Email Author Gene Maddaus

Awards

• 2012 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published September 15, 2011

  "Secrets & Lies"

• 2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published December 2, 2010

  "L.A.'s Light Rail Fiasco"

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2010 Stories by Gene Maddaus

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  How Steve Cooley Blew It: The Definitive Post-Mortem

  published Nov 24, 2010

  Note: We first ran this port-mortem back on Nov. 3. Now that Cooley's campaign is officially dead, it seems appropriate to recycle it, with a reaction below from Cooley consultant Kevin Spillane. What... More >>

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  Steve Cooley Concedes Attorney General's Race to Kamala Harris

  published Nov 24, 2010

  Steve Cooley has conceded the attorney general's race to Kamala Harris. In a conference call, Cooley's campaign consultant, Kevin Spillane, announced that Cooley had called Harris to congratulate her.... More >>

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  Kamala Harris Defeats Steve Cooley For California Attorney General

  published Nov 23, 2010

  We've been saying for a while that the math didn't look good for Steve Cooley. But now we can go ahead and make it official.Steve Cooley has lost. Kamala Harris will be the next attorney general of Ca... More >>

• Steve Cooley For Governorr

  published Nov 18, 2010

  Now that Lisa Murkowski has been declared the winner in Alaska, the highest-profile undecided race in the country may be the one for California attorney general.With that, Politico decides to dip in:I... More >>

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  Nicky Diaz Gets $5,500 From Meg Whitman

  published Nov 17, 2010

  At a labor hearing today in San Jose, Nicky Diaz was awarded $5,500 in back pay from her former employer, Meg Whitman.Thus ends the only storyline that most people will remember from the 2010 gubernat... More >>

• Did Marijuana Sink Steve Cooleyr

  published Nov 16, 2010

  They're still counting ballots down in Norwalk, but Americans for Safe Access is ready to declare a winner in the attorney general's race: Kamala Harris.ASA supports medical marijuana, and attacked St... More >>

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  Steve Cooley's Goons Square Off With Kamala Harris' Goons In Norwalk

  published Nov 15, 2010

  Steve Cooley's campaign is engaged in an escalating war of words with elections officials in L.A., where 150,000 provisional ballots could tip the balance in the razor-close race for attorney general.... More >>

• Kamala Harris To Steve Cooley: Call Off The Goons (Updated)

  published Nov 14, 2010

  Updated below with response from the Cooley campaign at 7:23 p.m.Kamala Harris' chief strategist is accusing Steve Cooley's campaign of intimidating election workers in Norwalk in an effort to disqual... More >>

• Kamala Harris Retakes Razor-Thin Lead Over Steve Cooley

  published Nov 12, 2010

  It was exactly a week ago that D.A. Steve Cooley took the lead from Kamala Harris in the still too-close-to-call race for attorney general. Tonight, she has taken it back, and now leads her Republican... More >>

• Republican Presidential Debate To Be Held At Reagan Library

  published Nov 11, 2010

  Had enough politics for a whiler Well too bad, because the first debate of the 2012 presidential race is just around the corner.Politico and NBC News announced today that they will host the first Repu... More >>

• Daily Show Mocks Missile Mystery

  published Nov 11, 2010

  The Daily Show -- which watches cable news so you don't have to -- takes a crack at the overreaction to the "mystery missile" story. For those who didn't get the memo, it turned out to be a plane. Enj... More >>

• MTA Audit Finds Flaws In Oversight Of Legal Costs

  published Nov 10, 2010

  The Daily Journal broke the news in January that the MTA had spent $32 million litigating a single case against contractor Tutor-Saliba. The contractor sued the MTA for $16 million way back in 1995 ov... More >>

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  Mystery Missile Was Actually A U.S. Airways Flight From Hawaii To Phoenix

  published Nov 10, 2010

  Remember that mysterious missile-trail that had everyone scratching their heads yesterdayr Turns out to have a very, very boring explanation.It was a U.S. Airways flight from Honolulu to Phoenix.Liem ... More >>

• Mike Murphy: Meg Whitman's Medicine Was Too Tough

  published Nov 07, 2010

  Republican strategist Mike Murphy went on "Meet the Press" this morning to give his take on why Meg Whitman lost. His view is that Whitman was offering "tough medicine," and the voters weren't interes... More >>

• Why The Math Looks Bad For Steve Cooley

  published Nov 05, 2010

  It will be weeks before the winner is known in the super-close race for attorney general. But thanks to figures provided by the Secretary of State's office, we can make a back-of-the-envelope guess as... More >>

• Steve Cooley Lawyers Up, Prepares For Battle In Attorney General's Race

  published Nov 05, 2010

  L.A. District Attorney Steve Cooley has lawyered up in preparation for a drawn-out fight with Kamala Harris in the still too-close-to-call race for attorney general.In a memo to supporters on Thursday... More >>

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  Meg Whitman Also Lost To Marijuana

  published Nov 04, 2010

  Everybody knows that Meg Whitman spent $160 million to lose to Jerry Brown. Less noticed is the fact that she also lost to legalized marijuana. Whitman got 3.1 million votes. Prop. 19 got 3.4 million ... More >>

• If Kamala Harris Keeps Lead ...

  published November 4, 2010

  If Kamala Harris holds on in the race for attorney general — she held a slight lead at press time Wednesday —... More >>

• Welcome Home, Jerry Brown

  published November 4, 2010

  Congratulations, Jerry Brown. You just won a popularity contest with an uptight billionaire who liked to shove people. Now you... More >>

• Steve Cooley Not Done Yet: Over 1 Million Ballots Uncounted In Attorney General's Race

  published Nov 03, 2010

  With all precinct votes counted, San Francisco D.A. Kamala Harris is hanging on to a lead of 15,000 votes in the race for attorney general. That's a margin of two-tenths of a percent over L.A. Distric... More >>

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  Steve Cooley Kamala Harris Vote Results: Cooley Declares Victory, But Harris Takes The Lead

  published Nov 03, 2010

  Kamala Harris, who was trailing all night in the attorney general's race, has taken a slim lead over L.A. County D.A. Steve Cooley. Cooley declared victory hours ago and went home to Rancho Palos Verd... More >>

• Jerry Brown Meg Whitman Election Results: Whitman Concedes

  published Nov 03, 2010

  Meg Whitman just gave a concession speech over in Universal City. Her supporters booed in dismay when she said she had called "Governor-Elect Brown" to wish him well."Tonight has not worked out quite ... More >>

• Whom Did Arnold Schwarzenegger Vote Forr Place Your Bets Now.

  published Nov 02, 2010

  Arnold Schwarzenegger cast his ballot this morning in Brentwood, but refused to say who got his vote for governor.He said he'll make the announcement this evening. Given that Meg Whitman is opposed to... More >>

• Pro-Medical Pot Group: Defeating Steve Cooley More Important Than Prop. 19

  published Nov 01, 2010

  With Prop. 19 way down in the polls, some pro-marijuana groups are turning their attention to the dead-even race for attorney general.Americans For Safe Access, which supports medical marijuana, has l... More >>

• Steve Cooley Trails In L.A., Clings To 1-Point Lead Statewide Over Kamala Harris

  published Oct 30, 2010

  Steve Cooley and Kamala Harris are in a dead heat in the race for attorney general, according to the latest Field Poll. Cooley leads Harris 39-38, with 23% undecided the week before Election Day.Coole... More >>