Laura Chick

Office of the Los Angeles City Controller (formerly)

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LA's Department of Water and Power is the biggest utility of its kind in the country, but it's had five managers in the past seven years.

LA's Department of Water and Power: Who's in Charge?

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President Obama's stimulus package is officially called the  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act .  It was advertised as a fast-track program for hiring the unemployed as well as…

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