EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW.

A roundup of some of our more important editorials this past week

DONE redo 

It's time for Los Angeles City Hall to shine the spotlight on the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, before DONE's alleged abuses irreparably harm the prospects for neighborhood councils in L.A.

All for one

For all their overhyped acrimony and squabbling, Mayor James Hahn and the L.A. City Council are in perfect agreement: Both want to rip off the city's homeowners.

Tuesday's big three 

There were three big winners in last week's elections - Greig Smith, the Los Angeles Community College District and David Tokofsy. All three now have much to prove, and all three are in a position to do much good.

Where your money goes

Time magazine reports that pay raises are a thing of the past and companies everywhere are cutting back, but there's still one company where the pay hikes keep on coming: Los Angeles City Hall.