Fighting City Hall

Sixteen years ago, Rick Newcombe fought a drawn-out battle with Los Angeles city bureaucrats over which tax category should apply to his business. Daily News.

After round after round of administrative hearings, Newcombe won out in a decision that he said kept his growing company, Creators Syndicate Inc. - which has 25 to 50 workers - in Los Angeles.

He thought that would be the end of his hassles.

He was wrong.