Wendy Greuel

Wendy Greuel Heads To Hollywood To Challenge Eric Garcetti's Turnaround Claim

Wendy Greuel attacked Eric Garcetti on his home turf today, challenging his jobs figures and blaming him for a recent spike in rapes, which she called the "dirty little secret" of Hollywood."It's one of the most dangerous places for women in the city, something Mr. Garcetti seems to be ignoring," Gr ... More >>

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

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 predict is that those allegations would come from Greuel's opponent. But in the last week, allies of ... More >>

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

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 on him to return contributions from a real estate developer who was convicted of fraud in the 1990s. ... More >>

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

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 organized by Brian Van Riper, the consultant who ran Joe Buscaino's San Pedro-area City Council campaign. So ... More >>

Richard Riordan Backs Wendy Greuel As His Third Choice For Mayor Of L.A.

Former Mayor Richard Riordan has had a rough go of it in this year's mayoral campaign. First, he enthusiastically backed Austin Beutner, whose campaign fizzled on the launchpad. Then, he threw his clout behind a former radio talk show host, Kevin James, who lost in the March 5 primary. (In betw ... More >>

L.A. County Labor Fed Backs Wendy Greuel, Asks Eric Garcetti To Lay Off Anti-Union Remarks

The L.A. County Federation of Labor today officially threw its support behind Controller Wendy Greuel in the race for L.A. mayor. The Fed's endorsement -- a foregone conclusion since last week's political committee vote -- should provide Greuel a strong get-out-the-vote operation, which could b ... More >>

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

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 press conference to attack Eric Garcetti for holding a Venoco oil lease in Beverly Hills that pays him $ ... More >>

Can Mayoral Candidate Wendy Greuel Still Feign Ignorance about 'Gold Card Desk' Parking Ticket Scandal?

It's always interesting, and, of course, a bit suspicious, when seemingly smart politicians are "surprised" or claim ignorance when something peculiar happens on their watch -- as if that's a valid excuse. Los Angeles mayoral candidate and brainy Rhodes Scholar Eric Garcetti pulled such a maneuver ... More >>

Mayoral Candidate Kevin James and Education Reformers Speak Out About Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel's Silence on Parent Trigger

UPDATE, 5 p.m.: Eric Garcetti breaks silence on Parent Trigger. After the jump. UPDATE, 4 p.m.: Wendy Greuel tells L.A. Weekly she supports the Parent Trigger. Eric Garcetti is now the only mayoral candidate who remains to be silent. After the jump. After Los Angeles Unified School District board ... More >>

Wendy Greuel's Inside Game

The controller's union ties could be her biggest advantage in the race for L.A. mayor — or her biggest liability

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

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 of bankruptcy. This one contends that the three City Hall veterans in the race -- Wendy Greuel, Eric ... More >>

Eric Garcetti Bills Himself As A "Practical Problem Solver" In First TV Ad

Wendy Greuel had the airwaves to herself for two full weeks -- but no longer. Her chief rival in the race for L.A. mayor, Councilman Eric Garcetti, launched his own TV ad today, highlighting his record as a "practical problem solver" with "proven results." (Video after the jump.)The ad continue ... More >>

Latino Support Drops for Eric Garcetti in Mayor's Race, Underdog Emanuel Pleitez Says Latino Vote 'Not For Sale'

With a new poll for the Los Angeles mayoral race in his back pocket, underdog candidate Emanuel Pleitez (pronounced "play-tez," in case you were wondering) has come out swinging, telling rivals Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel that the Latino vote is "not for sale." Pleitez, whose mother is Mexican a ... More >>

Mayor's Race: L.A. County Federation Of Labor Can't Decide Between Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel

The L.A. County Federation of Labor, one of the biggest sources of power in L.A. elections, has decided not to endorse in the first round of the L.A. mayor's race, according to multiple sources.Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel are the two candidates with the strongest labor support. But neither could ... More >>

Eric Garcetti Wins Backing Of Democratic Party of San Fernando Valley

In order to be elected mayor, Eric Garcetti will have to make inroads in the San Fernando Valley. About 40% of the votes in the March election are going to come from the Valley, and it's Wendy Greuel's home turf.This evening, Garcetti has planted his flag there by winning the endorsement of the Demo ... More >>

Carol Brandt: Lunch Money Stolen From Kids by L.A. Parks Official, Authorities Allege

A lot of public officials around here, from former county assessor John Noguez to a pair of city building inspectors, have been accused of gluttony at the taxpayers' buffet. But authorities say former L.A. city Recreation and Parks official Carol Brandt really did steal lunch money. In fact they al ... More >>

Eric Garcetti Takes Narrow Fundraising Lead Over Wendy Greuel In Race For L.A. Mayor

Councilman Eric Garcetti has edged into a narrow fundraising lead over his top rival, Controller Wendy Greuel, in the race for L.A. mayor.The two candidates have been neck-and-neck all year. But in reports disclosed this afternoon, Garcetti announced that he had brought in $664,000 over the last thr ... More >>

With Zev Yaroslavsky Out Of Mayor's Race, Wendy Greuel And Eric Garcetti Dial For Supporters

As soon as Zev Yaroslavsky bowed out of the race for mayor Thursday morning, top contenders Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti started working the phones in a mad scramble to pick up his supporters.By the end of the day on Friday, both campaigns had picked up some converts. Greuel claimed a longer list, ... More >>

Los Angles Mayor Zev Yaroslavsky? Time Running Out For Popular Pol To Announce Candidacy

So here's the deal... well-known, widely respected Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky is the frontrunner of the 2013 Los Angeles mayoral race. Political pros think he'd win and do a solid job of fixing a broken city; wealthy liberal contributors would love to throw money at him; and nearl ... More >>

Eric Garcetti Wrote Measure H, Now He's Working Its Loopholes

Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel Lead in Mayor's Race, Zev Yaroslavsky Trails Slightly, Per Private Poll Results

Zev Yaroslavsky​According to the conventional wisdom, Zev Yaroslavsky is the presumptive front-runner in the race to be the next mayor of Los Angeles.But a private poll, the results of which were obtained by the L.A. Weekly, turns that wisdom on its head.The poll shows Councilman Eric Garcetti and ... More >>

Wendy Greuel L.A. Mayoral Election 2013 Antics: Why is She Acting Like a Blond Version of Schwarzenegger on 'Waste, Fraud, Abuse'?

ladailyblog.blogspot.comWendy Greuel's image is getting fuzzy. ​Is Wendy Greuel running for Los Angeles mayor by acting like a blond version of the failed Arnold Schwarzenegger, decrying waste, fraud and abuse? She's fired off an election-aimed press release asking the City Council's inept Au ... More >>

Parking Enforcement Officers in L.A. Allegedly Solicited Prostitute, Punched Driver, Shoplifted: They're Still On The Job

Parking porn.​Rough spring for L.A. parking enforcement. First a couple of officers were found cavorting in a porn video -- while on-duty. Then City Controller Wendy Greuel last week revealed, among millions of dollars wasted on poor practices, a get-out-of-tickets-free "gold card" program for ... More >>

Zev Yaroslavsky Will Replace Antonio Villaraigosa as Mayor, Experts Predict

If Zev runs, he’s the man to beat in 2013

Storm Clouds For City Hall as L.A. Budget Heads For $400 Million Hole: Villaraigosa Asks For Retirement Concessions

Peter BaerStorm clouds for L.A. City Hall.​Here we go again. Bleak day for L.A. City Hall's wallet. City controller Wendy Greuel issued a forecast with few surprises -- Los Angeles will take it less than it spends next year and faces a more than $400 million deficit. (More than 50 mil this ye ... More >>

L.A. Controller Wendy Greuel Says She Wants To Be Your Next Mayor

L.A. City Controller Wendy Greuel​It's not all that unexpected -- we've been hearing this rumor for years -- but L.A. City Controller Wendy Greuel has announced that she'll be entering Los Angeles' mayoral race, according to Rick Orlov of the Daily News. L.A. City Council President Eric Garc ... More >>

L.A. City Hall Behind On Bill Collecting -- Way Behind

​An audit by City Controller Wendy Greuel expected to be released today found that the city departments examined only collected 53 percent of the money they were owned for the 2008-2009 fiscal year. Put another way, the departments billed $553.4 million but took in only $293 million of that a ... More >>

L.A. City Controller Will Release Much-Anticipated Audit Of Water and Power Thursday

City Controller Wendy Greuel.​Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel's office stated on Wednesday it will soon release an audit of the Department of Water and Power's finances, an inquiry specifically aimed at statements by DWP leaders insisting the agency did not have cash on hand to come u ... More >>

L.A. Council's Travel, Lavish Accomodations Questioned

​A recent report by NBC4's Colleen Williams (pictured) questions the Los Angeles City Council's sometimes-lavish travel arrangements, especially in light of City Hall's $585 million deficit and impending layoffs. The station found that the mayor and council spent $70,000 on travel in 2008 and ... More >>

City Controller Decries Council Slush Funds In Shadow Of Historic Budget Crisis

City Controller Wendy Greuel.​As the Los Angeles City Council on Friday discussed measures to deal with a $585 million deficit, City Controller Wendy Greuel expressed concern that the council's budget committee refused to recommend a permanent end to the diversion of certain revenues to member ... More >>

L.A. City Contracts Go Overbudget And Unreviewed As City Workers Face Layoffs

Wendy Greuel.​At a time when the city of Los Angeles faces thousands of layoffs in order to deal with a more than $400 million deficit due July 1, City Controller Wendy Greuel says the City Hall is not doing enough to ensure that contracts to outside vendors are not for work that could be done ... More >>

Some L.A. City Purchases Found Languishing Unused For Years -- Or Not Found At All

​Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel on Monday planned to release an audit showing that some city departments can't locate items that have been purchased on the taxpayers' dime. Greuel teased some of her findings in a statement released over the weekend: The audit looked at 254 items and ... More >>

$10 Million L.A. City Loan Benefited Developer Under Federal Investiation

Google MapsBonnie Brae Village, under construction.​The Los Angeles Housing Department was in hot water Thursday after City Controller Wendy Greuel revealed that a 2008 loan it administered benefited a developer who was under federal investigation for misusing public funds. The $10.3 million ... More >>

Breaking: L.A. City To Run Out Of Money By May 5 (Updated)

Wendy Greuel.​Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel said Monday that the city will be run out of money by May 5 partly as a result of the Department of Water and Power's refusal to hand over a promised payment to the general fund of $73 million. "The question I have been asked most often d ... More >>

City Controller Says DWP Standoff Could Help Put L.A. Nearly $300 Million In The Hole

Greuel.​The Los Angeles City Council's rejection of a .7-cents-per-kilowatt-hour rate hike sought by the Department of Water and Power for electricity customers could put the city deeper in the whole by helping to expand its current deficit from $212 million to as much as $290 million. In a T ... More >>

City Audit Finds Ex-Employees Can Make Buys On L.A.'s Dime

City Controller Wendy Greuel.​City Controller Wendy Greuel's latest look at city finances finds that a number of fired employees still have access to a city purchasing system. In a statement released today, Greuel said 126 terminated employees still had IDs and passwords for the city's "suppl ... More >>

Controller Wants City Council To Stop Hoarding Millions

Wendy Greuel.​City Controller Wendy Greuel plans to release an audit Wednesday showing that the City Council has reaped $25 million for its discretionary funds from the sale of city property and from oil pipeline franchise fees collected over the last 12 years. As the city faces a $400 $200 mi ... More >>

As City Runs $199 Million In Red, Layoffs Will Happen, Officials Say

​On a day when city Controller Wendy Greuel asked the City Council not to plunder L.A.'s reserves to deal with a projected $199 million deficit through June, city officials on Tuesday confirmed that 1,000 employees will be laid-off and more would likely be furloughed. City Councilman Eric Gar ... More >>

One Of Four City Hall Phone Lines Paid For But Unused

​It's not too surprising that a city that sends its mayor on a $120,000 trip to Europe during a mega-millions budget crisis isn't too thrifty when it comes to things like its telephone lines. But City Controller Wendy Greuel's latest audit is an eye-opener nonetheless: Among other things it fo ... More >>

L.A. City Looking At Near $100 Million Deficit For Fiscal Year

​While Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was jetting around Europe for a $120,000, taxpayer-funded trip this month, City Controller Wendy Greuel was counting the city's money, and what she found isn't not even half has pretty as Copenhagen in December: The city is now looking at a 98.1 million defici ... More >>

Pen Pushers Break Bank: Cash-Strapped L.A. City Hall Spends $1 Million on Calligraphy

Despite fiscal free fall, Villaraigosa and City Council spend public money on scrolls

Replacing Wendy Greuel in the Valley

A juicy $2.5 million City Council seat opens in anti-Villaraigosa territory

Early election results: Los Angeles March 3, 2009 primary

Nobody is ever sure how closely absentee voters match the views of the voters who actually trek into the polls, but here is the first wave of election returns released by the City of Los Angeles elections division about 45 minutes after the polls closed tonight.In the four hottest races, top percent ... More >>

The Greek Versus the Pixie: Can Upstart Nick Patsaouras Beat the Anointed Villaraigosa Insider Wendy Greuel?

Greuel's long-planned bid to become the new Laura Chick looked like a cakewalk. But that was before the economy tanked

Wild Card Patsaouras Shakes Up Controller's Race

With the March 3, 2009 race for City Controller heating up, and candidates peddling their visions for a more transparent and cost-efficient Los Angeles on their new campaign Web sites, Councilwoman Wendy Greuel promises to "be an independent voice exposing waste, fraud, and abuse in government." She ... More >>

Power of Dirty Money

Can the L.A. City Council really get serious about campaign ethics?

Endorsements

Our recommendations in the March 4 Los Angeles municipal election

Endorsements

The Weekly’s recommendations in the March primary

Costly Venture, Nothing Gained

Cardenas and Greuel must square off again in City Council race

Wendy Greuel for City Council

The Weekly’s recommendation in the December 11 special election in the 2nd District