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Thursday, February 03, 2005

Antonio Stealing Ideas Again?

Tony Villar appeared on Doug McIntyre's morning program again this morning and talked about his transportation plan. Sounds remarkably like Hertzberg's plan where he wants to stop rush hour construction and give you a right to turn left.

Other than that, he slammed Hahn as weak and hemmed and hawed to Doug's questions on illegals (knowing the audience he had to).

Doesn't this guy have any original ideas?

70 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Ditto the LAT. In their just-out story about "big ideas and promises" from the candidates in the mayoral race, Tony V. is NO-where to be found. In fact, he's the only major contender not mentioned at all in the Times.

Good thing he made the radio. MEAT, you better tell AV to stop payment on the check for whoever's handling his PR these days (hopefully not F-H), they need the money for legal fees.

February 03, 2005 8:56 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Just because his handlers tout his "vision" doesn't mean it comes with any original ideas. . .

February 03, 2005 9:17 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

This guy has the attention span of a hummingbird.

February 03, 2005 9:26 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Did anyone file the Public Information papers to find out just how many days he was out of the city last year campaigning for Kerry? I think someone on this blog posted 70 days. HE WAS OUT AGAIN YESTERDAY IN ARIZONA. I'm waiting for Meat's excuse on that one. Interesting that sleazy bag Laura Chick would give the mayoral candidates (who can't think for themselves) the 12 page memo right before the mayoral debate on Monday. How insulting for grown men to take a piece of paper behind closed doors to figure out how to go after Hahn.

February 03, 2005 9:59 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Very true, and because he's been downtown for a few months now he's probably beginning to get a bit of a clue -- unlike newbies like "Big Idea" Bob -- what a bitch it is to actually get anything done in the city. 9-5 just doesn't cut it.

February 03, 2005 10:01 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

FROM MEAT:

So mr villaraigosa is stealing ideas again --- interesting that most of these transportation ideas were touted during the mayor's race 4 years ago -- but actually implemented during the 1984 Olympics to cure the traffic problems LA faced then. Let's see who was in town then, mr hertzberg, mr villaraigosa and mr hahn. So perhaps we should all thank the Bradly administration for these original ideas that each candidate has built from.

But let's not talk about the affordable housing trust fund which was an Antonio idea stolen by this mayor, but thats fine since its helping people, unfortunately he never fully funded it.

That said, in another post mr nighties you mention how each candidates home areas know their candidate the best -- and they can tell the rest of the city how their guy would run the city. Well today in a newly released poll -- mr villaraigosa has a 81% approval rating in CD 14. Now of course i can't provide any link to a website because none exist - but you can go ahead and call mark mellman over in washington dc.

If thats not enough (of course its not you are a wacko) pay for and put your own poll in the field -- any one on this site can pay for it, then maybe a dose of reality will hit you.

But of course the 5 people you talk too everyday must be a representative sample of the entire district right buddy?

What i like about today's LA Times is the mayor is going around making promises he can't keep, but why let something like that keep him from mouthing off -- it never stopped the Gotti's.

blog away.

February 03, 2005 10:02 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

TO MEAT: You say...maybe a dose of reality will hit you. THE REALITY IS HOLLENBECK DIV. HAS HAD 5 HOMICIDES JUST IN JANUARY. His staff and he are so clueless when this was mentioned at a meeting the staffer HAD NO CLUE. Guess Antonio is too busy to be see the bodies (homicides) like he's been saying he is. Your boss hasn't said one word about them. Oh yeah, Latinos voted for Measure A and Antonio is NOT supporting the sales tax initiative to hire more cops. Oh, and let's not forget HE FORGOT TO COLLECT $20 MILLION BIG ONES as Chair of the Transporation Committee, Oh and he TOOK MONEY FROM FH and is jumping on the bashing wagon

February 03, 2005 10:13 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Broken promises, MEAT? Who said this in 2003. "If elected, I will serve at least a full 4 year term in office and I will not run for mayor in 2005."

February 03, 2005 10:24 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

FROM MEAT:

81% approval rating.

enough said.

blog away.

February 03, 2005 10:24 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

GUARANTEED THAT'S NOT IN BOYLE HEIGHTS, HIGHLAND PARK, EL SERENO. IT'S 85% DISAPPROVAL. Post the telephone of that guy Meat that way we know you're not lying. Those poll numbers have to be posted somewhere. And since you have an "IN" with the media why are those numbers being published?

February 03, 2005 10:29 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

There are no original ideas. There are only ideas that real leaders can implement. It's your choice who you believe can implement those ideas. I guess some of you don't know public policy.

February 03, 2005 10:32 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Broken promises....interesting point. But when the City of Los Angeles is not acting business friendly, the city is not paving enough streets or repairing enough sidewalks, the city can't stand up to the Gov in Sacramento and say we need to keep our gas tax money (and don't give me bullshit about blaming Villaraigosa for that), the city is dolling out contracts to PR firms that overbill us...what the hell is someone to do? What, you want Bob Hertzberg? You want Jim Hahn? You want Walter Moore? Yeah those are really good alternatives.

Please DON'T blog away!

February 03, 2005 10:38 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

If Villaraigosa can implement those ideas he purportedly "stole," then more power to him. These ideas have been around for a long time. The City has a bunch of great ideas, but it takes leadership and its takes money most importantly. Bob's ideas were not original...in fact they will do little to relieve congestion in the mid- and long-term.

February 03, 2005 10:44 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Mark Mellman (202) 625 0370. Good luck getting that poll. But in the spirit of openess that Antonio is now pledging, let's see the poll posted on his site.

February 03, 2005 10:48 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Mark Mellman - (202) 625-0370

February 03, 2005 10:52 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Do you want Antonio Villaraigosa? NO.

February 03, 2005 10:53 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

What has Antonio really done? He's clearly stolen credit for other people's ideas. He moved into a neighborhood to win an election by making a promise he knew he wouldn't keep. He touts a major initiative to bring biotech to Los Angeles and resigns from that failure quietly. It's all talk and charisma with Antonio - and that's not a fuel you can run a city on. Hell, he can't even run his own council district.

February 03, 2005 11:03 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

81% of voters in CD14 support Antonio for mayor? Do they want to get rid of him that badly?

February 03, 2005 11:05 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

So tell me who is the better choice. Tell me why you think they are the better choice. Give me their plan for the City of Los Angeles. Give me their record of accomplishments. Please enlighten me. That is all I ask for. Give me something positive here. Not rants about why you think someone is bad because you are scared shitless they will win.

February 03, 2005 11:07 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Do you want Antonio Villaraigosa? Yes
Do you want Bob Hertzberg? He's on the list
Do you want Richard Alarcon? Sure, why not
Do you want Jim Hahn? No, not really. The U.S. Attorney can have him.

February 03, 2005 11:10 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

MEAT: 81% approval rating. enough said.

My gawd, if Hahn's corruption is Gotti-esque, then these approval ratings are Sadam-esque. At this rate, he'll be at 109% in the district by the time he's elected mayor, right?

C'mon, MEAT, next time your handlers feed you some fake numbers, make them more believable. We don't all live in the 14th.

February 03, 2005 11:12 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

When was the 81 percent approval rating poll taken (before of after he announced for Mayor)? Considering things being said What does the poll have to say about approval ratings of his staff?

On the other hand, this could prove there aren't "9,000 Pacheco supporters" pounding on Meat on the list daily.

February 03, 2005 11:17 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Is this one of those approval-mill, pay-for-numbers polling companies that all the politicians use when they start a campaign? You greaze my palm, I'll give you any kind of "exploratory" numbers you want.

I recall that when Pacheco ran for county DA against Cooley, he poked out one of these "reputable" east coast quickie polls that said Cooley was in deep trouble and definitely headed for a runoff; showed it all over town.

No runoff, not even close!

February 03, 2005 11:22 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Why would someone with that overwhelming an approval in his district bother to commission a poll. Surely not because his image was taking a beating on something as insignificant as Mayor Sam's blog.

SacramentoNighties must be getting under someone's skin; must know too much about the unrest in the 14th?

He did commission it, right? Paid for it out of campaign funds.

February 03, 2005 11:41 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

You are hysterical but right on the money Sacramento. That conversation was exactly one we had last night at a meeting. CD14 staffers are arrogant losers who don't give a crap about the community and could care less then return a phone call. So many people are using 311 to get things done and even directly calling city depts. How sad is that? Our tax dollars paying for a bunch of morons who aren't doing their job. C'mon didn't someone say they didn't even know there were 5 homicides in their community in January alone.

February 03, 2005 11:42 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Meat e-plied -- "What i like about today's LA Times is the mayor is going around making promises he can't keep..."

What I liked about Villaraigosa's run for council was his going around making promises he NEVER INTENDED to keep, like not running for mayor.

(another Forgotten 14th constiuent)

February 03, 2005 11:45 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

"pay for and put your own poll in the field -- any one on this site can pay for it, then maybe a dose of reality will hit you" -- MEAT

Just because someone can pay for a poll, anyone can, doesn't mean it has anything to do with "reality."

I can pay for a movie ticket, too.

I can only guess what kind of softball, useless questions were used to prove this crock.

February 03, 2005 11:52 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Guy runs for office and gets 56 percent. Spends half his time out of the district and city helping Kerry lose the presidential race and running for future offices, breaks his principal promise (not to run for mayor), gets at least some folks angry enough to try and recall him, secretly squirrels away big bucks to jump somewhere else in another year. Then tries to screw small communities out of their identity for campaign bucks, brings in out-of-town hacks to run his local offices and (allegedly) provides the lousiest constituent service since the "Padrino" Snydner, and just 18 months later ends up with an 81 percent approval rating. He's not a candidate, he's a GOD! He may be too good to be just a mayor.

Sorry, "Nights" if this is true, the people in your district are too d*mn dum-dum to save.

February 03, 2005 12:06 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

I have a funny feeling the ballots showing this 81 percnet approval are stored in the same city facility as the mayors 1000s of campaigns signs and the WMDs.

February 03, 2005 12:13 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Approval rating question number 1 - Do you like Antonio Villaraigosa's ties?
No. 2 - does he have a firm handshake?
No. 3 - Is his voice soft and soothing during speeches?
No. 4. have you ever known him to have bad breath?

February 03, 2005 12:16 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

This Mellman wouldn't be any relation to the Mellman that pumped a ton of money into AV's mayoral campaign not too long ago would it?

February 03, 2005 12:21 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Hey Meat how can your boss who's running on Public Safety as his big issue NOT support the sales tax initiative when his district (majority Latino) voted 70% to pass Measure A for more cops? And how the hell could his own staff not even know that there have been 5 homicides in the own district and Antonio hasn't even mentioned it anywhere? Wait there was another homicide two weeks ago in Northeast so make that 6 HOMICIDES.

February 03, 2005 12:24 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Blogger said: "C'mon, MEAT, next time your handlers feed you some fake numbers, make them more believable. We don't all live in the 14th."

And we're not all blondes. . .

February 03, 2005 12:24 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Dear Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa:

You are the chair of the City's transportation Committee. You can introduce a motion today to stop road construction during rush hour tomorrow. Why havent you done it? This is why I think you are a fake who will say and do anything to get elected. My feeling is you have no plans to fulfill any campaign promises. Besides bringing out 6,000 people for clean-ups what else have you done for us. I live in Eagle Rock. I have concerns about your run for Mayor but bigger concerns for your tenure as Councilmember.

I heard you stole Rocky's press when you took credit for the crackhouse closing when it was all Rocky's doing. Your staff was nowhere to be found. If you think this is a lie, call Monica Barajas with \the City Attorney's Office and she will give you the scoop. They are still pissed at him.

February 03, 2005 12:29 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Didn't I see somewhere in council actions where Villaraigosa is getting bumped from Transportation and Reyes is taking over that seat? Makes some sense, they're both running for office, but Ed. P. is only looking at an L.A. City office, not state, national, etc. Maybe that's why all the dirt is finally starting to come out about the lost money in Transport.

February 03, 2005 12:41 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Anon XX says: "81% of voters in CD14 support Antonio for mayor? Do they want to get rid of him that badly?"

Misery loves company!

February 03, 2005 12:46 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Wait, is it 81 percent approval in the district or 81 percent of voters in the district want him to be mayor of the city? Can someone clarify? There are no links or details.

February 03, 2005 12:50 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Yeh, I remember Pacheco's poll from his race against Cooley. But he did make it public. Why can't Antonio make his public?

February 03, 2005 1:30 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

They're still adding up the final tally -- in PALM BEACH!

February 03, 2005 1:33 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

hey MEAT? where was the mellman poll "released?"

February 03, 2005 1:35 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Good political sense would dictate not trying to make a big news story of something like this approval rating poll right now, even if can be backed up. It will more than likely end up making them look desperate to prove something. What, exactly, remains to be seen, since it suggests his district may want him to remain in place (and not run, after all), meaning that the stories about CD14 constituents approving of the run for mayor are just that -- stories. Plus, it would certainly inflame a lot of new rebuttal, district-wide, and bring up things most don't know, like the influence-peddling mentioned here, the claims of many unanswered constituent calls and requests, and also re-ignite broader discussion of the original 2003 promise and it being broken (something the newspapers have forgotten).

This bit of news is probably just for a hostile blog or two. Doubtful it will ever be posted on the campaign website. It's a hip-pocket poll to show small groups of detractors and shut-up the kind of questions he is liable to get from the upcoming NC-sponsored debate. Maybe this was one of the questions his staff found out was on the docket for that.

IMHO

February 03, 2005 1:45 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Which could mean MEAT just shot his candidate in the foot, and they're hoping it won't go any further than this?

February 03, 2005 1:56 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

I want Meat to answer for his boss as he seems to be doing,why hasn't Antonio said one word about the 5 homicides in Boyle Heights? How can he be so hypocritical and not support the sales tax initiative when his own district voted yes to hire more officers? I thought his platform was for more officers and public safety. What could be more important?

February 03, 2005 1:57 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

What could be more important? Are you kidding me. . . to a career politician with a 2006 State Senate campaign fund. You half to ask?

February 03, 2005 1:59 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

FROM MEAT:

The poll was not done for Antonio - and it was just a generic approval rating -- not just for CD 14 but the entire city was included as well. There was a split sample -- there were many questions concerning other candidates as well. The client has nothing to really do with the race, so everyone needs to calm their hysteria down on this.

As for the sales tax initiative -- i don't know how you compensate for the fact that there are 87 localities in this county, and if LA were too increase its sales tax how do you stop folks from making their big item purchases like cars and other appliances in other cities like - San Fernando, Burbank, West Hollywood, Maywood, the fact is you can't. So we lose tax revenue and business to other cities because if you don't think those businesses are going to promote the fact that their cars are cheaper you are mistakened. In fact at no time in the city of LA are you ever more than 10 minutes from another city by freeway. So its not the same as a couty-wide tax that could capture more of the sales tax revenue than just a city one.

As someone that doesn't speak to the campaign, nor do i get talking points from them, nor do i even coordinate my blogging with their priorities i can only speak as to the knowledge i know and this is it.

Now whats great about this blog, is that everyone here is a political strategists and knows all the ins and outs of every decision made. Facts remain in today's newspapers there were more negative stories about Hahn than there were positive ones, thats the real indicator in this campaign, since its a referendum on this incumbent and no one else.

blog away dum-dums.

February 03, 2005 2:16 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

MEAT: "The poll was not done for Antonio - and it was just a generic approval rating -- not just for CD 14 but the entire city was included as well."

You missed the most important part in that rather wimpy rebuttal, MEAT. Dates! Was it done BEFORE or AFTER he broke the promise not to run for Mayor.

You put it out there, MEAT, put up or shut up!

February 03, 2005 2:30 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

MEAT: "...nor do i get talking points from them..."

PUH-leeze, they didn't feed you that bogus approval poll information? Tell me another story, Daddy! It hurts so good when you stop.

So like the previous sage noted, we won't be seeing this poll touted in the press - ever.

February 03, 2005 2:32 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Meat that is a load of bullshit on the sales tax initiative. That's how small minded Antonio thinks.If you bought a $18,000 car it wld cost an extra $90, if you bought a double double it wld cost an extra 30cents. The WLA Chamber that reps 1,200 businesses supports it because they said it's a small price to pay for more cops, chambers, NC's and so many others support it. Hell, if your own damn community support it and you don't what does that say? Once again ADV IS IGNORING THE VOICE OF HIS PEOPLE....

February 03, 2005 2:47 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

If you can AFFORD an $18K car, you probably don't live in CD14 -- except in his neighborhood, from which he drives his kids past the LAUSD school he professes to care so much about, to private schools in Pasadena. Is it any question why he's out of touch as well as out of state.

February 03, 2005 2:52 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

PARKS COMPLETELY HIJACKS IDEAS OF ALARCON...
RE: Parks would halt DWP rate hikes (Daily News 2/3/05)


I love how Bernard Parks, who's Mayoral campaign is on life support now presents an opinion on the DWP transfers polar opposite to his previous position, stating he "had no choice".
During the rate hike battle of 2004, Mr. Parks told me to my face that he supported the transfers, defied the Neighborhood councils and voted for them along with the pay raises he now decries, which I also told him in his office was the true reasons for the hike.

Now that Richard Alarcon is the only candidate with some credibility on the DWP issue he attempts to hijack it. I don't want a Mayor who doesn't realize that "no" is a choice. Nice try Bernie.

Jim Alger

February 03, 2005 3:15 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

JIm its "BITTER BERNIE"

February 03, 2005 3:35 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

LOL I stand corrected. 1000 apologies.

Jim

February 03, 2005 3:41 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

FROM MEAT:

The poll was done less than a week ago dum-dum. Next, it would take someone dumb enough not to know the facts about Measure A to conclude that just throwing it up there in a sloppy way would somehow mean it wins this time. Fact is the Measure A never received 66.6% in the city of LA proper this past November. So don't give me this we can get the tax-passed-if-only crap you wackos are mouthing off.

There are numerous reasons why this Measure failed, but to suggest that somehow doing the samething over and over again and expecting a different result is insane. now if mayor hahn wants to use this has a political wedge issue for his political campaign he can and has, which is sad.

But to suggest Antonio is againt cops is a bad lie, he put in $500,000 for Measure campaigned all over his district to get it passed and put his money where is mouth is. Hahn only put in $10,000 but somehow this next great idea of his, is somehow better than the last.

We need to prove to the voters of this city that we can take care of the money taxpayers give us now (that was one of the many messages city leaders received when analyzing the results of this campaign). I mean its hard to not see the merit in that argument when the GM this mayor appointed can't find $20 million, F-H over bills this city for services rendered to the Mayor's office, one scandal after the other concerning this mayor. We need to put a little more trust in government, but in the meantime getting 300 more cops now is a shot in the arm this city needs to stop the killing.

blog away

February 03, 2005 4:04 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

MEAT: "The poll was done less than a week ago dum-dum."

So release it to the press -- put up or shut up. Let his district decide if it's valid. Why keep such positive, uplifting news a back-door secret?

February 03, 2005 4:07 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Or, just post it to the campaign site.

February 03, 2005 4:08 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Looks like maybe the "dum-dum" this time was MEAT, Using a back-door poll that might backfire if it reached the masses on a public list just to fend a handful ("only five") of inconsequential posters.

Outsmarted by the "sleazy bar owners" meat? Next time don't hunt mosquitos with howitzers.

February 03, 2005 4:12 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

I'm going vegetarian - no more MEAT for me. The guy's a moron and I am only adding to his ego.

February 03, 2005 4:49 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Hey guys is this MEAT IDIOT FOR REAL? I'm beginning to think it really is Parke or Ace trying to spin.
FACT: Measure A failed because Antonio best friend Gloria Molina and her buddies were sitting on $309 million and didn't want to give it to poor Baca to help with early releases in the jails.
FACT: Baca was doing the best he could be the bad publicity didn't help Measure A when he had to release all those criminals cause there's no room in the jails
FACT: LAPD is desperately in need of officers. Just ask any Northeast or Hollenbeck officer on the street and they will tell you there are only 3patrol cars at night. Bet Antonio didn't know that.
FACT: Antonio's buddy Bitter Bernie's district didn't vote for Measure A, then realized after the fact they needed more cops with the race wars happening in the schools in South LA. They begged Bratton for more cops.
FACT: Antonio took campaign money from FH and now he's being a hypocrite and attacking Hahn. His sleazy buddy Chick not only took money but signed checks for $4.2 mil then questioned after they were mailed.
FACT: Antonio as CHAIR

February 03, 2005 4:53 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Hey guys is this MEAT IDIOT FOR REAL? I'm beginning to think it really is Parke or Ace trying to spin.
FACT: Measure A failed because Antonio best friend Gloria Molina and her buddies were sitting on $309 million and didn't want to give it to poor Baca to help with early releases in the jails.
FACT: Baca was doing the best he could be the bad publicity didn't help Measure A when he had to release all those criminals cause there's no room in the jails
FACT: LAPD is desperately in need of officers. Just ask any Northeast or Hollenbeck officer on the street and they will tell you there are only 3patrol cars at night. Bet Antonio didn't know that.
FACT: Antonio's buddy Bitter Bernie's district didn't vote for Measure A, then realized after the fact they needed more cops with the race wars happening in the schools in South LA. They begged Bratton for more cops.
FACT: Antonio took campaign money from FH and now he's being a hypocrite and attacking Hahn. His sleazy buddy Chick not only took money but signed checks for $4.2 mil then questioned after they were mailed.
FACT: Antonio as CHAIR

February 03, 2005 4:53 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

FACT: As Chair of Transportation Committee FAILED to collect $20 million in fines and is blaming everyone else.
FACT: Antonio is not supported in his own district and that is why he spends his time on the Westside, South LA and now Arizona

February 03, 2005 4:55 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

maybe antonio should have taken the DNC job when he had the chance!

February 03, 2005 5:59 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

FROM MEAT:

So while you guys go around trying to convince your choir you are right, i'll be rejoicing tomorrow's papers.

Cause at the end of the day its about eyeballs -- and the LA Times/Daily News have the goods for tomorrow and this little diary of diahhrea doesn't.

blog away -- of course you will lil brained wackos.

February 03, 2005 6:02 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

You sure as hell believe in what people here are saying otherwise you wouldn't waste sooooo much ooooffff your time typing spins on here. You are indeed another one of Antonio's arrogant idiots.

February 03, 2005 6:15 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

AV came up with the Affordable Housing Trust FUnd! Are you friggin' kidding me? As a longtime City Hall staffer, I know that the record will show that Pacheco actually started the trust fund and it was housing advocates, not AV who suggested it.

For a history of housing trust funds, see http://www.communitychange.org/issues/housing/trustfundproject/whatarehousingtf/

And gimme a break, AV supporters. Stop smokin' AV's crack:

1) AV redistricted out of CD14--total lie and totally disproved by the actual maps
2) AV invented heathly families, prop 12, housing trust fund
3) On the last day, AV rested

February 03, 2005 9:55 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

FROM MEAT:

It's Christmas in February who could've guessed. Oh wait I did.

Since it is passed midnight, and I have business out of the city today -- I will post today's clips for you dum-dums to see what the average Joe will be reading about all day.

**************More Illegal Activity by Hahn************

LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hahn4feb04,1,4633400.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Daily News: http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2691155,00.html

These two articles chronicle the story given by Fred Gaines ( a man never fined by the ethics commission) who says that DWP Commissioner and Hahn appointee (and mastermind of the Fleishman contract) Dominick Rubalcava was seeing hosting a fundraiser for Hahn -- a big No-No especially since this mayor signed the law making it illegal -- how ironic. But the real funny part is in the LA Times where it says perennial hack Kam Kuwata was cussing up a storm. Now come on Kam, we all know you like your sip of vodka here and there but being a dumb drunk and yelling obscenities to reporters doesn't help your client. I think lil Kam needs a nap, Kammy do you need a nap? Come on lil guy you want your ba-ba? ok lil guy take your nap.

*******************Villaraigosa Transportation Plan*****

LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-antonio4feb04,1,6429475.story?coll=la-headlines-california

Daily News: http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2691586,00.html

Villaraigosa transportation plan -- a positive story about Antonio's plan while admitting there needs to be a funding stream attached, I think this shows the type of bold leadership this city needs so desperately needs. Someone willing to swing for the fences.

*******************Hahn Ignoring Debate Again***********

LA Times: http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2691405,00.html

Dailynews: http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20954~2691405,00.html

Now Hahn, does all this free press the other candidates are getting is your reelection strategy? I mean we all know Bill Carrick doesn't like to do "message of the day" because it detracts from his pay day in the paid media commercials, but there needs to be some strategy on the free media, oh wait, why would there be a strategy on free media when there isn't one for this city.

*************** Hard Truths****************************

http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20951~2690807,00.html

More DWP, more corruption from Hahn – fun, fun, fun.


**********************Money Shot************************

LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-abrams4feb04,1,224186.story?coll=la-headlines-california

If you read one story today here it is, i love this one. Mainly because the employee was propped up by the Villaraigosa campaign and the ethics commission just in time for this campaign, i mean there has to be a conspiracy right guys?

I mean if you believe everything Wacko Nightlights says about how all these investigations turn up nothing and fizz away after the election, then well you have some more spinning to do. I think these were the documents not indictments Mayor Sam was hearing about on Tuesday. What’s great about Abrams and their massive fraud of senior citizens and their massive fraud of City election officials is the direct link this article makes between Abrams and Edwards. But of course nothing will come of this, accept an indictment – question is has anyone seen Abrams partner who can clear up all these allegations to prove the mayor is innocent -- oh yeah he FLED THE COUNTRY, how convenient.

Now I know why Kuwata was cussing up a storm, the mayor doesn't pay him enough to spin for the Gotti family.

Seriously guys, blog away, the influence you have over the LA media is just so convincing that it makes me quiver to read each and everydays newspapers. Oh wait that’s me.

Dum-dums of the world unite. blog away.

February 04, 2005 1:10 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Where have I seen this diatribe before?

February 04, 2005 7:01 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

FACT: Antonio Villaraigosa is running for Mayor of Los Angeles.
FACT: He must camapaign everywhere in the City to make the runoff and win the election.
Does campaigning mean anything to you?

February 04, 2005 8:22 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

{POSTER" "FACT: Antonio Villaraigosa is running for Mayor of Los Angeles. FACT: He must camapaign everywhere in the City to make the runoff and win the election."

Which CITY are we referring to this time, Phoenix, Sacramento, Washington D.C., Budapest? Just give me a clue, I'll get out an atlas and try and keep up.

February 04, 2005 10:27 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Sometimes people read a line too quickly and miss a word or two so here it is: LOS ANGELES.

Get a life!

February 04, 2005 10:41 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

The subtle humor escapes another one -- oh, well. . . whaddya expect from civil servants.

February 04, 2005 11:05 AM  

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