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Bell City Council candidate dies
Miguel Alejandro Sanchez, a longtime Bell resident who protested against the inflated salaries of local officials and was campaigning for a seat on the City Council, has died, just days before the election. He was 34.
Sanchez was pronounced dead at Los...Tags: Diabetes, Tea Party Movement, Hospitals and Clinics, Elections, Local Elections
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New Bell City Council Hold First Meeting, Elects Mayor
KTLA NewsBELL (KTLA) -- The new Bell city council met for the first time Monday night, and appointed a new mayor. Ali Saleh, who runs a family clothing business in Bell, was elected in a 3-to-2 vote by the city council. Retired baker Danny Harber was named vice-...Tags: KTLA, Elections, Local Elections, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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Bell City Council Candidate Dies Suddenly of Swine Flu
KTLA NewsBOYLE HEIGHTS (KTLA) -- Miguel Alejandro Sanchez, a long time resident of the city of Bell and one of the outspoken critics of the Bell City Council, died suddenly Friday after contracting the H1N1 virus. He was 34. Sanchez, who was running for one of...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Hospitals and Clinics, Elections, KTLA, Local Elections
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Our View: Ring the Bell; recall a success
Democracy works. Believe it; we know members of the Bell City Council do. Or should we say former members? On Tuesday, hundreds of residents of the city turned out amid long lines at four polling places to dismantle a council that made up an...Tags: Elections, Politics, Local Government, Democracy
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Bell Meeting Canceled After Council Member No-Shows
KTLA NewsBELL (KTLA) -- A Bell City Council meeting to discuss drastic cuts to avoid possible bankruptcy was canceled Thursday evening because of a lack of quorum. Residents packed the council chambers and spilled outside Thursday night, but Mayor Oscar Hernandez...Tags: Bell (Los Angeles, California), Los Angeles Times, KTLA
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In The Pipeline: Aren't there any better duties for Rizzo?
Once again, Huntington Beach was splashed all over the news. And once again, it found itself wiping away more proverbial egg from its face. Little did Robert Rizzo imagine how different life would soon become last March when he was arrested after...Tags: Drunk Driving, Labor Legislation, Bell (Los Angeles, California), Elections, Los Angeles Times
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Salaries of Thousands of L.A. City Workers Posted Online
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The salaries of 37,000 Los Angeles city employees was posted online Thursday by City Controller Wendy Greuel in what she called a move to make local government more transparent. In posting the salaries, Greuel said, the salaries...Tags: Employees, Layoffs and Downsizing, KTLA, Wendy Greuel, Career and Workplace
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Bell residents take first steps to recall council members
L.A. NOWPetitions to recall four Bell council members who were earning six-figure salaries were submitted Tuesday to the city clerk by a local residents group. After initially calling for the resignation of Luis Artiga, Oscar Hernandez, Teresa Jacobo and George... -
Bell gave secret loans to two businesses
L.A. NOWThen-Bell City Manager Robert Rizzo gave city loans of nearly $400,000 to two businesses without public discussion, approval from the City Council or collateral to back the loans, according to documents reviewed by The Times. One of the loans, $300,000...... -
Bell subpoenas Rizzo's personal e-mail account to see if he was using it to conduct city business
L.A. NOWBell city leaders said they suspect former City Administrator Robert Rizzo conducted city business using his own personal e-mail account and have issued subpoenas to obtain copies of messages going back five years. City officials said they learned in... -
Bell decides to cancel contract to manage Maywood
L.A. NOWCity leaders in Bell agreed Friday to cancel a contract to handle the day-to-day operations of neighboring Maywood, putting the small, working-class city at risk of being forced to shut down. Maywood, which has 30,000 residents, took the unusual step........ -
Pacific Time podcast: The story behind two Los Angeles Times stories
Readers' Representative JournalIn Friday's episode, we go behind the text and photos of two compelling Los Angeles Times stories this week. On July 15, The Times exposed that in one of the poorest cities in Los Angeles County, city officials were receiving......
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