WEEK IN REVIEW.A roundup of some of our more important editorials this past week Character counts Despite blatantly ripping off a 10-year-old Bill Clinton speech for his State of the State address The State of the State Address (alternatively Condition of the State Address) is a speech customarily given once each year by the governors of most states of the United States. , plagiarism Using ideas, plots, text and other intellectual property developed by someone else while claiming it is your original work. is the least of Gov. Gray Davis' sins. His real failings go right to his character - or lack of it. Follow the money City Council candidate Greig Smith Greig Smith is a Los Angeles City Councilman, representing the 12th District, which includes Granada Hills, Northridge and other parts of the Western San Fernando Valley. Smith is also a reserve officer for the Los Angeles Police Department. has more in his campaign war chest than his five opponents combined because he has won the trust of L.A.'s special interests. Now he must try to win the trust of the public. City Hall's freeze 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. 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 has again announced a ``hard'' freeze in city hiring, and this time, he says, he means it, really. Last time, apparently, was little more than a farce. Broken promises Mayor Hahn has shocked the world by announcing he has no intention of honoring his pre-secession promises to L.A. voters. He can afford to come clean because, at long last, he has a scapegoat: Gov. Gray Davis. |
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