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How we broke the story: Gottlieb and Vives reveal the story behind the Bell City Scandal

Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 7:00 PM (PT)

Los Angeles, United States

How we broke the story: Gottlieb and Vives reveal the story...

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A simple request by two Los Angeles Times reporters for salary information on public officials in the small city of Bell blossomed into a scandal that has captivated readers nationwide. Reporters Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives broke the story that disclosed Bell's city manager was being paid $787,637 a year. Come hear them tell "How we got that story" next Thursday evening, Aug. 26, at the Los Angeles Press Club.

Moderated by Jon Regaredie, managing editor at Downtown News and a Los Angeles Press Club Director.
 
When: 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 26
Where: Los Angeles Press Club in the Steve Allen Theater, 4773 Hollywood Blvd. (two blocks west of Vermont), Metro: Red Line, Sunset/Vermont
Cost: Free for members, $15 for nonmembers...refreshments included, of course.
 

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4773 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, 90027

Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 7:00 PM (PT)


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