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Maxine Waters

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    L.A. Members of Congress Paid Hundreds of Thousands in Campaign Cash to Themselves, Relatives

    You contributed cash to your favorite U.S. representative's campaign, hoping he'd use the money to fight the good fight and knockout his foe. But in many cases a lot of that money is going to "babysitters, five-star hotels in Athens, six-figure salaries for candidates' family members and thousands ... More >>

  • News

    May 26, 2011

    Un-Gerrymandering Los Angeles

    Get ready for the brawl of cutting Southern California in pieces, on paper

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Enemies Mark Ridley-Thomas, Bernard Parks Unite Over Metro Light-Rail Funding Along Crenshaw/LAX Route

    Mark Ridley-Thomas wants Crenshaw/LAX elements worth $400 million.​Metro has the cash to build two crucial elements of its Crenshaw/LAX light-rail line, even though there's been some foot-dragging about going forward on the MTA board. The cash can be found, according a Metro analysis released ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2010

    LA Weekly: Your Place For Quran Burning News

    ​Rep. Maxine Waters, the South L.A. Democratic congresswoman currently fighting House ethics charges, will be joined by other dignitaries and religious leaders, who will courageously come out against Quran burning this morning at the First AME Church on South Harvard Blvd. In case you missed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Maxine Waters Comes Out Swinging

    ​Maxine Waters held a press conference in Washington this morning to issue a full-throated response to the ethics charges against her.Waters is accused of arranging a meeting between Treasury Department officials and representatives of OneUnited Bank, in which her husband owned stock.This morning, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    Rep. Maxine Waters' Ethics Charges Spelled Out

    ​ The House ethics committee spelled out its case against against Rep. Maxine Waters, the legendary congresswoman who represents south L.A., The Washington Post reports. As expected, the case alleges Waters "improperly exerted" influence over Treasury Department officials when she sought ban ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    Maxine Waters' Grandson At Heart Of New Ethics Allegations

    Maxine Waters​Rep. Maxine Waters' grandson, Mikael Moore, worked on legislation to help OneUnited Bank, according to new allegations in the House Ethics report issued today.Waters, D-Los Angeles, has been under fire for more than a year for helping to arrange a meeting between OneUnited representa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Rep. Maxine Waters Roundup: Jon Stewart, The New Republic, KCRW

    ​ Rep. Maxine Waters, who faces an ethics trial after arranging a meeting between Treasury Department officials and a bank in which her husband owned a lot of stock, continues to hit back hard against her accusers in the Office of Congressional Ethics. Waters, who represents South L.A., said s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Breaking: Congresswoman Maxine Waters To Appear On KCRW To Discuss Ethics Charges

    ​U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters will appear Thursday evening on KCRW (89.9 FM) show "Which Way L.A.?" to discuss ethics-violations charges she faces in Washington. The Los Angeles congresswoman has asked that the charges, so far undisclosed but related to her setting up a 2008 meeting between a bank ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    Rep. Maxine Waters To Face Ethics Trial

    ​ Updated with Waters' response. Rep. Maxine Waters, a 10-term Democrat who represents south L.A., will face a House ethics trial this fall. The investigation has centered around Waters setting up a meeting between OneUnited Bank, where her husband had been on the board and still had signific ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    South Central Farmers: New Life with a Ceremony, a Festival Water

    Brooke BurtonTribal Elders and South Central Farmers at Buttonwillow Farm's Blessing​ The sun rose over Buttonwillow Farm in Bakersfield early last Saturday morning, as Native American elders and members of the South Central Farmers collective gathered to bless the land for future harvest. In ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Maxine Waters Leads Challenge Of Comcast-NBC Deal

    ​Los Angeles-based U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters is leading a sizable group of congressional leaders in questioning federal approval for the proposed takeover of NBC Universal Inc. by Philadelphia-based cable and content company Comcast. Both entertainment conglomerates have a sizable presence in th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2009

    Maxine in Hot Waters Over Bank Conflict

    L.A. Observed's business writer Mark Lacter does a fine job pulling together choice quotes from the Wall Street Journal and N.Y. Times on L.A. Congresswoman Maxine Waters' ties to OneUnited Bank. Until a few years ago she was an investor and her husband was once a director of the Boston-based bank, ... More >>

  • News

    May 29, 2008

    The Deja Vu of Bernard Parks vs. Mark Ridley-Thomas

    Stubborn black leaders stage a replay of '92, as the black community fades

  • News

    May 22, 2008

    Yvonne Burke's Crumbling Kingdom

    She was hailed as a black pioneer and hero. Did she sell out?

  • News

    June 14, 2007

    LAX Expansion Betrayal?

    Thinking they’d won, Westsiders eyeball an even more intrusive runway plan

  • News

    November 2, 2006

    Ron Burkle and the Stern Sting

    Thinking they’d won, Westsiders eyeball an even more intrusive runway plan

  • News

    August 25, 2005

    Public Enemies

    King/Drew gets closer to extinction, while Crenshaw High gets de-accredited. But folks are fighting back

  • News

    August 11, 2005

    The Dirt We Stand On

    Tim Watkins on spawning a renaissance in Watts

  • News

    July 21, 2005

    Echo Park Is All Right With Me

    Tim Watkins on spawning a renaissance in Watts

  • News

    July 14, 2005

    Bamboozled in South L.A.

    A new building will benefit everybody but the people who live there. So what else is new?

  • News

    June 2, 2005

    Building Confidence?

    Riot-scarred Vermont Avenue finally gets a big development, but some say it’s the wrong kind

  • News

    April 28, 2005

    Thinking Inside the Small Box

    Riot-scarred Vermont Avenue finally gets a big development, but some say it’s the wrong kind

  • News

    April 21, 2005

    Whither the Community?

    King/Drew supporters vow to keep it standing — but in more muted voices

  • News

    April 14, 2005

    This Race Is Too Long

    The stealth campaign of Hahn and his rival

  • News

    January 27, 2005

    Revenge of the White Cops

    The meaning of the Inglewood verdict

  • News

    December 9, 2004

    Shedding Light on the AIDS Blackout

    The first-ever national African-American summit on AIDS grapples with the record numbers of blacks contracting the disease

  • News

    December 2, 2004

    No Second Act?

    After county’s vote to close the trauma unit, King/Drew supporters ponder their next move

  • News

    November 4, 2004

    He Could Have Been a Contender

    Once thought of as the last best hope for black leadership in troubled times, Bernard Parks is now a mayoral candidate with no support.

  • News

    October 28, 2004

    L.A. Weekly Voter's Guide

    Once thought of as the last best hope for black leadership in troubled times, Bernard Parks is now a mayoral candidate with no support.

  • News

    October 21, 2004

    The L.A. Weekly’s Endorsements

    Once thought of as the last best hope for black leadership in troubled times, Bernard Parks is now a mayoral candidate with no support.

  • News

    September 30, 2004

    B as in Betrayal

    Loss of King-Drew trauma unit upsets residents who voted for Measure B

  • News

    September 16, 2004

    Code Red

    King-Drew supporters wonder if this is the beginning of the end

  • News

    July 8, 2004

    People vs. the Police — Take Five

    The Stanley Miller beating prompts more promises of citizen involvement. Haven’t we been here before?

  • News

    May 22, 2003

    Which Black L.A.?

    Tuesday’s election gives the African-American community the chance to reclaim its roots

  • Calendar

    July 25, 2002

    Everyone But the Gloved One

    The usual suspects of black leadership, and then some, give it their all in Inglewood

  • News

    March 28, 2002

    Letters

    The usual suspects of black leadership, and then some, give it their all in Inglewood

  • Columns

    February 28, 2002

    Bernie and We

    The usual suspects of black leadership, and then some, give it their all in Inglewood

  • News

    November 15, 2001

    Beloved Infidels

    The usual suspects of black leadership, and then some, give it their all in Inglewood

  • News

    June 28, 2001

    Skunk at the Picnic

    Hi. My name’s Maxine, and my endorsement’s for sale

  • News

    June 7, 2001

    Son of Sam

    Hahn goes out like Yorty; Villaraigosa, like Al Smith

  • News

    May 17, 2001

    Behind Hahn’s Lines

    Villaraigosa in South-Central

  • News

    April 12, 2001

    Some Came Running

    The 32nd District’s crowded track

  • News

    March 8, 2001

    Letters

    The 32nd District’s crowded track

  • News

    February 22, 2001

    The Movement’s Mayor

    The new-model unions pick a new-model candidate

  • News

    November 9, 2000

    Print-Out Ballot Guide

    The new-model unions pick a new-model candidate

  • Calendar

    March 23, 2000

    The Lady From Where?

    Meet Fran Pavley: Westside winner

  • News

    June 17, 1999

    Magic Marker Dragoon

    Meet Fran Pavley: Westside winner

  • News

    June 17, 1999

    Richard Riordan, Pol

    How the mayor got his charter and his school board

  • News

    May 28, 1998

    Still King of the Slates

    Willard Murray tastes life after term limits

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