I’ll continue to question elected officials about the inexplicably favorable lease rate the City of LA will pay for space for a homeless shelter on Paloma Street … and the status of a $2 million gift from a developer to the office of 1st District City Councilmember Gil Cedillo … …
There’s an update on the Paloma Street deal that brings an odor of scandal to the City of LA’s plans for a homeless shelter Downtown farther down in this week’s column, along with some notes on various other sources of stink at City Hall. Some other news on local politics …
Add a case of counterfeiting to the incident of money laundering tied to the landlord in line to receive an inexplicably favorable lease rate for a portion of a warehouse the City of Los Angeles plans to convert into a homeless shelter. Questions about the background of Moiz Kaboud cropped up in …
The landlord in line to receive what looks to be an inexplicably favorable lease rate for a portion of a property the City of Los Angeles plans to convert into a homeless shelter paid more than $500,000 to settle prior money laundering charges, according to federal, state and city documents …
More reason to wonder and worry about some fast and loose dealings with the public purse for programs to address homelessness – and we’ll get to that in short order. First some good news that comes from Pomona but recalls better days at LA City Hall. Chalk up a win …
Official reports approved by the Los Angeles City Council and accepted by Mayor Eric Garcetti carry the marks of a cover-up on a botched calculation of the lease rate for a warehouse slated to be converted into a homeless shelter on the industrial edge of Downtown. Garcetti City officials from …
Los Angeles Times Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine aimed for the funny bone in his keynote address to the LA chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists at the group’s annual Distinguished Journalists Award. He might have hit the heart of a larger matter. Pearlstine Pearlstine earned chuckles with a jab …
It didn’t take long for the latest designs of Irvine-based MVE + Partners to provide a test of the current market for upscale residential rentals in Downtown LA, with two recently completed high rises going on the sales block. Grace, Griffin The architecture firm oversaw the creation of The Grace …
Condolences to family, friends and community members feeling the loss of rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was born Ermias Joseph Asghedom and made a mark with more than music under his adopted moniker in South LA. It’s been a while since gang-related crime has gripped the city’s consciousness and prompted the …
Confusion continues about links between Los Angeles and Orange County when it comes to the ongoing college admissions scandal. The LA Times gave the story the top spot on its front page of Sunday, March 30, calling out financial executive-turned-fraudster Morrie Tobin of Hancock Park. Tobin The piece reported that …
