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

• McCourt Divorce Trial, Day Two: McCourt vs. Boies

  published Aug 31, 2010

  rDay Two. The Dodgers are 5.5 games out of the wild card. Frank McCourt took the witness stand late Tuesday, launching his campaign for sole custody of the Dodgers. He is ... More >>

• McCourt Divorce Trial: Steve Susman Goes On The Attack

  published Aug 31, 2010

  If Frank McCourt had been born in Texas instead of Boston, and had become a lawyer instead of a real estate developer, he probably would have ended up a lot like his lead counsel, Ste... More >>

• McCourt Divorce Trial, Day One: The Screaming Meanie

  published Aug 30, 2010

  rDay One. The Dodgers are 6.5 games out of the wild card. About the most interesting thing that happened on the opening day of the Dodger divorce trial was that we learned the working title of ... More >>

• Harris Campaign Calls On Cooley To Return Gladwin Gill Contributions

  published Aug 26, 2010

  In response to a report in today's L.A. Weekly, advisers to Democratic A.G. nominee Kamala Harris are calling on her opponent, D.A. Steve Cooley, to return some $12,000 in campaign contributions from ... More >>

• Cooley's Blind Eye

  published August 26, 2010

  In 2003, District Attorney Steve Cooley had a billionaire in his sights. Alan Casden was a real estate developer with a... More >>

• Manny Ramirez Placed On Waivers

  published Aug 25, 2010

  Manny Ramirez has been placed on waivers, meaning the Dodgers slugger could be traded by Tuesday.Ramirez is still owed about $4.4 million of his $20 million salary for this season, so dumping him now ... More >>

• Schwarzenegger Predicts Victory For Jerry Brownr

  published Aug 25, 2010

  So Patricia Sellers is an editor-at-large at Fortune, and as such she hangs out in L.A. restaurants where you might just happen to run into people like Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger.Upon bum... More >>

• Meg Whitman's Son Disrupts Princeton Softball Game, Claims Field For Rugby

  published Aug 25, 2010

  If Meg Whitman becomes governor, one of the big payoffs will be the chance to follow the exploits of her Princeton-educated sons.The older son, Griffith Rutherford Harsh V, was once charged for shovin... More >>

• Counterpoint: Vin Scully Is The Greatest And Here's Proof

  published Aug 24, 2010

  On Monday, we posted some heretical nonsense about Vin Scully not actually being that good. In rebuttal, you could probably just assert that he's the best there ever was and leave it at that. But it's... More >>

• Fraud Alleged In Dodger Document Switch

  published Aug 19, 2010

  Less than two weeks before the Dodger divorce case heads to trial, Jamie McCourt is raising new allegations of fraud against husband Frank, who claims to be the sole owner of the franchise.The case hi... More >>

• Meg Whitman Faces Rebuke On Immigration At Republican Convention

  published Aug 19, 2010

  Locked in a dead heat with Jerry Brown, gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman is looking for a shot of adrenaline from this weekend's Republican Party convention in San Diego.But the convention could be... More >>

• Can UTLA Sue The L.A. Times Over Its Teacher Databaser

  published Aug 18, 2010

  Answer: Probably not, but it would be fun to watch them try.When United Teachers Los Angeles learned last week that the Los Angeles Times planned to publish a database of teacher performance, the unio... More >>

• Maxine Waters Comes Out Swinging

  published Aug 13, 2010

  Maxine Waters held a press conference in Washington this morning to issue a full-throated response to the ethics charges against her.Waters is accused of arranging a meeting between Treasury Departmen... More >>

• Janice Hahn Concerned About Conflicts On LAX Concession Contract

  published Aug 12, 2010

  The Board of Referred Powers, the L.A. City Council body charged with ruling on the lucrative LAX concessions contract, held just its second meeting in as many months yesterday.Not much got done, but ... More >>

• Does Dodger Debt Hold Key To Team's Payroll Woesr

  published Aug 11, 2010

  In his column today, T.J. Simers surveys the damage from the McCourt divorce. In the process, he reminds us of the Dodger company line, which is that the divorce has had no impact on the team's payrol... More >>

• Christian School Fires Teachers For Being Catholic

  published Aug 11, 2010

  A Corona-based Christian school has fired 11 employees, including four teachers, for not being quite Christian enough.Most of the fired employees were Catholics, according to the Press-Enterprise, tho... More >>

• Maxine Waters' Grandson At Heart Of New Ethics Allegations

  published Aug 09, 2010

  Rep. Maxine Waters' grandson, Mikael Moore, worked on legislation to help OneUnited Bank, according to new allegations in the House Ethics report issued today.Waters, D-Los Angeles, has been under fir... More >>

• Steve Cooley's Free Lakers Tickets Questioned

  published Aug 09, 2010

  Looks like Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has pretty much ruined this free-ticket racket for everyone. District Attorney Steve Cooley, who is investigating Villaraigosa's ticket scandal, is taking fire fr... More >>

• Duarte And Azusa Head to Court In San Gabriel Valley Mining Showdown

  published Aug 06, 2010

  In a San Gabriel Valley smackdown, the city of Duarte is suing its neighbor to the east, Azusa, over the latter's approval of new mining on Duarte's doorstep.According to Duarte, Azusa stands to make ... More >>

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  Dodger Dog

  published August 5, 2010

  The Los Angeles Dodgers made a rare trip to Boston in June to play the Red Sox. For Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, burdened by a... More >>

• Conflict Charges Fly At The $600 Million LAX Bakeoff (Updated)

  published Aug 04, 2010

  In an escalating war over the lucrative contract to sell food at LAX, incumbent bidder HMS Host put on a tasting this morning at Maria's Italian Kitchen. Assessing the food is not in my skill set, so ... More >>

• Sidney Harman Buys Newsweek; Rep. Jane Harman Vows Hands Off

  published Aug 02, 2010

  The Washington Post Co. has found a buyer for Newsweek, its money-losing magazine that is stumbling into the digital age: Sidney Harman, the 91-year-old husband of Rep. Jane Harman, D-Venice. Donald G... More >>

• Garcetti On The Walking Man Memorial Loop: Let Me Get Back To You On That

  published Jul 23, 2010

  The L.A. City Council adjourned today in memory of Marc Abrams, the Walking Man of Silver Lake, who died on Wednesday.There has been an outpouring of grief on Facebook. "RIP Silver Lake Walker / Marc ... More >>

• Cardenas Won't Take From LAX Concessions; But His Chief of Staff Will

  published Jul 23, 2010

  Earlier this week, we told you about the fundraiser that L.A. Councilman Tony Cardenas will hold at El Paseo Inn. The fundraiser will be on July 29, the same day that Cardenas presides over a hearing ... More >>

• Tony Cardenas To Hold Fundraiser At Restaurant Bidding For LAX Business

  published Jul 19, 2010

  All this summer, L.A. City Hall is embroiled in a big-money battle for the right to sell quick-serve cuisine to LAX passengers.Just one of the eight packages is worth $600 million in sales, so you can... More >>