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Posted by Anonymous @ 10/24/2005 07:00:00 AM
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Villaraigosa won't step aside with a slip of the Spanish
Rick Orlov, Columnist
Groundbreaking ceremonies last week for the new Children's Museum of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley drew some laughs - and a complaint in the category of "letting no good deed go unpunished."
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa praised the Hansen Dam site that officials hope becomes a Valley landmark, but found himself a bit tongue-tied when he offered remarks in Spanish identifying City Council President Alex Padilla as "presidente municipal" - the equivalent of mayor.
Quickly catching himself, Villaraigosa said he wasn't ready to turn over his job to Padilla, who he reidentified as "presidente de consejo."
Padilla, meanwhile, found himself forced to answer questions about whether the ceremonies - held at 10 a.m. Tuesday - violated a provision of the city administrative code that bans any events that conflict with a City Council meeting. The council is scheduled to meet at 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. "We had no choice," Padilla said. "We were trying to accommodate a lot of officials from all over the country who rearranged their schedule to come here. Besides, the council was able to meet and I arrived a little late ..."
He's the mayor now, living in a mansion somewhere other than the Eastside. Can't he just pay someone to speak the Spanish for him now?
Might be less embarrassing!?
Can Ramallo check into that for him, for next time?
Don't forget he wants to make those "gringo" mistakes so that the Whites and Liberal Jews can still support his campaign coffer when he runs for Governor.
Padilla is an ass. You think he cares if the city council is meeting, he's running for state senate. Screw the rules. It's not the Mayor fault, he doesn't care about any of the rules, he makes mistakes not once, but twice...
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