Jill Stewart

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Antonio Villaraigosa ticket scandal: Fair Political Practices Commission orders thousands of California politicians to post freebies on Internet to fight corruption

Jill Stewart
Thanks to Antonio Villaraigosa's practice of ignoring anti-corruption laws, angling for $50,000 to $100,000 in freebies, then failing to tell the City Ethics Commission, the Fair Political Practices Commission has just enacted a strict rule forcing California politicians to post online every freebie they take under the guise of "official......

Has Ray Cortines Got Cojones?

Jill Stewart
The Los Angeles Times is being variously praised and slammed for becoming the first newspaper ever to publish the names of highly ineffective — as well as effec...
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Dr. Keith Richman near death: respected San Fernando Valley Jewish Republican formed rare bipartisan effort to force reform in Sacramento

Jill Stewart
UPDATED: Keith Richman died Friday night at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, according to an extensive obituary by Kevin Modesti in the Los Angeles Daily News. This post is updated throughout. Dr. Keith Richman, a fascinating mix of Jewish doctor, Republican, fiscal toughie and social moderate/sometimes liberal, came closer than......
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Bell corruption hits Maywood as grossly overpaid Angela Spaccia resigns

Jill Stewart
Acting Maywood city manager Angela Spaccia has resigned after getting fingered as one of the greedy Bell city officials reaping ungodly salaries in a corruption scandal being probed by California Attorney General Jerry Brown, Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley and a cast of thousands. Spaccia, you'll recall, was the......
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