Mike Murphy

L.A.'s Light-Rail Fiasco

How rail service to the Westside jumped the track

Mike Murphy: Meg Whitman's Medicine Was Too Tough

Photo by Ted SoquiMeg Whitman​Republican strategist Mike Murphy went on "Meet the Press" this morning to give his take on why Meg Whitman lost. His view is that Whitman was offering "tough medicine," and the voters weren't interested."We just had some tough answers that people didn't want," Murphy ... More >>

Meg Whitman Wants Nicky Diaz Deported, Also Wants To Make Coats From Puppies' Fur

Ted SoquiNicky Diaz​When the Nicky Diaz story broke, Meg Whitman steadfastly refused to say whether she thought her former housekeeper should be deported. It was a no-win situation. If she said yes, she looked cruel; if she said no, then she didn't believe in the rule of law.Whether that was the b ... More >>

Meg Whitman's Husband: I May Have Seen Maid Letter; Gloria Allred Calls Whitman A Liar

Ted SoquiGriffith Harsh IV watches as Meg Whitman talks to the press​Updated, 2:58 p.m.:Griffith Harsh IV, Meg Whitman's husband, now says it is "possible" he saw a letter from the Social Security Administration alerting him to the inconsistency in their housekeeper's identification.Earlier in the ... More >>

Meg Whitman Trumps Michael Bloomberg On Absurd, Neo-Gilded Age Campaign Spending

Michael Bloomberg: cheapskate​A year ago, it would have been hard to imagine anyone making New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg look thrifty. He set a record in 2009 by putting $108 million of his own money into his re-election campaign.But Meg Whitman has shattered that mark, spending $119 million of ... More >>

Poizner Narrows the Gap With Whitman

​Republican gubernatorial underdog Steve Poizner has released an internal poll showing him trailing former eBay CEO Meg Whitman by a mere 10 points, 38-28.Public polling has shown Whitman leading by 40 points or more pretty much the whole way. But Whitman's strategist, Mike Murphy, did not dispute ... More >>

Bye-Bye, Bill Bratton

Top five reasons the chief is really leaving Los Angeles

Arnold Gets Mail

An anonymous letter brings on office interrogations

Raw Deal II

Inside the fateful 2004 meeting where aides steered the governor wrong

Arnold’s Gray Day

A portrait of a troubled term

Saving Arnold

The inside story of the governor’s anointing of a lesbian Democrat

Reverse Recall

The Arnold revolution runs out of spin

The Incredible, Shrinking Governor

As polls show him slipping, Arnold gets more desperate

Referendum on Arnold

Another embattled governor staggers toward an election he doesn’t really want

Arnold’s Faltering

The governor spends $5 million on TV ads trying to win back public favor

Arnold’s Abyss

Can Dick Morris save the spiraling governor?

Arnold Terminated?

Democrats move in for the kill on weakened governor

The Wayward Governor

Why Arnold terminated bipartisanship

Kissing Up to Arnold

A blatant picture of influence peddling in the Governor’s Office

Unfinished Business

Pushy Arnold gets what he wants. Now what?

Scream IV

Arnold and the tax hike to come

Conan the Governor

The view from the top

Head Trips

Charlie’s Angels and The World’s Greatest Sinner

Letters

Shore Wars

Will Long Beach bring back its breakers?