Email Author David Zahniser

Awards

• 2008 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published January 26, 2007

  "The End of Murder"

• 2008 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published June 1, 2007

  "What's Smart About Smart Growth?"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published January 26, 2007

  "The End of Murder"

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2006 Stories by David Zahniser

• Bitch Slapped

  published December 28, 2006

  MAYOR ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA had reason to worry from the moment his legal team stepped into a courtroom to defend its plan for... More >>

• Anti-Choice Mayor

  published December 21, 2006

  How does that phrase from the playground go again? Quitters never win, and winners never quit, right? It’s a good concept to keep... More >>

• Pulling a Huizar

  published December 14, 2006

  LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCILMAN Jose Huizar made a major name for himself at City Hall this year, in large part by joining Mayor Antonio... More >>

• Failing the Smell Test

  published December 7, 2006

  You can’t blame most of Los Angeles ?for assuming that hazing in the Fire Department — spiked spaghetti, feces in... More >>

• Gravy Train

  published November 30, 2006

  IF YOU’VE HAD REPAIR WORK done at your home, you know the trepidation of watching a work crew rip open the walls. Who knows what... More >>

• Shameless in Sacramento

  published November 23, 2006

  IS IT POSSIBLE TO LEAVE skid marks when abandoning a political office? That’s the first question for Richard Alarcón, a... More >>

• This Just In: Voters Snookered

  published November 9, 2006

  THE FOLKS PUSHING PROPOSITION R, the measure that rolled back term limits in Los Angeles, pulled off an especially crafty one-two punch.... More >>

• It's About Term Limits, Stupid

  published November 2, 2006

  NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVIST JOE BARRETT sounded a little gloomy this week as he discussed the ultrahot political battle being waged in his... More >>

• The Final Hours of Miguel Contreras

  published October 26, 2006

  His death grabbed the attention of the national media, which noted his leadership of the 2000 janitor’s strike. His funeral drew 3,000... More >>

• A Black Antonio?

  published October 19, 2006

  From the moment he marched in front of the television cameras, the new superintendent of the L.A. Unified School District proved himself... More >>

• Hand Jobs and Handouts

  published October 12, 2006

  LAST WEEK, THREE YEARS AFTER he launched his “pay to play” investigation of former Mayor James Hahn, District Attorney Steve... More >>

• Best Way to Spy on the Old Neighborhood (As Long as You’ve Got a Wad of Cash)

  published October 5, 2006

  Best Way to Spy on the Old Neighborhood ?(As Long as You’ve Got a Wad of Cash)You can’t go home again, especially in... More >>

• Best Apartment Views at 40 mph

  published October 5, 2006

  Best Apartment Views at 40 mphSo many boulevards, so little time. The city is lined with wonderful winding streets that... More >>

• Best Whimsical Public Aerospace Art

  published October 5, 2006

  Best Whimsical Public Aerospace ArtPity the Metro Green Line’s Aviation Station, a light-rail platform next to the 105... More >>

• Best City Staircase to Heaven

  published October 5, 2006

  Best City Staircase to HeavenLos Angeles is the quintessential freeway city, the place where a parkway to Pasadena spawned a... More >>

• Best Purple Haze

  published October 5, 2006

  Best Purple HazeNot a whole lot of romance can be found while driving the streets of Los Angeles, what with the stop-and-go, the... More >>

• Best Words Carved in Stone

  published October 5, 2006

  Best Words Carved in StoneStucco may be the vernacular of Los Angeles architecture, but this city still has its share of marble,... More >>

• Bookworm Sanctuaries

  published October 5, 2006

  With so many new libraries going up across Los Angeles, it’s not easy figuring out which one ranks above the others. There’s... More >>

• Best Place to Get Drunk ­After ­Chewing Out the Planning ­Commission

  published October 5, 2006

  Best Place to Get Drunk ­After ­Chewing Out the Planning ­CommissionIt’s been quite a while since there were... More >>

• Best Corporate ­Coffee Break

  published October 5, 2006

  Best Corporate ­?Coffee BreakIt might seem a tad, shall we say, unnecessaryto point out the charms of a particular... More >>

• Best Source for 1923 Phone Directories

  published October 5, 2006

  Best Source for ?1923 Phone DirectoriesThe city’s oldest bookseller is Dawson’s, an antiquarian bookshop where buyers... More >>

• Best Dig Site for Civic Sleuths & History Nerds

  published October 5, 2006

  Best Dig Site for Civic Sleuths & History NerdsYEAH, YEAH, SO YOU’VE BEEN TO GRIFFITH PARK. Who hasn’t? But what... More >>

• Best Post Cards From the Lake’s Edge

  published October 5, 2006

  Best Post Cards From the Lake’s EdgeLos Angeles may sit next to an ocean, but it’s also chock-full of big-city lakes,... More >>

• Death Watch

  published September 28, 2006

  THE MOST SHOCKING THING about the latest calamity at South L.A.’s beleaguered Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center is that... More >>

• Come Home, Wayward Angelenos

  published September 21, 2006

  WANT AN EASY WAY TO MAKE POLITICIANS in Los Angeles squirm? Ask them where their kids go to school. That was the lesson from this... More >>