Follow the Money – by Zachary Lawrence JD

All the President’s Men is a book and a movie about the Watergate scandal and the downfall of President Nixon. In the movie, there’s a scene with Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) meeting his anonymous source, “Deep Throat” (Hal Holbrook), inside a dark parking garage. Woodward needed proof that President Nixon knew of the burglary…

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“L.A. Trash Bandits” Rob Apartment Owners and Business Owners! Shame on You, Mayor Garcetti and Los Angeles City Council!

Do you know that some housing providers have already received notices from their new City- appointed trash haulers that their rates will be increased by at least 100%?!  You should know it – you passed this outrageous law!  You even promised us that the rates would be lower.  One housing provider just now reported that…

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Letter to the Editor…Rent Control Destroys!

Dear Dan: The below letter was sent to Steve Lopez at the Los Angeles Times. Dear Sir: I appreciate that you attempt to be “fair-minded” when you talk about the housing crisis.  I remember, as you suggest, that my son, Jeffrey, reminded me that after viewing the feature film, La La Land, Los Angeles would…

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Legal Q & A – by Richard Beckman

Question 1:    I read you have a new firm name and address. What’s going on? Answer 1: I am pleased to announce that Beckman Blair LLP has joined the esteemed Berkeley firm Buresh, Kaplan, Feller and Chang P.C. and the combined firm will be known as Beckman Feller & Chang P.C. As of August…

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