Alan Mittelstaedt
Stories by Alan Mittelstaedt
Start the Revolution
Alan Mittelstaedt plays spin the bottle with L.A. leaders’ jobs. Salma Hayek for mayor!
Mike Feuer
Then Alan talks to Westside Assemblyman Mike Feuer in maybe the sweetest Third Degree yet, all about transportation and his nice old Dad
Derailment Dreams
Then Al goes after some odd NIMBYs who are going to make sure we’re all stuck on the 405 for ever
The Wrong Man for the Job
Alan Mittelstaedt doesn’t believe in endorsements. But then, he doesn’t believe in Mark Ridley-Thomas, either
The DWP's King
What a perfect William Mulholland day – searing hot and dry enough to fuel the near-hallucinatory fervor and deceptive powers of public officials
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Obama for Supervisor
All it takes is an Obama get-out-the-vote rally to frame the issues in a race a little closer to home
Steve Cooley Is Not a Taco Truck
The D.A. man needs your help bringing to justice the “gangsters in suits,” as one prosecutor describes some of the people who run the corrupt cities southeast of downtown L.A.
Dirty Democracy
Big surprise. It wasn’t until last week’s debate between Bernard Parks and Mark Ridley-Thomas was all over that some interesting chatter finally started emanating from the Westside Jewish Community Center.
Blowing Up L.A.'s Secret Government
Why am I sitting at this Board of Supervisors meeting all by myself?