Dennis P. Zine

Mayor-elect Garcetti, hire these ex-pols!

2013-05-23 12:15:00

You won’t see politicians lined up at the unemployment office, but every election means that some defeated officials wind up out of work. It happened again in this week’s L.A. city election. So let us ask not what the city can do for them,...

Carmen Trutanich's defeat sown in a broken pledge

2013-05-22 20:45:00

The seeds of one-term Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich's resounding election defeat Tuesday were planted in his ill-fated run for district attorney last year. The candidate himself acknowledged that with less than a quarter of the ballots counted....

With all precincts reporting, clear leaders emerge in city races

2013-05-22 04:23:00

The Los Angeles city clerk early Wednesday morning released final vote tallies for the citywide election, leaving only mail-in ballot results standing between candidates' victory and defeat. With 100% of precincts reporting just after 3 a.m., clear...

Feuer beats Trutanich; Galperin leading Zine

2013-05-22 00:40:00

After an especially contentious campaign, Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich conceded to challenger Mike Feuer late Tuesday, while attorney Ron Galperin was leading City Councilman Dennis Zine in partial returns for another citywide office,...

Garcetti, Greuel in dead heat for L.A. mayor

2013-05-21 22:51:00

The latest round of election results that trickled in Tuesday night showed City Councilman Eric Garcetti and City Controller Wendy Greuel in a dead heat in the race to be the next mayor of Los Angeles. With 8% of precints reporting, Greuel had 50% of...

Race for city controller lands at LAX

2013-05-18 07:00:00

This post has been corrected, as explained below. The Los Angeles city controller doesn't have any actual power over the modernization plans of Los Angeles World Airports or over whether a runway is moved at Los Angeles International Airport....

Do we love L.A.? We don't always vote like it

2013-05-18 16:10:00

No, wait, don't turn the page. Yes, I'll admit it. This is yet another column on Tuesday's election in Los Angeles, the race half the city doesn't care about and the other half hasn't heard about, but DO NOT turn the page. OK, I'll give you $5 to read...

Garcetti's lead over Greuel at 7 percentage points in mayoral race

2013-05-17 21:30:00

Eric Garcetti's lead in the Los Angeles mayor's race has narrowed to seven percentage points, but his strength among conservatives has blocked rival Wendy Greuel from securing a San Fernando Valley base that is vital to her chances, according to a new USC...

Billboard companies playing big role in L.A. city election

2013-05-15 21:45:00

Advertising company Lamar sued the city of Los Angeles two months ago, demanding the right to install new digital billboards in such neighborhoods as Sherman Oaks, Silver Lake, Glassell Park and the Fairfax district. Lamar's involvement in city politics...

L.A. Votes: Villaraigosa weighs in; final vote tally may take weeks

2013-05-17 09:00:00

The election to select Los Angeles' next mayor is Tuesday. But a combination of factors – the large number of Angelenos voting by mail, the apparent tightness of the race and the city clerk’s ballot-counting process – means that the...

In low-profile race, Zine and Galperin have a feisty final debate

2013-05-17 00:00:00

In their feisty final debate before election day, controller candidates Dennis Zine and Ron Galperin repeatedly hammered an insider-versus-outsider theme, seeking to convince voters they would be best prepared to be the city's next chief auditor and...

L.A. fire chief pressing ahead with ambulance staffing plan Sunday

2013-05-04 00:58:00

Los Angeles Fire Chief Brian Cummings rejected a request from members of the City Council to postpone Sunday's start of a controversial plan to shift dozens of firefighters to ambulance duty. Council President Herb Wesson asked Friday that the Fire...

City Councilman Dennis Zine, who supports district attorney candidate Carmen Trutanich, watches returns and talks to supporters as they wait for results at the Croatian American Club of San Pedro.

2012-06-05 23:13:39

Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine, shown in March 2012, faces Ron Galperin, an attorney in Century City, in the race for city controller.

2012-03-07 00:00:00

City Councilman Dennis Zine is seen during a City Council meeting.

2012-03-03 00:00:00