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

• Hawthorne Mayor Larry Guidi Joins The Ranks Of The Unemployed

  published Jul 16, 2010

  Larry Guidi, the still-mayor of Hawthorne, has been on leave from his job at the Hawthorne School District since April, when he was accused of stealing an industrial-grade food mixer.This week, Guidi ... More >>

• L.A. Council Votes Unanimously 99.993% Of The Time

  published Jul 15, 2010

  A rather startling stat from the Center for Governmental Studies report on money and politics in L.A.:In the first seven months of 2009, the council voted unanimously 99.993% of the time. Even conside... More >>

• Library Parcel Tax Defeated

  published Jul 13, 2010

  As expected, the L.A. City Council today opted not to put a parcel tax on the November ballot to restore library funding.It would have cost the city $4.2 million to place the measure on the ballot, wh... More >>

• L.A. City Council To Award Massive LAX Concession Contracts

  published Jul 09, 2010

  Just about every lobbyist in Los Angeles was on hand Thursday for the first of several hearings on the proposed concession contracts at Los Angeles International Airport.The contracts are worth hundre... More >>

• First, Listen to the Neighbors

  published July 8, 2010

  Roger Sherman was 29 years old and fresh out of Harvard when he and a friend won an international competition to design the... More >>

• Study: Marijuana Legalization Would Result In Cheaper Marijuana

  published Jul 07, 2010

  The RAND Corporation has issued a study on Proposition 19, the ballot measure that would legalize marijuana.A key finding is that if voters approve the initiative, the price of marijuana would drop by... More >>

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  Lindsay Lohan Gets 90-Day Jail Sentence

  published Jul 06, 2010

  Judge Marsha Revel ruled today that actress Lindsay Lohan violated her probation by failing to show up for alcohol education class.As Lohan sobbed, the judge ordered her to spend 90 days in jail, and ... More >>

• Laura Richardson Still Reaching For The Stars

  published Jul 06, 2010

  Buried deep within the thousands of pages of appendices to the Laura Richardson ethics report, there is this little nugget of news.Even after her foreclosure fiasco, Richardson still considers herself... More >>

• The Five Juiciest Details From The Laura Richardson Ethics Report

  published Jul 01, 2010

  The House Ethics Committee released a report today clearing Rep. Laura Richardson, D-Long Beach, of wrongdoing in her home foreclosure fiasco. But the report discloses some things that don't  mak... More >>

• Phil Jackson Returns to Lakers

  published Jul 01, 2010

  Phil Jackson announced today he will return to coach the Lakers for another season."Count me in," Jackson said in a statement. "After a couple weeks of deliberation, it is time to get back to the chal... More >>

• When Will John Shallman Sue Laura Richardsonr

  published Jul 01, 2010

  Political consultant John Shallman sued L.A. Councilman Bernard Parks last week, alleging that he is owed nearly $150,000 from Parks' unsuccessful 2008 race for the Board of Supervisors.So when will S... More >>

• Food Fight at LAX

  published July 1, 2010

  Pity the traveler who arrives too early at LAX, getting to the gate with 90 minutes to spare but nowhere to eat lunch except... More >>

• Gail Goldberg, L.A.'s Top Planner, Resigns

  published Jun 30, 2010

  After four years at the helm of the Los Angeles Planning Department, Gail Goldberg announced her resignation today.Goldberg came to Los Angeles from San Diego with a vision for high-density developmen... More >>

• L.A. City Council Wary Of Library Tax

  published Jun 29, 2010

  Since the L.A. City Council balanced the budget by taking an ax to the Library Department, supporters have been pushing for a new tax that would keep branches open six days a week.But at a hearing tod... More >>

• Pot Legalization Initiative Has Same Number as One From 1972

  published Jun 28, 2010

  It's an important day for the manufacturers of political buttons and bumper stickers, as the Secretary of State's office has given numbers to each of the November ballot measures.The most buzzed-about... More >>

• Dodgers Make You Pay For Your Nostalgia

  published Jun 25, 2010

  Starting tonight, the Dodgers host the Yankees for a rare three-game interleague series. The two teams have met 11 times in the World Series, so naturally the Dodgers are looking to cash in on fan nos... More >>

• Competing Budget Initiatives Qualify For November Ballot

  published Jun 24, 2010

  Voters will have a chance to radically change the state's budget process this fall, as two competing measures have qualified for the ballot.The first, the "On-Time Budget Initiative," would cut the th... More >>

• Meanwhile, Oakland's Mayor Grocery Shops While City Burns

  published Jun 24, 2010

  Every big city in California is going through some sort of fiscal nightmare, but things seem to be going particularly badly up in Oakland. Mayor Ron Dellums has been absent from budget meetings at Cit... More >>

• California Horse Racing Saved By Wealthy Lunatic

  published Jun 22, 2010

  Frank Stronach has been a well-known lunatic in the horse racing industry for many years. But today he added considerably to that reputation with his erratic performance before the California Horse Ra... More >>

• Three Hurt In Shooting at The Echo

  published Jun 21, 2010

  Three men were shot early this morning as they left The Echo nightclub on Sunset Boulevard, according to The Eastsider L.A.The gunman was sitting on a Harley Davidson outside the popular Echo Park nig... More >>

• No Horse Racing At Santa Anita This Fallr

  published Jun 18, 2010

  The big players in California horse racing will gather next Tuesday to hash out the future of racing in Southern California.At the moment, it looks like the Oak Tree Racing Association -- which has be... More >>

• Chamber of Commerce Applauds City Hall Layoffs

  published Jun 17, 2010

  L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the City Council have earned a pat on the head from the L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce for approving a budget that includes 761 layoffs.But as the layoff date approa... More >>

• For Whitmans, Shoving is a Family Affair

  published Jun 16, 2010

  A day after the New York Times reported that Meg Whitman had to pay an eBay employee as much as $200,000 for shoving her, Gawker is reporting that Whitman's son also has a shoving problem.According to... More >>

• Manhattan Beach Bubble Blogger Outs Himself

  published Jun 14, 2010

  For the last three years, real estate agents in Manhattan Beach have been vexed by an anonymous blogger.MB Confidential has become a must-read for prospective homebuyers by ridiculing overpriced listi... More >>

• Holy Crap: Dodgers Hired Russian Psychic To Boost Team's Chances

  published Jun 09, 2010

  The Dodgers didn't have the money to give salary arbitration to pitcher Randy Wolf this offseason. But they did have a few hundred thousand dollars to hand to a Russian psychic, who was hired to help ... More >>