David Goldstein, a terrific reporter with CBS Channel 2, has demonstrated dramatically the power and potential of local TV channels to clean up corruption at City Hall.
Way to go, David Goldstein! You've done more to fight waste and corruption in three months than every member of the City Council has done. . . well, EVER.
Remember how, back in February, he caught the Housing Commissioners going on those pointless boondoggle trips to luxury hotels, and how they double-billed for their meals, by getting reimbursed for same while also collecting a per diem? Later, he reported on how the sons of a Housing Commissioner seemed to be getting preferential treatment. Well, Goldstein's tenacious professionalism has forced a major change of personnel downtown: THREE commissioners, gone. Here's his latest report:
Way to go, David Goldstein! You've done more to fight waste and corruption in three months than every member of the City Council has done. . . well, EVER.
Imagine how great this City could be if other stations followed the stellar examples of David Goldstein of CBS 2, and John Schwada of Fox 11 (who broke the Ticketgate story), and consistently exposed the corruption at City Hall. That coverage could start to wake up and shake up the 88% of registered voters who skip local elections.
Bottom line: If L.A.'s local TV stations will get serious about covering the on-going crime scene that is City Hall, they can help fix this city -- and probably increase their viewing audience, to boot.
Something tells me that there is alot more out there to uncover and I don't think it will be hard.
ReplyDeleteJust a thought......why are all the members of the board women?
Duh!
You're correct on the first thought.
ReplyDeleteOn your second thought. It has to do where the funding comes from, back in Washington D.C.