recent work. Bob Schoonover, president of Service Employees International Union, Local 721, and Art Sweatman, a shop steward and tree...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Interior Policy, Politics, Public Officials, Public Employees
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Mayor leaves L.A. in better shape than he found it
I couldn't have imagined saying this a few years ago, but I wish Antonio Villaraigosa could run again for mayor of Los Angeles. You can look at broken promises and judge the mayor a flop: too many potholes, and not enough cops. But I think his...
Tags: CicLAvia, Politics, Elections, United Negro College Fund, Los Angeles Police Department
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Newton: What about the Port of Los Angeles?
It's fun for mayoral candidates to imagine eliminating potholes or building new trains to link the Valley to the Westside. It's not hard to support a spiffed-up LAX (really, what's hard to believe is that it's taken this long) or legions of new police...
Tags: Politics, Air Pollution, Jim Newton, Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport
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Newton: Mayoral candidates, show us the money
The complaint I hear most often about this race for mayor of Los Angeles is that the candidates, Controller Wendy Greuel and Councilman Eric Garcetti, spend too much time talking in generalities without providing details about what they'd do. But when...
Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Wendy Greuel, Jim Newton, Elections
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Newton: Villaraigosa's legacy
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa delivered his final State of the City address last week, and as these speeches go, it was fairly typical. He boasted of progress in environmental protection and public safety, both genuine hallmarks of his work and legitimate...
Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Media Industry
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