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Correction of the Decade: Calbuzz and John Burton

Gene Maddaus
An instant classic: In our Saturday post about the California Democratic Party's ad attacking Meg Whitman but masquerading as an "issues ad," we described the abrupt ending to our conversation with CDP Chairman John Burton. Through his spokesman, Burton on Monday complained that he had been misquoted. Burton says he......

Meg Whitman's Lead Down to 2 Points?

Gene Maddaus
Steve Poizner was thought to be political roadkill earlier this year, having fallen as much as 50 points behind Meg Whitman for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. But with Whitman getting hammered on immigration (she declined to support the Arizona law) and her ties to Goldman Sachs, Poizner is closing the......
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Legislature Moves to Rename the 405 for Sen. Kevin Murray

Gene Maddaus
As a state senator, Kevin Murray was perhaps best known for getting caught with a prostitute in the parking lot of the John Anson Ford Theater. Now the Legislature is trying to burnish that reputation a bit by plastering his name on a segment of the 405 freeway.As detailed by......
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Once Again, Hawthorne Mayor Larry Guidi Is Mixed Up In Something

Gene Maddaus
Hawthorne Mayor Larry Guidi has been on suspension from his job at the Hawthorne School District for the last month. And now, the Daily Breeze has found out why."The nature of the investigation is a theft of a food mixer, an industrial Mixmaster," Demerjian said. "Charges would be grand theft......
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Jamie McCourt Can Live With $637K a Month

Gene Maddaus
Jamie McCourt, the estranged wife of Dodgers (co-?)owner Frank McCourt, is "satisfied" with Commissioner Judge Scott Gordon's ruling giving her $637,000 per month in spousal support, her attorney said today.Jamie McCourt had been asking for nearly $1 million per month. Frank McCourt, who originally offered his wife nothing, had said......
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Who's Right? Villaraigosa and Riordan, By The Numbers

Gene Maddaus
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and former Mayor Richard Riordan went to war this week over the city's fiscal future. In the Wall Street Journal, Riordan predicted the city will go bankrupt by 2014, and charged his successor with fecklessness in the face of a crisis.One of Riordan's claims was that city......
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Poizner Narrows the Gap With Whitman

Gene Maddaus
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 that Poizner is......
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Patrol Your Own Damn Skyscraper: LAPD Disbands Terror Task Force

Gene Maddaus
As we first told you yesterday, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck has disbanded a counter-terror unit that patrolled skyscrapers and high-profile public events.The Protective Security Task Force consisted of a couple dozen plainclothes cops who hung around tall buildings looking for the next Faisal Shahzad. Given that the LAPD is cutting......

Guessing Game

Gene Maddaus
Los Angeles residents can be forgiven if their heads are spinning. Two months ago the City Council spoke of cutting 4,000 jobs to balance the budget. Today, the...