Redesigning Our City Government to Work ERWIN CHEMERINSKY and GEORGE KIEFFER, Erwin Chemerinsky is the chair of the elected Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission. George Kieffer is the chair of the appointed City of Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission
Flood Control by Riparian Rape TOM HAYDEN and LEWIS MacADAMS, State Sen. Tom Hayden is a Democrat representing parts of West Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley. Lewis MacAdams is cofounder of Friends of the Los Angeles River
Say No to Advertisers as Editors RUSS BAKER, Russ Baker, who covers media from New York, wrote "The Squeeze: New Pressure from Advertisers," in the September/October Columbia Journalism Review
In Deals Abroad, Grease Payments a Slippery Business GALI KRONENBERG, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Gali Kronenberg is a freelance writer and regular contributor to The Times. He can be reached at gali.kronenberg@latimes.com