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

• Wendy Greuel Adds More Labor Support, As Eric Garcetti Seeks To Exploit Her Union "Baggage" In Mayoral Runoff

  published Mar 06, 2013

  The day after mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel secured a spot in the May 21 runoff against Councilman Eric Garcetti, she won endorsements from two more public employee unions.SEIU Local 721, which repre... More >>

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  Los Angeles Mayoral Results: Eric Garcetti And Wendy Greuel Heading To May Runoff

  published Mar 06, 2013

  Councilman Eric Garcetti and Controller Wendy Greuel appear headed to a mayoral runoff in May, after taking the top two spots in Tuesday's primary election.With about 42% of precincts reporting, Garce... More >>

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  Eric Garcetti And Wendy Greuel Lead The Pack In Race For Mayor, USC/L.A. Times Survey Finds

  published Mar 03, 2013

  Councilman Eric Garcetti and Controller Wendy Greuel appear to be headed to a May 21 runoff election in the race to be the next mayor of L.A., according to a new USC Price / L.A. Times poll.Garcetti h... More >>

• Wendy Greuel Had Dinner With Union Boss; Rival Mayoral Candidate Alleges Illegal Coordination

  published Mar 02, 2013

  In the closing weekend of the L.A. mayoral primary, new allegations are surfacing about a dinner that Controller Wendy Greuel shared recently with one of the co-chairs of the independent group support... More >>

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  Wendy Greuel's Private Sector Job Involved Lobbying At L.A. City Hall

  published Mar 01, 2013

  As she campaigns for mayor, Wendy Greuel has repeatedly stressed one thing that distinguishes her from her top two rivals: She has private-sector experience.Indeed, Greuel's resume includes a four-yea... More >>

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  Wendy Greuel's Oil Attack Comes From Strategist John Shallman's Playbook

  published Feb 28, 2013

  It's getting into the final days of the primary campaign for L.A. mayor, which means it's time for the campaigns to start slinging whatever mud they can find.Today, Controller Wendy Greuel held a pres... More >>

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  Jan Perry's Bankruptcies and Tax Liens Strangely Absent From Mayoral Campaign

  published Feb 28, 2013

  Update below: Finally. Perry gets attacked in a radio ad. When Councilwoman Jan Perry separated from her husband a decade ago, she asked a judge to seal the records. Some of the documents pertain... More >>

• Wendy Greuel Attacks Eric Garcetti In New Radio Ad; TV Ads Picking Up In Campaign's Final Week

  published Feb 27, 2013

  Update below: Check out Kevin James' latest video, and an Eric Garcetti radio ad.Controller Wendy Greuel launched a new radio ad today in the increasingly contentious race for L.A. mayor, attacking co... More >>

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  Eric Garcetti's Solyndra: Mayoral Candidate Pushed $1 Million Deal to Lure Troubled Electric-Car Company

  published Feb 27, 2013

  On Nov. 10, 2011, Gov. Jerry Brown came to Los Angeles to help open the new headquarters of CODA Automotive. The company was rolling out its CODA Sedan, which boasted new battery technology that would... More >>

• John Arnold And Feliciano Serrano: Two Six-Figure Contributors Make Late Plays In L.A. Mayor's Race

  published Feb 25, 2013

  Two men with little previous connection to L.A. politics are putting six-figure sums into the race for mayor in the final week of the campaign.John Arnold, a retired Enron trader who made billions run... More >>

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  Wendy Greuel And Eric Garcetti Headed To Mayoral Runoff, According To New Private Poll

  published Feb 25, 2013

  A new private poll shows Controller Wendy Greuel and Councilman Eric Garcetti advancing to a runoff in the race for L.A. mayor, with Greuel taking a slight lead ahead of the March 5 primary vote.The p... More >>

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  Wendy Greuel Edges Eric Garcetti In Fundraising, Has More Cash In Campaign's Final Two Weeks

  published Feb 22, 2013

  Update below: Kevin James' super PAC runs out of steam.Controller Wendy Greuel raised more money over the last month than Councilman Eric Garcetti, her top rival in the race for L.A. mayor, and has mo... More >>

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  Eric Garcetti Owned Clear Channel Stock When He Voted For Digital Billboard Giveaway

  published Feb 20, 2013

  Councilman Eric Garcetti long ago conceded that he made a mistake when he voted for a legal settlement that allowed Clear Channel Outdoor and CBS Outdoor to erect 420 digital billboards apiece across ... More >>

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  Kevin James' Super PAC Not As "Bipartisan" As Advertised: Second Donor Is Conservative Too

  published Feb 19, 2013

  Mayoral candidate Kevin James has taken some heat over the financial support he's received from Harold Simmons, the right-wing Texas billionaire who has spent $600,000 backing his campaign, and who th... More >>

• Amid Ad Blitz For Wendy Greuel, Eric Garcetti Uses TV Debate To Attack

  published Feb 18, 2013

  Amid a TV ad blitz for Wendy Greuel, rival candidate Eric Garcetti went on the attack at Monday night's televised debate, with just two weeks left before the March 5 primary.Garcetti challenged Greuel... More >>

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  L.A. Police Protective League Launches TV Spot For Wendy Greuel

  published Feb 17, 2013

  Another City Hall union is now running ads on behalf of Wendy Greuel's campaign for L.A. mayor.The L.A. Police Protective League started airing its ad this weekend. (Video after the jump.) It comes ab... More >>

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  New TV Ad Offers Voters A Stark Choice: Kevin James Or Bankruptcyr

  published Feb 14, 2013

  A new TV ad supporting Kevin James' campaign for mayor will start running tomorrow, making him the third candidate with a spot on the airwaves.The ad is the second one in a week to raise the specter o... More >>

• Eric Garcetti, Who Railed For Months Against "Super PACs," Now Has One Of His Own

  published Feb 14, 2013

  For the last three months, Eric Garcetti has been railing against the "super PACs" that support his rivals in the race for mayor. In fundraising e-mails, the Garcetti campaign has warned repeatedly ab... More >>

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  Who's Packing Heat In L.A. Countyr Sheriff Lee Baca's Gun Permit List Includes Many Personal Friends

  published Feb 14, 2013

  In this week's print edition, the L.A. Weekly takes a look at Sheriff Lee Baca's habit of issuing concealed weapons permits to personal friends and benefactors.Baca is known in gun rights circles for ... More >>

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  Wendy Greuel's Inside Game

  published February 14, 2013

  Brian D'Arcy has a lot riding on the race for L.A. mayor, which may be why he's staying out of sight. The last time he campaigned openly for... More >>

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  Sheriff Lee Baca and the Gun-Gift Connection

  published February 14, 2013

  The L.A. County Sheriff's Department is known in gun-rights circles for being stingy with concealed-weapons permits. Sheriff Lee Baca has total... More >>

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  Eric Garcetti Makes A Play For Growing Latino Vote, But Turnout Is A Challenge

  published Feb 13, 2013

  When Antonio Villaraigosa became the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles in modern times, he did it with record-breaking turnout from the Latino community. And since then, Latino voter registration has ... More >>

• Eric Garcetti And Wendy Greuel Duel Over Budget Numbers

  published Feb 11, 2013

  Councilman Eric Garcetti kept the focus on Wendy Greuel's plan to hire 2,000 cops and 1,000 firefighters today, arguing that his chief opponent in the campaign for L.A. mayor is making promises she ca... More >>

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  Christopher Dorner's Rampage Prompts Question On LAPD Discrimination At Mayoral Debate

  published Feb 09, 2013

  Christopher Dorner's rampage intruded into the race for L.A. mayor this afternoon, when the candidates were asked at a forum whether they would investigate Dorner's claims of racial discrimi... More >>

• Josh Post, L.A. Council Candidate, Suffers Writer's Block

  published Feb 08, 2013

  Running for office is hard. Just ask Josh Post, one of the dozen candidates for Eric Garcetti's council seat. Today, Post uploaded a statement to his website on government transparency. In it, he... More >>