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

• Mayor Sam Retracts Claim About Assemblyman Mike Gatto

  published Oct 29, 2010

  Mike Gatto is so new to the Legislature he still has that new-Assemblyman smell. He's still getting used to being trashed on the Internet, as we can tell from the cease and desist letter his attorneys... More >>

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  Meg Whitman Vents: "Do I Have To Fucking Do Everything Myselfr"

  published Oct 29, 2010

  A story in today's Bay Citizen paints an unflattering picture of Meg Whitman's tenure as CEO of EBay. Several anonymous ex-employees portray Whitman as a hard-charging boss who made snap decisions and... More >>

• Meg Whitman Wants Nicky Diaz Deported, Also Wants To Make Coats From Puppies' Fur

  published Oct 28, 2010

  When the Nicky Diaz story broke, Meg Whitman steadfastly refused to say whether she thought her former housekeeper should be deported. It was a no-win situation. If she said yes, she looked cruel; if ... More >>

• (Video) Tea Party Candidate Tim Donnelly Vows To Annihilate The Enemies Of Freedom

  published Oct 28, 2010

  Speaking at a recent Tea Party rally in Barstow, Tim Donnelly said he is "going to Sacramento to start the war.""I am not going to there to make bad backroom deals," Donnelly said. "I am not going the... More >>

• Tim Donnelly's Revolution

  published October 28, 2010

  Tim Donnelly took two handguns on his first tour with the Minutemen, back in '05. His Colt .45 was photogenic, like that of an... More >>

• Cooley Isn't So Tough on Corruption

  published October 28, 2010

  Confronted with revelations that his office had not been enforcing the county's campaign finance law, District Attorney Steve... More >>

• Meg Whitman, Jerry Brown Will Not Be Shelving Their Negative Ads, No Matter What Matt Lauer Thinks

  published Oct 26, 2010

  At today's Women's Conference down in Long Beach, Matt Lauer asked Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman to take down their negative ads. Whyr Because negative ads are mean, and they make the Statue of Liberty ... More >>

• Meg Whitman's East L.A. Office Target Of Protests

  published Oct 25, 2010

  Updated at 5:14 p.m. with comment from the Whitman campaign.With her polling numbers dropping dramatically among Latinos, Meg Whitman vented her frustration recently, calling out Jerry Brown for takin... More >>

• With Independent Ad, Kamala Harris Looks To Link Steve Cooley To Karl Rove

  published Oct 25, 2010

  Among candidates for state office, Kamala Harris is the only Democrat who's trailing in the polls. That means plenty of Democrats plan to split their ballots with a vote for moderate Republican Steve ... More >>

• Barack Obama Rally At USC Runs Long

  published Oct 22, 2010

  More than an hour into today's presidential rally at USC, actor Jamie Foxx led the crowd chant of "We're not exhausted."It's not much of a rallying cry. But for much of the crowd of 37,500, it wasn't ... More >>

• Great Moments In Innovation: OC Register Gives Meg Whitman Plastic Surgery Tips

  published Oct 21, 2010

  We have seen the future of journalism, and it involves the guy on the right giving out plastic surgery advice to politicians. Today's installment finds Colin Stewart, the Orange County Register's "inn... More >>

• The Nicky Diaz Effect: Jerry Brown Extends Lead Over Meg Whitman With Support From Latinos And Women

  published Oct 20, 2010

  Jerry Brown has an eight-point lead over Meg Whitman in a new PPIC survey out tonight. Among likely voters, Brown is beating Whitman 44-36.In the September PPIC poll, the candidates were in a virtual ... More >>

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  I'm Meg Whitman, And I Approve Of This Cross-Dressing Korean Bassist

  published Oct 19, 2010

  Because it's been a long day, and you've earned it, take a look at this video the Meg Whitman campaign linked to on Twitter last night. Lyrics after the jump.  The bassist is Korean, but the son... More >>

• Meg Whitman Parrots Arnold Schwarzenegger In New Jerry Brown Ad

  published Oct 19, 2010

  Update at 6:23 p.m. rJerry Brown's campaign has posted a new TV spot (after the jump) that shows how much of Meg Whitman's rhetoric has been ripped off from Arnold Schwarzenegger. No word on how much ... More >>

• Rep. Laura Richardson Defaults Again, Finally Puts House Up For Sale

  published Oct 18, 2010

  After falling behind on her mortgage two years ago, Rep. Laura Richardson went through a very public struggle to rescue her house from foreclosure. But after persuading her bank to give her a loan mod... More >>

• D.A. Steve Cooley Uses Bell Scandal Figure Robert Rizzo In First TV Ad Of Attorney General Campaign

  published Oct 18, 2010

  When former Bell City Manager Robert Rizzo was frog-marched off to jail last month, some -- including Rizzo's lawyer -- questioned the timing. The D.A.'s office had been investigating Bell for more th... More >>

• Bill Clinton Rallies College Students For Jerry Brown At UCLA

  published Oct 16, 2010

  Not long ago, Jerry Brown listened to an old presidential debate between himself and Bill Clinton."It was very acrimonious," Brown said on Thursday. "I landed some very good punches and so did he."Bro... More >>

• Lee Baca: Meg Whitman Doesn't Know What She's Talking About When It Comes To Jerry Brown And Crime

  published Oct 15, 2010

  Meg Whitman launched an attack ad on Thursday accusing Jerry Brown of being soft on crime. At today's press conference on Prop. 19, L.A. Sheriff Lee Baca fired back, saying Whitman "doesn't know what ... More >>

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  Eric Holder: Feds Will Crack Down On Marijuana If Prop. 19 Passes

  published Oct 15, 2010

  Attorney General Eric Holder has announced that the U.S. government will "vigorously enforce" federal law against marijuana if California voters elect to legalize the drug next month.In a letter to fo... More >>

• California NOW: Meg Whitman Is A Political Whore

  published Oct 14, 2010

  Remember the teachable moment we had when someone on Jerry Brown's staff called Meg Whitman a whorerWell, forget that, because the president of California NOW just called Meg Whitman a "political whor... More >>

• Meg Whitman, Jerry Brown Trade Attack Ads, While Brown Claims Whitman Would Make $14.9 Million By Eliminating Capital Gains Tax

  published Oct 14, 2010

  Jerry Brown's campaign discovered today a new way of saying that Meg Whitman is rich: guessing wildly at her capital gains tax bill and then challenging her to give the real figure.This plays off of T... More >>

• A.G. Race: Kamala Harris Ups Her Attacks On D.A. Steve Cooley's Environmental Record

  published Oct 14, 2010

  Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate for attorney general, launched an ad last week attacking her opponent, Steve Cooley, for closing down the L.A. District Attorney's environmental crimes unit.Tod... More >>

• Whitman's Housekeeper Problem

  published October 14, 2010

  The Balboa Bay Club is the sort of place where the haves mingle with the have-mores. You can moor your yacht and sample the... More >>

• Who Won Governor's Debater Jerry Brown Or Meg Whitmanr

  published Oct 12, 2010

  Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman just wrapped up a feisty debate, in which Brown felt compelled to opine on whether "whore" is as bad as the n-word and Whitman struggled to say nothing about Sarah Palin.Th... More >>

• Frank McCourt Divorce: Settlement Talks Break Down

  published Oct 12, 2010

  Frank and Jamie McCourt met with a mediator on Saturday, but came away no closer to a settlement that would end their contentious divorce proceedings, according to an attorney involved in the case.The... More >>