Exclusive | Founder member of Time’s Up movement advised Jeffery Epstein two years before launching the anti-sexual harassment organization

Exclusive | Founder member of Time’s Up movement advised Jeffery Epstein two years before launching the anti-sexual harassment organization

Back in 2018, Time’s Up was the toast of the town, feared and lauded across the industry. The influential anti-sexual harassment group made its splashy debut at the 2018 Golden Globes, in the wake of Harvey Weinstein’s downfall, raising $26 million off the backs of his accusers. There were a few missteps early on —…

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Karen Bass and the cover-up of the cover-up

Karen Bass and the cover-up of the cover-up

Mayor Karen Bass claims that she did not edit the LAFD’s after-action report on the Palisades Fire to shield the department and the city from responsibility. She admits, however, that she told the authors to check information about weather and budgets. That sounds like it might have been benign — until you consider that weather…

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What California’s legislators ignore — and why you pay the price

What California’s legislators ignore — and why you pay the price

Audits are supposed to lead to action. But the California legislature routinely ignores negative audits of state government agencies. Every year, the California State Auditor, a nonpartisan watchdog, conducts dozens of audits to root out waste, fraud, abuse, corruption, and mismanagement across state government.  Some of these audits are requested directly by the legislature. Others…

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