Mayor's Use of Jet Is Scrutinized
Catching up with the stories over the three day holiday weekend, we would be remiss if we missed the story regarding our Mayor's jet-setting lifestyle:Mayor's Use of Jet Is Scrutinized
Ethics panel may tighten rules after Villaraigosa's flight to Detroit on a mortgage firm's plane.
By Patrick McGreevy
Two members of the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, citing concerns about Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's trip on a jet owned by controversial mortgage firm Ameriquest, called Thursday for the panel to consider stricter rules for the use of private aircraft by elected officials.
Commissioner Bill Boyarsky said he would seek a review by the panel's staff to determine whether Villaraigosa acted properly in requesting and using a jet provided by a company with a lobbyist pressing its agenda at City Hall.
"It's not good," Boyarsky said. "We should look at it. I will be raising it at the next meeting."
Posted by Anonymous @ 11/14/2005 07:15:00 AM
3 Comments:
The "focus" shouldn't be private jets. The focus should be on public officials receiving ANY goods or services from anyone on terms different from those available to the public.
This is being talked about citywide. Antonio's arrogance about it and stating he will do it again has people questioning his decisions.
Did anyone see Mayor Villaraigosa on KTLA 5 this morning. He joked about the jet incident when asked if he was getting a free ride on the KTLA helicopter reporting the traffic. I don't think the issue is resonating with most people but i wouldn't joke about it.
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