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2001 Stories by Howard Blume

• Costly Venture, Nothing Gained

  published December 20, 2001

  Sometimes you can spend close to a million dollars on a City Council race and settle nothing. Such was the uncomfortable prospect that greeted... More >>

• Abandoning the Kids

  published December 13, 2001

  The region’s highly regarded but financially strapped Jewish Community Centers will shut down most services at the end of the month. Th... More >>

• Money Can’t Buy Garfield Love

  published November 1, 2001

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• War and Power

  published October 11, 2001

  When it comes to the war of words, President George W. Bush is all over the place. In one moment, he‘s declaring war. In another, he’s fighti... More >>

• The $1 Billion Rumble

  published October 4, 2001

  In a sweeping rebuke, a Los Angeles federal judge has rejected the city school district‘s attempt to retake control over programs for student... More >>

• Futile Force

  published September 27, 2001

  History is littered with victims of those who learned the wrong lessons from history. Last week‘s attacks resembled Pearl Harbor in thei... More >>

• Two for the Money

  published September 20, 2001

  Tom LaBonge and Beth Garfield smashed fund-raising records on their way to claiming the top two spots in Tuesday’s primary in the 4th Cit... More >>

• Megabucks Marlene

  published June 28, 2001

  The ascension of Marlene Canter to the school board next month supposedly cements a ”Riordan reform majority“ to run L.A. Unifie... More >>

• The Belmont Curse

  published June 21, 2001

  Photo by Slobodan DimitrovRead LA Weekly's Web-exclusive report for an... More >>

• How to Make a Methane Burrito

  published May 10, 2001

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• Like Father, Like Son

  published April 19, 2001

  No mistaking that the Emerald Bay Room at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel was headquarters of Hahn for Mayor. The only confusion was over which... More >>

• No Experts Please

  published April 12, 2001

  Mayor Riordan’s candidates for school board share a curious set of attributes: They are in their early 30s, have no children and have little o... More >>

• Superintendent Dick

  published February 22, 2001

  Mayor Richard J. Riordan is good at this: He’s on a bus, hamming it up with a group of elementary school students. “What‘s the n... More >>

• Charting Their Own Course

  published January 4, 2001

  My name is Joe Lucente. My first committee meeting was at 7 a.m. -- pretty typical. I better dust off the brown tweed because later... More >>