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On this day in 1960 the Andy Griffith Show debuted.
Posted by Mayor Sam @ 10/03/2005 05:36:00 AM
Monday, October 03, 2005
On this day in 1960 the Andy Griffith Show debuted.
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Two big stories on MTA and Antonio is Chair. Why hasn't he said or done anything about it? A reporter should investigate Barrio Planners who are Huizar and Antonio supporters and how much money they got from MTA.
DAILY NEWS
WILL DEBATES DERAIL GOLD LINE?
A battle between MTA and LAUSD over who should pay for reconfiguring a $33 million school in the path of the Gold Line extension threatens to delay construction of the commuter-rail line, at a cost of $2 million a month.
LA WEEKLY....HUMAN TRACKS FORGOTTEN BONES DUG UP BY GOLD LINE PROJECT IN BOYLE HEIGHTS
Two days after digging began in Boyle Heights for the Eastside expansion of the Gold Line, workers made an unusual find. They came upon pieces of amputated arms and legs and even a coffin containing human remains.
There is much more than just dead bodies on the Gold Line route. Right over the First Street bridge is where Pio Pico led a Mexican Army against the Mormon Brigade of the U.S. Army during the Mexican American War. There is a memorial to this next to the what used to be a ceremonial water fall on Hill Street, on the east side of the hill of the former LAUSD headquarters. The history books say this battle took place on the white bluffs east of the river - now Boyle Heights. But then again, Tony wasn't much of a history student - or any kind of student for that matter - and the other Latina on the MTA Board, Molina, barely got through high school so don't bet on construction being held up for this insignficant episode in L.A. history.
Chances are these bodies are war dead from the 1840's. Maybe if Tony were to realize that Boyle Heights was the first large Jewish settlement on the west coast and that these bodies might possibly be Jewish settlers, then construction would be halted immediately. Can't offend master!
An interesting side note on Barrio Planners. This was the firm that got the contract - with Gloria's help - to construct the arch on Whittier Boulevard in East L.A.. Funny thing is there is only one arch placed in the middle of this business strip - on Arizona Avenue. The original plans called for two arches - on the two ends of the strip at Eastern and Atlantic. But only one exists despite the county paying for two. Around this time Barrino Planners was the lead contractor remodeling Molina's home in Mt. Washington - the one with umpermitted construction - I wonder how much county money found it's way into this private project.
Barrio Planners also had the contract for Paseo de Las Flores - a pedestrian walk behind businesses on Cesar Chavez avenue in Boyle Heights next to the Social Security office across the street from the Breed Street Schull (is that how you spell it? the Jewish Temple on Breed)This project called for two fountains yet only one exists. Funny thing is an exact replica of this fountain can be found at Resurrection Church, whose Pastor, John Moretta, married Molina. This fountain was donated by Frank Villalobos, president of Barrio Planners.
The press would have a field day if they only got off their asses.
Good Job David "Z" man Daily Breeze. dailybreeze.com
MAYOR'S BUDGET QUESTIONS DRAW ANGER...Los Angeles' civic leaders say input form that Villaraigosa wants distributed is "BIASED" in favor of higher taxes and fees.
...some leaders rebelled after being told to distribute a budget questionnaire drafted by Villaraigosa's office, saying the survey is skewed in favor of tax and fee increases.
"There's no way I'm taking this back to my community,"...the form "biased" and "manipulative."
...Some voiced disappointment that the mayor had already established his top policy priorities...said the questionnaire forces residents to choose between higher taxes and budget cuts.....It seems like a 'My way or the highway' sort of response. She complained afterward that the input process --in which much of the big questions are already answered by the mayor -- treats neighborhood councils "like kids being told what to do."
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10:13
You'd get really pissed if you knew the whole story. The original MTA Gold Line Plan called for a stop on Lorena and 1st Street - which was to be the stop for the El Mercadito, a Mexican mall with over 15,000 families visiting every weekend. But the owner of El Mercadito is a past Pacheco supporter so Gloria Molina moved this stop up the line to 3rd and Indiana - right where Ramona High School is located. She did this out of spite since she couldn't shut down El Mercadito despite having the Health Department raid it over 40 times in 2003. So, vindictive as always, Gloria took the stop away from this East L.A. landmark.
But what should really get you pissed is that the new plans for the new stop cost $23 million - and they were done by Barrio Planners who had done the original plan - not bad for xeroxing papers. This is the same Barrio Planners for which Molina's husband, Ron Martinez has had a personal services contract - okayed by Barrio Planners President and long time Molina kiss ass, Frank Villalobos.
So you see why everything is so screwed up in East L.A. - every thing is done out of spite or vindictiveness and who gives a shit about sound public policy. Congressman Edward Roybal secured the MTA subway money after serving 30 years in Congress - specifically for East L.A.. Molina has been on the MTA Board for over 15 years - and Antonio served as her proxy for a good number of these years - yet no East L.A. subway exists or will ever exist - but hundreds of millions of dollars has already been spent.
If the press did a little digging and Cooley wasn't afraid of Gloria, this scandal would make Tom DeLay look like a boy scout.
8:02 Why do we hear of all of this corruption now? Why didn't you speak out before?
It was spoken about before but nobody was listening. Thanks to Mayor Sam's Sister City, there is a venue to air out this corruption. And complaints have been lodged at Cooley's office of public integrity and the federal prosecutor's office.
But the reason they are out now is that this money is finding it's way into Huizar's campaign.
10:49 How on earth is this happening...how can that money be going into Huizar's campaign?
If this is true, Huizar lost my vote.
Listen - I like conspiracies. I believe the grassy knoll assasin killed JFK. I believe we went into Iraq to boost oil prices and help out "W" and his friends.
But your conspiracy theory is just . . . well, stupid!
The parts of a conspiracy theory SHOULD fit together to form a cohesive plot. They're not a mish-mash of accusations, like "they put an MTA stop near a high school instead of a mall" or other implied, nit-witted accusations (eg. hundreds of millions of dollars are have been spent . . . this money is finding its way to Huizar's campaign).
Keep working at it!
Does anyone know why there are so many city council committee meetings canceled this week? Also, why aren't the city council agendas for this week online on lacity.org?
20% of Seniors Flunk High School Graduation Exam. Nearly 100,000 statewide are in jeopardy of not earning diplomas, a report says. They have until June to pass the two-part, two-day test.
LA Times,October 1, 2005
Let's see Jose Huizar was president for how many years? Did he do anything to resolve this issue?
We know that the Airport killed the Green Line coming into LAX because the parking contractors and the LAWA lots would lose money.
So it doesn't surpirse me that Gloria would move a stop from a mall to a high school.
Obviously if you have to choose what makes the most sense for the community in a transit dependent area, you'd put it near where people need to go to shop. So, given that, its pretty obvious that this change was either incompetence or corruption or both.
Shut up and give more money to education. That's like blaming health care workers (doctors, nurses, medical assistants) for 40+ million uninsured Americans.
Its too bad that most of these "Lat-tee-noe" politicians have to be so damn corrupt.
They're hurting their own people more than the man ever did, or is doing now.
Its true that every government solution to help a "downtrodden" segment of society has served only to enrichen the sell out ethnic pols who know how to scream and yell loud enough, and get in on the game.
For example, look at Jesse Jackson's shaking corporations down. He doesn't care about the average black. And the average black doesn't need him.
12:47
Yeah, moron. I want kids to have to walk down to and from the mall in order to get on the bus, because it's more important to get the new shoes than to get to and from school.
12:49
Yes, and white politicians like Trent Lott, Newt Gingrich, Tom DeLay, Bill Frist, Arnold . . . care about the downtrodden whites.
u want real corruption? Go bark up Padilla's dealings. Plenty there. Look hard enough + ask the right people, that's a real case.
-G.LO
So I'm gonna guess we aren't gonna see anymore candid shots of Alex Padilla's staff using city resources for campaign purposes.
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Of COURSE he's skewing everything towards tax increases. What else?
And the so-called "Republicans" on this blog patted him on the back every step of the way as he walked up to the teller window with a gun in his hand.
HE'S A LIB-ER-AL Democrat, people. The ONLY way they can get in power and STAY in power in to buy EVERYTHING for everybody - every special interest, every union, provide every handout imaginable.
SHOW OF HANDS... did ANYONE think Antonio V. wouldn't figure out NEW and improved ways to soak the taxpayer in order to fund his agendas and his future political goals (by payout)?
I see those hands, but I meant hold them UP, not OUT, you "progressives" (and the ONLY thing that progresses is the DEBT).
Come on you posters. Villaraigosa is doing well for the Latinos. Don't you think the average Latino kid suffers from lack of achievers in their neighborhood. Why don't you just let the mayor be an idol to these young folks. Let little Pedro dream big, and all because the mayor did it too. The dropout rate will not change, Latinos are lazy. Some Latinos that have Jewish mixed ancestry are the ones that should get ahead and become somebody. Those are the only ones that we can work with, the others well, that's life.
Antonio is doing well for Latinos? What Latinos? He's the worst role model. He's had kids out of wedlock, (no morals), is a womanizer, has a criminal record, defended gang bangers as ACLU rep, is not cleaning up city hall by appointing friends and family, and the list goes on. AV has supporters who simply voted for him because he was a Latino. How stupid is that?
"Yes, and white politicians like Trent Lott, Newt Gingrich, Tom DeLay, Bill Frist, Arnold . . . care about the downtrodden whites."
Of course they don't. However, unlike Molina et al, they don't go around screaming on their behalf.
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