THE WEEK
Those are the two things Californians give their elected officials.
By Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times
July 18, 2010
Even a cursory look at events last week was enough to show the concept of “public service” being turned on its ear.
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Ethics Commission took up the issue of elected officials getting freebie tickets, in the wake of investigations into Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s acceptance of tickets to dozens of sought-after events, sometimes from companies doing business with his administration.








