Spy On Your Neighbors: Local political contributions

Want to see how much cash Mayor Antonio has raised in Florida for his election? Curious about how many employees at a particular development company have donated for a suddenly eminent domain happy city councilman? You have questions, the LA Ethics…
…

California votes FOR bailout bill

While the House of Representatives voted 205 for, 228 against the bailout bill, reps from California voted 29 for, 24 against.
Notable, even a slim majority of state Republicans going yea for the bill - 10 for, 9 against, as opposed to the overall…

…

Are you a WaMu customer? Get ready for a name change!

Whoo-hoo!
I used to think of Washington Mutual as the Trader Joes of banking. It seemed to be the alternative place where Angelenos would bank that didn’t suck you dry by charging for checks and account fees, and the staff was always nice….

[[…

Want Obama to win Florida? Go visit your grandparents.

What can a Hollywood liberal like Sarah Silverman do to keep Florida from the GOP? Visit her grandparents and influence their vote… by threatening not to visit again unless Obama wins, among other techniques, and invites others to make the…

[[…

I am suspending my blogging to focus on the economy.

Not really. Just wanted to say that. Inspired by Jason Burns.
      

[[Click headline to read the rest at California Faultline]]

Hey, undecided voters, come watch the debate at KNBC studios!

Still on the fence between Obama-Biden and McCain-Palin and looking for a cool spot to watch the first Presidential debate on Friday night?
KNBC Channel 4 is looking for Undecided Voters that will be watching the Presidential debate Friday, Sept…

[…

Bernard Parks accidentally registered with American Independent Party… twice.

Below are documents confirming that Bernard Parks did, indeed, register with the American Indepedent Party in both 1992 and 1996.
Bernard Parks, Jr., told me his father did this at the direction of the Registrars office, was clearly attempting to…

[…

Is a Ridley-Scott supporter smearing Bernard Parks?

UPDATE (2:02pm): No sooner had I posted this than I received an email from the Ridley-Thomas campaign with a scan of voter registration records indicating that Parks had registered as a member of the American Independent Party, signed by Parks.
An…

…

Marin County town renamed Obama, CA

Well, not officially. But drivers passing this pedestrian crossing sign in Olema may think twice. Resident Kelly Emery created and installed the sign outside of her bed and breakfast last weekend in accordance with local laws.
[…pic from Obama in…
…

Betrayed by Hersheys, Candy Blogger talks to NBC

Former LA Metblog author Cybele May appeared on NBC’s Today Show Friday morning to complain about Hershey’s recent changes on its “chocolate” in some of its product. For example, the use of cocoa butter in Whatchamacallits,…

…

Next Page »