Articles By david zahniser

Villaraigosa's Media Affair

Tue, Jul 3, 2007, 6:00 pm

Telemundo, where his girlfriend is an anchor, lavishes him with free airtime

LAX Expansion Betrayal?

Wed, Jun 13, 2007, 7:30 pm

Thinking they’d won, Westsiders eyeball an even more intrusive runway plan

Splitsville: Villaraigosa Spins his Wrecked Marriage

Tue, Jun 12, 2007, 6:00 pm

Watch out for whiplash

What's Smart About Smart Growth?

Wed, May 30, 2007, 3:00 pm

City Hall's plan for the future expects you to give up the yard, the car - and learn to love density

Peddling Smart Growth

Wed, May 30, 2007, 3:00 pm

Call your project “smart” — even when it isn't — and get millions in public funds.

Do As We Say, Not As We Do

Wed, May 30, 2007, 3:00 pm

Smart growth’s biggest boosters still love suburban living

A Denser L.A.

Wed, May 30, 2007, 3:00 pm

Understanding the map

Weiss Recall Quickly Turns Ugly

Wed, May 23, 2007, 5:30 pm

Westsiders furious at overdevelopment

Tom Labonge: The Mayor of (Fire-Blackened) Griffith Park

Wed, May 9, 2007, 3:00 pm

On the day that fire threatened Los Feliz, LaBonge behaved like a councilman should.  

Cynthia Ruiz

Wed, May 9, 2007, 12:00 pm

Trash talker

Jerilyn Lopez Mendoza

Wed, May 9, 2007, 12:00 pm

Port in a Storm

Reyes Rodriguez

Wed, May 9, 2007, 12:00 pm

The artist's epiphany

Bratton's Mea Culpa Tour

Tue, May 8, 2007, 2:00 pm

“You’ve obviously not been watching your own news channel,” Bratton said acidly to the KTTV reporter. “I’ve already apologized. I don’t feel the need to answer your specific question, or apologize to you.”

Urine Luck, L.A. Gangs!

Wed, May 2, 2007, 4:00 pm

Piddling programs — like teaching kids to install urinals — dominate Antonio’s plan to save the city’s youth

Power Failure

Wed, Apr 18, 2007, 6:00 pm

An Orwellian day at City Hall, with congrats all around for Villaraigosa’s school-takeover failure

Serving Two Masters

Wed, Apr 4, 2007, 7:00 pm

City pension boards plan to pour a king’s ransom into urban real estate pushed by insiders like Henry Cisneros

Mario Beltran's Wild Night

Wed, Mar 21, 2007, 6:30 pm

Rising political star, on trial for falsely accusing others, can’t recall using the “N” word or attacking a woman UPDATE: Beltran convicted

Targeting a Weiss Guy

Tue, Mar 13, 2007, 2:00 pm

Westside homeowners are furious with their pro-development city councilman

Is This the Part They Call Reform?

Wed, Mar 7, 2007, 6:00 pm

Villaraigosa doesn’t win a decisive victory, and one of his own candidates is already minimizing his role

Revolving Door

Wed, Feb 28, 2007, 6:00 pm

Doling out dough to current and ex-girlfriends, Alarcón spent a small fortune to win a post he no longer wants

School Board Money Frenzy

Wed, Feb 28, 2007, 6:00 pm

Massive cash gushing into campaigns backed by Villaraigosa could outdo the $2.3 million raised by Riordan

That’s Not Permitted

Wed, Feb 21, 2007, 6:00 pm

José Huizar ignored the law, expanded his house, then used insiders to make things okay

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Wed, Feb 7, 2007, 6:00 pm

ACORN bills itself as grassroots, but it’s on the mayor’s payroll

Goodbye, L.A. Gangs

Wed, Jan 24, 2007, 7:00 pm

If that smart Connie Rice is right, we just need to change society and spend $1 billion

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