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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2013 Stories by Gene Maddaus

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  Eric Garcetti Attack Ad Calls Wendy Greuel "The DWP's Mayor"

  published May 06, 2013

  Councilman Eric Garcetti launched a new TV ad today attacking mayoral rival Wendy Greuel over her support from the union that represents Department of Water and Power workers.The 30-second ad, posted ... More >>

• Eric Garcetti's Solyndra: As CODA Declares Bankruptcy, Little Hope Seen Of Recouping L.A.'s Investment

  published May 05, 2013

  CODA Automotive filed for bankruptcy this week, reigniting a controversy over whether the City of Los Angeles should have pledged $1 million to lure the electric car-maker from Santa Monica.Councilman... More >>

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  Wendy Greuel Slams Kevin James In Attack Mailer, But Courted Him For Weeks In Text Exchange

  published May 01, 2013

  Wendy Greuel's mayoral campaign has launched an attack on Eric Garcetti with direct mail targeted at the African-American and Latino communities. In two similar mailers, the Greuel campaign highlights... More >>

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  Eric Garcetti Has One-Point Lead in Mayor's Race, According To DWP Union's New Poll

  published Apr 30, 2013

  Eric Garcetti has a one-point lead in the race for L.A. mayor, according to a new poll issued by Working Californians, the DWP union-backed campaign supporting Wendy Greuel.The poll found Garcetti lea... More >>

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  Sexism in L.A. Mayor's Racer EMILY's List Accused of Demeaning Women

  published Apr 29, 2013

  When Wendy Greuel launched her bid to become the first female mayor of Los Angeles, it was probably inevitable that charges of sexism would arise during the campaign. What would have been harder to ... More >>

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  Survey USA Brings The Noise: New Robo-poll Has Wendy Greuel Up 3 Points

  published Apr 25, 2013

  You may have seen the new Survey USA robo-poll out this morning, which purports to show Wendy Greuel up three points in the race for L.A. mayor. We're getting tired of trashing Survey USA, but th... More >>

• Eric Garcetti, Wonky Idealist, Vows To Get "Back To Basics" In New TV Ad

  published Apr 24, 2013

  One of the continuing wonders of the L.A. mayor's race is watching Eric Garcetti -- the silicon-coated, Donald Shoup-reading, fair-trade-smartphone-toting utopian -- recasting himself as the "back to ... More >>

• Day Of Outrage: Wendy Greuel Attacks Felon Donor, Eric Garcetti Ally Calls Feminist Group's Ad Sexist

  published Apr 23, 2013

  Looking to change the dynamics in a mayor's race that has her trailing, perhaps by double digits, Controller Wendy Greuel today launched a fresh assault on Councilman Eric Garcetti, calling ... More >>

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  5 (Good) Reasons to Care About the L.A. Mayor's Race

  published Apr 23, 2013

  On Sunday, a handful of L.A. Times reporters participated in a panel at the Festival of Books on the mayor's race. Of the many titles that could have been used for the event -- "Who will winr", "Wha... More >>

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  Eric Garcetti Leads By 10 Points In New USC/L.A. Times Poll

  published Apr 21, 2013

  Councilman Eric Garcetti has a 10-point lead in the race for mayor, according to the USC Price / L.A. Times poll out this morning.According to the survey of 500 likely voters, Garcetti leads his oppon... More >>

• Wendy Greuel TV Ad Attacks Eric Garcetti's Support For Digital Billboards, Which She Also Voted For

  published Apr 19, 2013

  Wendy Greuel launched a TV attack ad this morning, faulting her rival in the race for L.A. mayor for his support for a controversial settlement allowing hundreds of digital billboards.However, Greuel ... More >>

• Eric Garcetti's 2009 E-mail To Union Boss Brian D'Arcy Shows Cozier Relationship

  published Apr 19, 2013

  In his campaign for L.A. mayor, Councilman Eric Garcetti has made a lot of hay out of his opponent's labor allies. Brian D'Arcy, the head of the DWP union, has raised $2.7 million to support Controlle... More >>

• Wendy Greuel Spends $700,000 On New TV Ad Touting Endorsements

  published Apr 17, 2013

  With just a few days left before absentee ballots are mailed in the L.A. mayor's race, Wendy Greuel has released a new TV ad highlighting her endorsements from Barbara Boxer, Richard Riordan and Magic... More >>

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  First It Was Charlie Sheen. Now Antonio Villaraigosa Is Hanging With... Mitt Romneyr

  published Apr 17, 2013

  Remember the presidential campaignr Feels like forever ago, but you may recall that L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was out of town a lot rounding up votes for President Obama.Cable news bookers grew ... More >>

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  Bad Blood Lingers Despite Settlement Between Carmen Trutanich and Former Campaign Consultant

  published Apr 17, 2013

  L.A. City Attorney Carmen Trutanich has settled his bitter legal battle with John Shallman, the campaign consultant who ran his failed bid for district attorney.The dispute got so bad that at one poin... More >>

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  Traffic Experts Crap All Over Eric Garcetti's Million-Dollar Gridlock Prize

  published Apr 13, 2013

  At Thursday's mayoral debate, Councilman Eric Garcetti suggested offering a $1 million prize to whoever can solve L.A.'s traffic problems.You might think that traffic experts would be excited about th... More >>

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  Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti Debate, But Expected Fight On Education Fizzles

  published Apr 12, 2013

  Mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti met on Thursday night for their first one-on-one debate. But on the hot topic of the week -- education reform -- an expected confrontation fizzled.Gre... More >>

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  Antonio Villaraigosa Grabs the Third Rail; Embrace of Social Security Cuts May Complicate Future Campaigns

  published Apr 11, 2013

  Who knows what Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa plans to do after he leaves office on July 1. Corporate board memberr Professional speech-makerr Aspen festival goerrBut if he intends ever to run for office ... More >>

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  Why Wendy Greuel's Campaign Stumbled: Recent Shake-up Reveals Aides' Power Struggle

  published Apr 09, 2013

  Wendy Greuel entered the UCLA Faculty Center last week to Alicia Keys' soaring anthem "Girl On Fire." But after two years of campaigning for mayor, and a disappointing second-place finish in the March... More >>

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  Two New Polls Show Dead Heat In Mayor's Race; But Are They Believabler

  published Apr 05, 2013

  Today we have two new polls in the L.A. mayor's race, and both show Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel in a statistical dead heat.The Garcetti campaign dismissed the numbers, while the Greuel campaign emb... More >>

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  New Eric Garcetti Super PAC May Not Be So Super: Committee Has Modest Fundraising Goals

  published Apr 04, 2013

  A new super PAC has formed to support Eric Garcetti in the May 21 mayoral runoff. The Committee for a Safer Los Angeles filed paperwork this week to start raising money.The committee is being organize... More >>

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  Kevin James Joins Growing List of Conservatives Who Back Liberal Eric Garcetti in L.A. Mayor's Race

  published Apr 02, 2013

  Former mayoral candidate Kevin James endorsed Eric Garcetti today, making him the latest conservative to side with the liberal councilman out of concern that Controller Wendy Greuel is too beholden to... More >>

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  Wendy Greuel Seeks To Reboot Campaign, Acknowledging Her Union Backing Has Defined Mayor's Race

  published Apr 02, 2013

  Wendy Greuel this morning launched a reboot of her campaign for mayor of L.A., giving a speech at UCLA that attacked the media and rival Eric Garcetti, while including a tacit admission that she has s... More >>

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  Herb Wesson's Fiscal Commission Stacked With Wendy Greuel Supporters

  published Mar 28, 2013

  L.A. Council President Herb Wesson today officially unveiled a new "L.A. 2020" Commission tasked with wading through L.A.'s finances and developing some recommendations to keep the city out of bankrup... More >>

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  Wendy Greuel And Eric Garcetti Have The Same Position On Pensions; So What's This Fight Aboutr

  published Mar 22, 2013

  When Wendy Greuel got the endorsement of the L.A. County Federation of Labor, it was quickly chalked up to her objections to pension cuts. Since then, there has been talk that she wanted to ... More >>