Cynthia Ruiz
For more commentary, see the comments in this post.
From: "rick acosta"
To: "BillC"
CC: "BRADLEY"
Subject: Formal Complaint East La/ South Area Representative
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 21:42:19 -0800
Dear Mr. Bill Christopher,This is a formal request and complaint to remove Cynthia Ruiz as the East LA/ South area representative for the following reasoning.
1. She is a family member of a mayoral candidate Councilmen Antonio Villaraigosa.2. She is working on his mayoral campaign.3. She is involved in fund raising for the Villaraigosa mayoral campaign.4. You have placed Ms. Ruiz in a position that compromises the integrity of the Mayoral debates with her ability to provide insider information to one of the candidates, such as what questions will be asked and to which candidate , which N.C. Representative will be asking the question and to which candidate. This was not the intentions of CBS and the Alliance which would lose all credibility.5. Ms. Ruiz has set up her own standards as to who will attend the mayoral debate.6. Ms. Ruiz has not participated in an Alliance meeting.7. Ms. Ruiz was part of a group of board members of the LA-32 NC that sent a letter to the Alliance criticizing the Alliance on the Mayoral Debates.8. Ms. Ruiz has shown partiality over candidates, with comments made in reference to Mayor Hahn, (She was glad to leave a sinking ship, after she was dismissed as commissioner.)9. Ms. Ruiz was not asked to fill in at a meeting by the assigned East LA/South area representative Robert Jimenez as stated by the Alliance.10. Ms. Ruiz was not asked by the East LA/South area representative to replace him as the current representative.11. The Current East LA/South area representative Robert Jimenez is supporting me as his replacement.12. Ms.Ruiz failed to work only with the President of the LA-32 but did notify all other board members via e-mail as to who was on the list. This was not the intention of the alliance in setting up the guest list from each NC.SincerelyRichard AcostaLA-32 NC President
Previous Ruiz comments are here.
Posted by Anonymous @ 2/26/2005 07:17:00 PM
35 Comments:
Rather than bash Cynthia Ruiz for the next 100 posts, maybe she should quietly resign - although the blame should be put squarely on the Alliance in my opinion, especially it seems with Noah Modisett. Maybe Noah should resign, too?
Noah Modisett should resign. And how comes Bill Christopher is involved?
C'mon. Why won't anyone come out and just say it already. Cynthia R is a Tony V. groupie and has been for a while. Have you ever seen Cynthia when Tovy V's around. The cloudy eyes with the euphoria swagger. She's in love with him and I hear that they have had some serious "policy" discussions in "closed door" meetings.
Maybe Tony V is setting up another one of his baby's mommas'.
Go Tony....
I don't think we have to dwell on Cynthia's private life. But I don't understand why she was selected as an area representative in the first place when she doesn't sit on the board of a neighborhood council? But that is a question Noah Modisett should answer. Cynthia's getting involved to start a political career and there's nothing wrong with that. But she must expect to take the knocks if that is her plan. Finally, is Cynthia the exception or are there any other area representatives who do not sit on neighborhood council boards? Of course, it would be nice if Noah answered questions on Mayor Sam and didn't just issue statements.
Cynthia's political career is going to be cut very short if Antonio loses the mayoral race.
This website should be ashamed to drag a fine person's name through the mud. The pathetic characters who attack good people on this blog need therapy.
http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/timespoll/?track=mainnav-timespoll
this is the new url for the times poll page.
Or you can find it on teh home page with the listings of the contents on the internet site in times poll.
Sorry to change teh subject. I wonder why they keep changing the url?
Cynthia has every right to advocate for her candidate anywhere she is allowed.
A good supporter of any candidate should work every angle.
Don't hate the player, hate the game.
And she's not on City payroll campaigning for her candidate unlike some.
It is not being unfair to AV in any way to suggest that his term in office as a councilmember has been one showing much disrespect for the neighborhood councils in his area. He has seldom met with them, and his staff's presence at their meetings is spotty at best. (In the Northeast, for example, several of the NCs are split between CD 14 and CD 1. At most meetings, a CD1 staff member is present, while a CD14 person is not). It does not go unnoticed that his campaign ads do not mention NCs, even though they have come into their own during his term, and he sits on the Council commission that oversees them. He mentions working with "community groups" and never names them, but they are not the certified NCs. His campaign staff told observers even before he was elected in CD14 that the NCs were a non-issue, and would have no power. His actions as a CM seek to make this a fact, regardless.
He has accused the imcumbent of pandering to NCs by providing new funds, but he has never mentioned how he would make better use of these councils, other than a vague "work with them" -- something he has not started yet in his own district.
He has also pitted them against each other, as explained in other threads on this blog - to achieve his and his staff's own agenda, against NC's stated wishes. This is not exhibiting "hand-ons" leadership, to steal his mayoral campaign slogan. It betrays a "hands-off" my authority, frame-of-mind. This candidate by all accounts does not like to "share" power, in any way, and is threatened by people who know what they want and need before he arrives to "tell them" what he thinks they should want and need.
....Cynthia, like the rest of the Committee members was privy to the discussion of the draft question list......Noah states. Why aren't the other mayoral candidates privy to those same questions? Sadly, Cynthia has made the Alliance appear to be "tainted." The question is why was a mayoral candidate committee campaigner allowed to be on the steering committe? If Noah or any of his group doesn't see anything wrong with this then they should all RESIGN IMMEDIATELY WITH CYNTHIA. Cynthia was a Public Works commissioner for the ENTIRE city. She's entitle like everyone to vounteer and support any candidate. However, she is on AV's campaign committe. Does anyone know if she's getting PAID? Noah is totally wrong in his assement. The Alliance now looks and bias tainted. Wonder if the other candidates know about this?
I hope Antonio did get the questions in advance - maybe he'll give us some answers for a change.
PS. Both Noah Modiset and Cynthia Ruiz should resign - although Noah Modiset is the villain in this piece. Cynthia has to go because of Modiset's political naivete.
I take back what I said before...most of you are way past the point where therapy could help.
Why is anyone listening to a looser like Rick Acosta. First of all his own NC does not have any faith in him. He is being recalled (300 stakeholders have signed the petition). Yes the petition has been verified and he is going to be voted out very soon. He is mad because he wants to be the Alliance representative. Can we say SOUR GRAPES?
That's the good thing about Mayor Sam, we can all post our opinions no matter how crazy they are.
So, you're not a psychiatrist, but you "play" one on this blog. Thanks for the pithy diagnosis and analysis, "DOC." It quickly negates all of the previous, legitimate criticism of this poorly handled process.
Unless you're "crazy" too?
Why would anyone listen to "facts" posted above by a loser (Who can't even spell... "looser.") Sour grapes? Acosta is on the NC board, Ruiz is not. Who's "sour?" She has tried to appear as someone legitimate by going AROUND the board process. Who's "sour?" She has worked against the leaders of that council in handling Alliance matters. If anyone is souring the process, it's not the elected president of a certified NC.
In LA32, you can get 300 signatures saying Elvis is still alive...
Can anyone gets the facts straight? Yes Ms Ruiz is a elected member of the Neighborhood Council. She has been since the NC was started, I heard she even got more vote that Mr Acosta in the last election.
That is what the Alliance coordinator said - "former" (from another posting area):
"From that perspective I approached Cynthia, based on her position as a former LA32 NC Board member and as a former Public Works Commissioner for the Eastside, to see if she would consider taking on that role."
And DONE's list of elected neighborhood council leaders is pretty much useless - some haven't been updated since 2003. But in most of the NCs I know, the president or an executive committee appoints their official liaison's to other groups - so they go there with some NC backing and status, as opposed to people just volunteering or being volunteered willy nilly.
I heard that Rick Acosta, Manny Hernandez, Terry Valdez, and Yolanda Chavez met in El Sereno last week. Hmmm, interesting group of people to be meeting. If that's the case, I can see why Rick Acosta doesn't want Cynthia Ruiz around any table of influence. I mean, he can't even get a hair stylist who can handle his weave.
Too many angry people - have you tried massage therapy, psychotherapy or maybe from the smell of things aroma therapy...
The stink you smell is ADV's decaying reputation in the district. . .
"I heard that Rick Acosta, Manny Hernandez, Terry Valdez, and Yolanda Chavez met in El Sereno last week."
You have something against playing Bridge?
Four activists from Eastside communities get together over the weekend and it's worth a mention here. That's a twist, it's usually the pro-Villaraigosa groupies saying everyone else is conspiracy-crazy. Was there a black helicopter hovering overhead while they met? Are they withholding the cure for the AIDs virus?
It gets worse, I hear they actually talked about the MAYOR's RACE... for SHAME!
We should all be thanking Rick for bringing this unethical practice by the Alliance. Cynthia and Noah are in co-hoots. For those of you who don't think so this is a very big deal. It reeks of sleazy, lowlife politics those of which ADV is use to. Cynthia never attended any of the Citywide Alliance meetings at LA College. Now all of a sudden she's "in." I hope the other mayoral candidates protest that ADV had an insider and was privy to the questions before all of them. I guarantee if anyone else had a campaigner on the steering committee all hell would be breaking loose. Hope the media picks up on this. Someone should call KCAL9
Of course, unless one of those four activists is actually posting here, it's all just stupid gossip - no one knows!
Ruiz is planning to run for Tony's Council seat, and she's helping him out in order to get his support. How do I know this? I've spoken to her about it.
Well that's a waste of effort. Someone who only gets 150 votes for a neighborhood council seat in a community of 50-60 thousand thinks they can run for city council? What a yuck!
My take on all this, the other candidates do know... they just don't care.
Actually, their level of caring probably directly relates to how "prepared" they need to be. Obviously one person felt they needed an advantage...
I have to believe the Alliance has changed the questions by now. Oh well, guess their all going to have to wing it.
HEY RICK WHO EVER DOSE YOUR HAIR AT LEASE DOSEN'T HAVE ADV LIKE MS.RUIZ HAIR PERSON JUST LOOK AT THE POOR GIRL'S HAIR 4 INCH BLACK ROOT'S THEN WHAT EVER COLOR DYE WAS ON SALE AT THE 99 CENT STORE..
YOU REALLY SHOULD GET A MEDAL FOR THE FINE JOB YOU DID IN BRING THIS ISSUE OPEN SO WE CAN ALL SEE HOW THE ALLIANCE WORK'S OR IS DOSEN'T WORK. IS THIER SOMETHINK WRONG WITH THE WATER IN YOUR COMMUNITY CAUSE FROM WHAT I SEE ALL YOUR NC HAS ADV....
WHO IS YOLANDA CHAVEZ??????AND WHAT ROLE DOSE SHE HAVE IN CITY AND WHAT DID YOU ALL TALK ABOUT? AND WHERE IN THE HELL DID YOU MEET IN YOUR COMMUNITY. CASUE YOU ALL REALLY DON'T HAVE A NICE PLACE TO MEET. NOT EVEN A COFFEE PLACE.OH I FORGOT THE SHELL STATION DOSE HAVE COFFEE. SO IF YOU ALL REALLY DID MEET HOPE YOU DIDN'T DRINK THE WATER...
WHO IS YOLANDA CHAVEZ??????AND WHAT ROLE DOSE SHE HAVE IN CITY AND WHAT DID YOU ALL TALK ABOUT? AND WHERE IN THE HELL DID YOU MEET IN YOUR COMMUNITY. CASUE YOU ALL REALLY DON'T HAVE A NICE PLACE TO MEET. NOT EVEN A COFFEE PLACE.OH I FORGOT THE SHELL STATION DOSE HAVE COFFEE. SO IF YOU ALL REALLY DID MEET HOPE YOU DIDN'T DRINK THE WATER...
THIS JUST IN FROM A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE THAT IS WORKING FOR ADV TONY 4 MAYOR IS IT TRUE THAT MS.RUIZ IS A GOD MOTHER TO ONR OF HIS KID'S OR IS IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.AND ALSO IS THIER A FAMILY MEMBER THAT ALSO SIT'S ON THE LA-32 NC. BOY THIS REALLY SMEALL'S LIKE PAY TO PLAY.
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