February 17th, 2012
When Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gave Robert “Bud” Ovrom, his deputy for economic development, the task of cleaning up the Department of Building and Safety after general manager Andrew Adelman was forced out amidst accusations of grotesque sexual abuse, Ovrom was wary. Ovrom, the former Bu… LA Weekly | News
August 11th, 2011
The L.A. City Council sent a message last year when it boycotted Arizona over the state’s law targeting illegal immigrants. But the purpose of a boycott is to do more than send a message. It is to do economic damage. And in that respect, the city’s boycott has failed. The… LA Weekly | News
July 21st, 2011
In Los Angeles, it’s against the law for a dog owner or guardian to allow dogs to make “excessive noise” after receiving legal notice of a noise complaint and a request to make the dog stop. “Excessive” is noise that’s “unreasonably annoying, disturbing, offensive, or which unrea… LA Weekly | News