Email Author Gene Maddaus
Awards
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2012 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published September 15, 2011
"Secrets & Lies"
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2011 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club, published December 2, 2010
"L.A.'s Light Rail Fiasco"
2012 Stories by Gene Maddaus
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FEATURED STORY
LAPD Gun Buyback Was Totally Average -- Not The Most Successful Ever
published Dec 28, 2012
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck trotted out a table full of guns on Thursday and proclaimed that this year's gun buyback was the most successful ever.Turns out: no. The buyback brought in 2,037 guns. Tha... More >>
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Antonio Villaraigosa's Gun Buyback Sees Long Lines, Not Enough Gift Cards
published Dec 26, 2012
Hundreds of people showed up at the Sports Arena this morning to turn in their guns in exchange for grocery store gift cards. But they faced a very long wait -- and the possibility that they would wal... More >>
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City Attorney Carmen Trutanich, Whose Old Law Firm Worked For The NRA, Comes Out For Gun Control
published Dec 21, 2012
The school shooting in Newtown, Conn., has put gun control back on the national agenda. Over the last two days it's also become an issue locally, as the candidates for L.A. city attorney jockey to pro... More >>
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Eric Garcetti Has Narrow Lead Over Wendy Greuel In New Private Poll
published Dec 20, 2012
We were pretty skeptical when Fernando Guerra of Loyola Marymount University put out an "exit poll" showing Eric Garcetti with a lead over Wendy Greuel in the race for L.A. mayor. Guerra did not ... More >>
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Eric Garcetti Parties With Winklevoss Twins at Hollywood Hills Fundraiser
published Dec 19, 2012
Mayoral contender Eric Garcetti longs to be the candidate of Silicon Beach. He's the candidate who pulls out his iPhone and brags that he "has an app for that."Seeking to bolster his tech cred, Garcet... More >>
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John Choi, Candidate For 13th Council District, Says Labor Will "Be On The Inside" If He Wins
published Dec 18, 2012
Everybody panders a bit when they go for a labor endorsement. But at the recent SEIU endorsement meeting, John Choi set the bar for pandering very high.Choi, a candidate to replace L.A. Councilman Eri... More >>
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Mayor's Race: Wendy Greuel Joins Calls To "Let Emanuel Pleitez Debate!"
published Dec 17, 2012
A few minutes into Saturday night's L.A. mayoral debate, a group of demonstrators stood up and demanded that outsider candidate Emanuel Pleitez be allowed to participate."Let Pleitez debate!" they cha... More >>
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Why Did Sheriff Lee Baca Want To Keep Fathers Who Molest Their Daughters Out Of Jailr
published Dec 13, 2012
Sheriff Lee Baca has a reputation as a compassionate intellectual, which makes it hard to understand how he could run a brutal jail system. This week's L.A. Weekly cover story attempts to make sense o... More >>
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COVER STORY
Too Much Mr. Nice Guy: How Lee Baca Let Paul Tanaka Run Amok in County Jails
published December 13, 2012
Shortly after he was made captain of the Men's Central Jail, Robert Olmsted picked up on a disturbing pattern. Many of the guards had broken... More >>
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Protesters Deliver Petition Urging Antonio Villaraigosa To Quit Fix the Debt
published Dec 11, 2012
Protesters delivered a petition to City Hall today calling on Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to step down from the Committee to Fix the Debt.Angela Garcia Combs, who launched the petition last week t... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Mayor's Race: L.A. County Federation Of Labor Can't Decide Between Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel
published Dec 10, 2012
The L.A. County Federation of Labor, one of the biggest sources of power in L.A. elections, has decided not to endorse in the first round of the L.A. mayor's race, according to multiple sources.Eric G... More >>
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Carmen Trutanich Complains About Being Attacked While Opponent Is Hospitalized
published Dec 06, 2012
Assemblyman Mike Feuer is still in the hospital after a nasty car crash on Monday, but the campaign for L.A. city attorney goes on. Last night, the campaigns fought it out for the SEIU endor... More >>
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Antonio Villaraigosa Joins Committee to Fix the Debt, Completing Plutocratic Conversion
published Dec 05, 2012
Update below: Online petition calls for mayor to resign from Fix the Debt. Villaraigosa responds.Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has joined the Committee to Fix the Debt, thus completing his transformation... More >>
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Assemblyman Mike Feuer, Candidate for L.A. City Attorney, Injured in Car Crash
published Dec 04, 2012
Update: More detail below. Feuer is in ICU, suffered lacerated spleen and broken ribs.Assemblyman Mike Feuer, who is running for L.A. city attorney, has been hospitalized after a car crash this aftern... More >>
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Eric Garcetti Wins Backing Of Democratic Party of San Fernando Valley
published Dec 03, 2012
In order to be elected mayor, Eric Garcetti will have to make inroads in the San Fernando Valley. About 40% of the votes in the March election are going to come from the Valley, and it's Wendy Greuel'... More >>
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L.A. Mayor's Race: "Exit Poll" Shows Eric Garcetti And Wendy Greuel Atop The Field
published Dec 03, 2012
Update: Not even Garcetti believes he's winning. More below.What better way to start off the week than with a dubious poll of the L.A. mayor's racerFernando Guerra, of Loyola Marymount's Center for th... More >>
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Kinde Durkee, Disgraced Political Treasurer, Agrees To 8-Year Sentence
published Nov 28, 2012
Update below: Durkee sentenced to 8 years and 1 month, ordered to pay $10.5 million restitution.Kinde Durkee, the campaign treasurer who admitted embezzling more than $7 million from a long list of Ca... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Tim Donnelly For Governor! Tea Party Assemblyman Launches Exploratory Committee
published Nov 28, 2012
Tim Donnelly, the Tea Party Assemblyman from Twin Peaks, has launched an exploratory effort to run for governor in 2014, the Ventura County Star reports."There's nobody out there fighting for us," Don... More >>
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Richard Riordan Suspends Effort To Put Pension-Cutting Measure On Ballot
published Nov 26, 2012
Former mayor Richard Riordan has suspended his effort to place a measure on the May ballot to roll back City Hall pensions.Riordan's campaign had gathered more than 100,000 signatures for the effort o... More >>
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Richard Riordan Called D.A. Steve Cooley To Demand Investigation Of SEIU Petition Tactics
published Nov 21, 2012
Former mayor Richard Riordan was so upset about SEIU's efforts to thwart his pension initiative that he personally called up D.A. Steve Cooley to seek an investigation.Riordan was angry about an email... More >>
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Marijuana Driving Study: 31% Of Pot Smokers Think They're Better Drivers When Stoned
published Nov 21, 2012
Here's something to think about as you head out of town for Thanksgiving weekend. Turns out California drivers are just as likely to be stoned as they are to be drunk.According to a survey by the stat... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Four SoCal Men Accused Of Plotting Terror Attacks In Afghanistan
published Nov 20, 2012
Update: The FBI held a press conference this afternoon in Los Angeles, with agents saying the law enforcement agency devoted "extraordinary resources" to thwarting the alleged terrorists. More after t... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Antonio Villaraigosa Will Always Be A Rising Star In The Eyes Of The National Media
published Nov 20, 2012
For some reason, the national media never tires of writing about L.A.'s own "rising star," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.There were a bunch of stories in that vein when Villaraigosa chaired the Democrati... More >>
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David Beckham's Six-Year Career With L.A. Galaxy In Two Minutes
published Nov 20, 2012
David Beckham is hanging up his cleats after the Galaxy's MLS Cup final on Dec. 1. Take a couple minutes to watch highlights from his six-year career in Carson:... More >>
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Wendy Greuel And Eric Garcetti Plead For Contributions To Counter Kevin James' Super PAC
published Nov 20, 2012
Mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti both sent out fundraising appeals in response to the formation of a Super PAC supporting former radio host Kevin James."At any moment, we could see an... More >>
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