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      Sean McMorris has a BA in Political Science from Columbia University and an MA in International Affairs from George Washington University.

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          Alhambra’s Code Enforcement a Tool for the Real Estate Industry?

          October 19, 2018 by Sean McMorris

          GUEST OPINION A 2017 video shows then Alhambra Administrative Services Director, Chris Paulson, and Alhambra Code Enforcement Supervisor, Rafael Perez, giving a...

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          Inappropriate Subsidized Campaigning for Alhambra City Hall Backed Candidates

          September 24, 2018 by Sean McMorris

          WE INVESTIGATE Every election season the powers that be in Alhambra government and politics engage in implicit and not so implicit mass campaigning for their...

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          Who’s Funding Alhambra’s City Council Candidates?

          August 31, 2018 by Sean McMorris

          There is a not unfounded belief that Alhambra operates under a “pay-to-play” scheme or “spoils system” of government. The same people,...

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          A Call for Transparency at Alhambra City Hall

          August 18, 2018 by Sean McMorris

          One week after Colorado Boulevard published my article about public records showing that Alhambra Mayor Jeff Maloney has yet to donate a promised $5,000...

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          Alhambra Mayor Yet to Donate Promised $5,000; Retains Legal Services

          August 6, 2018 by Sean McMorris

          WE INVESTIGATE Since their 2016 campaigns, current Alhambra Mayor Jeff Maloney and Councilman David Mejia have been criticized for each accepting a $5,000...

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          Alhambra Code Enforcement, Subsidized by Hud, Racks up Overtime

          June 26, 2018 by Sean McMorris

          WE INVESTIGATE Public records show that the City of Alhambra paid out over $18,500 in overtime (OT) pay to code enforcement officials from Dec. 2015 to Nov....

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          Alhambra Violating Mass Mailing Provision in the Political Reform Act?

          June 18, 2018 by Sean McMorris

          I recently wrote about non-transparent, no-bid city contracts between Alhambra City Hall and the Alhambra Chamber of Commerce.  The non-transparent and vague...

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          Costa-Hawkins: Assemblyman Ed Chau Sides with 1%

          January 28, 2018 by Sean McMorris

          On January 11, 2018, the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee voted 3-2 against AB 1506, a bill that would have repealed the 1995 Costa-Hawkins...

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          Are Alhambra’s Contracts with Chamber of Commerce Appropriate?

          January 17, 2018 by Sean McMorris

          The City of Alhambra has two annually renewed no-bid contracts with the Alhambra Chamber of Commerce worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. By Sean McMorris...

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          Hypocrisy Is Unbecoming of Elected Leaders

          September 23, 2017 by Sean McMorris

          OPINION The Alhambra City Council is apt to talk about being respectful after community members speak at city council meetings. However, it appears that respect...

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