--- [ ARCHIVE ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/archive) # Clinton Galloway January 27 2015 Written by CityWatch. [](https://www.addtoany.com/share) ***![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/images/stories/contributors/Clinton%20Galloway.png)*** Clinton Galloway is the author of *“Anatomy of a Hustle: Cable Comes to South Central LA”*. Galloway contributes to *CityWatch* and can be at [**clinto@msn.com**](mailto:clinto@msn.com). 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