EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW.A roundup of some of our more important editorials this past week A study in failure For a decade, city leaders have talked about reforming or scrapping L.A.'s punitive pu·ni·tive adj. Inflicting or aiming to inflict punishment; punishing. [Medieval Latin p  n business tax, which drives companies and jobs into
the suburbs. Yet for all the talk, nothing has happened.
Buy a candidate The choice in the upcoming L.A. school board elections boils Boils Definition Boils and carbuncles are bacterial infections of hair follicles and surrounding skin that form pustules (small blister-like swellings containing pus) around the follicle. Boils are sometimes called furuncles. down to this: Would you rather have a board member who's beholden be·hold·en adj. Owing something, such as gratitude, to another; indebted. [Middle English biholden, past participle of biholden, to observe; see behold. to the unions, or a board member who's beholden to the downtown civic elites? Priorities, priorities Somehow L.A. City Council members have found plenty of time in their schedules to debate war in Iraq, but when they needed to vote on a dirty deal at the 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 , two members decided they had better things to do and walked. Downtown crimes Join a gang, commit a crime or corrupt the political process in L.A. and you're safe - just don't think about sitting on a curb, at least not near Skid Row skid row a run-down area frequented by alcoholics. [Am. Culture: Misc.] See : Alcoholism Skid Row district of down-and-outs and bums. [Am. Usage: Brewer Dictionary, 1008] See : Failure . |
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