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EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW.


Highlights from some of our more important editorials this past week. To read the editorials in full, please visit our Web site at www.dailynews.com.

Failing system

City Controller Laura Chick is right to target Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  city commissions. But the commissions' flaws go much deeper than the gender, home address and economic status of the commissioners.

Taxing business

Worthy though the effort is to reform the Los Angeles city business tax, it's becoming increasingly clear that outrageously high taxes aren't the main reason corporations flee Los Angeles - City Hall is.

End DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK)
DWP Drinking Water Program
DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source)
DWP Department of Water & Power
DWP Drinking Water Protection
 nonsense

What's it going to take before Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see .

James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California
 finally wakes up and takes action to end the mismanagement mis·man·age  
tr.v. mis·man·aged, mis·man·ag·ing, mis·man·ag·es
To manage badly or carelessly.



mis·manage·ment n.
 that has derailed the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3.9 million residents in 2006. It was founded in 1902 to deliver water and electricity supplies to residents and businesses in Los Angeles.  and cost ratepayers millions?

Reckless growth

Los Angeles likes to pretend the city has a General Plan to guide future growth in a manner that is supposed to preserve the quality of life for all. It's a big lie, of course.
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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Date:Oct 17, 2004
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