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Government

Sep. 28, 2010

The Bell Scandal: Political Theater At the Expense of Taxpayers

Legal action taken against Bell city officials is simply an attempt to score political points ahead of an election, all on the taxpayer's dime, by Joshua Dale.

By Joshua Dale

It is clear that administrators and city council members of Bell, earned breathtakingly exorbitant compensation because they could get away with it in a town with an electorate that was apathetic and largely kept in the dark. If contracts and loans were approved without city council oversight, it will be easy for Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley and California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown to prove that city administrators Robert ...

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