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Eric Preven died Saturday in his Studio City home of a suspected heart attack, according to his family.

Preven, 63, was known an eagle-eyed observer of local meetings, a savvy wielder of the state’s public records act and a reliable thorn in the side of government officials.

A former Hollywood TV writer, Preven was drawn into activism after his mother’s two chocolate labs were removed by the county’s animal control department.

Eric Preven, one of L.A. County’s most prominent citizen watchdogs, has died at 63, according to his family.

Preven, a well-known government transparency advocate, garnered a reputation as an eagle-eyed observer of local meetings, a savvy wielder of the sta

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