Mayor Sam's Hotsheet for Monday
Apparently Zev Yarovslasky is a little put off by Westside traffic according to an LA Times report. If an event is too late in the afternoon, he won't travel too far east or west of his home base. If I remember correctly back in the 90s it was Zev who led a fight to stop subway and rail construction in LA County (though voters had wisely approved funding for such measures decades before - I wrote about this 11 years ago!) and gave us a third world transportation solution for the San Fernando Valley - the Orange Line - which is now crumbling after only a year in service. (Zev and his transportation issues is not a new topic here on the Sister City.) Good going Zev!Today brings a couple of statewide elected officials being sworn in. First off at 8:30 former Governor, Oakland Mayor and new State Attorney General Jerry Brown (AKA the man who kicked Rocky Delgadillo's ass. By the way I didn't know that Rocky actually won one county, tiny little Colusa County which has a population less than that of Studio City.) will take the oath of office at San Francisco City Hall with Superior Court Judge Kathleen Kelly doing the honors. For more information check out Brown's website at www.jerrybrowwn.org/inaguration. Later in the day the new Secretary of State Debra Bowen will be inagurated in the auditorium of the Secretary of State's auditorium in Sacramento. Bowen's ceremony will be streamed live on the web at http://www.debrabowen.com/inauguration.
San Francisco is supposed to be a sophisticated, cosmopolitan city where the Intelligentsia love to live. LA is a plastic phony city they would prefer not to be caught dead in. If that's the case then why is it - as Andrew at Here in Van Nuys asks - that people in San Francisco are so miserable they're beating the crap out of meter maids? On the other hand, Angelenos are having a laid back time enjoying a wonderful Sunday at The Grove.
CityNerd updates his awards voting. Looks like we're a few votes short for best blog. We humbly ask that our readers get in there and vote for us and don't forget our ballot recommendations.
Speaking on online democracy please remember to sign our petition to bring Stephanie Edwards back to the Rose Parade coverage on KTLA in 2008. We're hoping to have several hundred signatures soon that we may present to the television station. Tell all your friends!
And finally, here's an example of political correctness run amok. As a publicity stunt, the Toys R Us toy chain offered $25,000 to the mother of the first baby born in the US in 2007. The rules clearly stated the mother must be a legal resident of the US (as many contests do). A baby born at the stroke of midnight on January 1st at a hospital in New York City was disqualified because it was discovered his mother was in the country illegally from China. Another baby born in Georgia about 20 seconds later was awarded the prize. However howls from ethnic activists forced the store to give in and also award the cash to the New York baby. What a crock.
Posted by Mayor Sam @ 1/08/2007 12:03:00 AM
28 Comments:
LACityNerd can take those awards and shove them up his anonymous ass. He left out the Martini Republic!
I heard the awards were based on reader emails. So if Martini Republic was left out it is a PR problem, not an LACityNerd problem.
zuma dogg
he likes to make himself an ass
zuma dogg
he's a bigger faggot than new kid lance bass
zuma fag
what will you do about guy pretending to be zody
do something
pendejo
looks like ZD is causing some 40s to flow. listen to some 2pac and stop thinking about me. it's 12 midnight, and zuma dogg would like to remind you, "Please don't 'toast and post'."
Your a few votes short of most bullshit blog that features more looser writers, too. Better chance at that Higby. Maybe next year Nerd will create a category and you can make it your own.
We write for change, not for friends, not for awards.
"A newspaper should have no friends."---Joseph Pulitzer
zuma
why you do nothing about fake zody
fuck your blog
puto
So glad to finally see Mayor Sam back. The reason your blog is behind is when you wrote telling people of your recommendations and put Zuma you lost crediability. I remember when this blog had posts from really great intelligent people who could debate issues. People learned a lot. Now, with idiot Zuma and his girlfriend Matt Dowd those people have moved over to the other political blogs who don't allow these losers to post.
Good for Arnold. This will certainly be a deterent for illegals to come here and have their babies.
Gov. to seek cuts in aid to families on welfare..Children whose parents don't work enough or are undocumented would lose funds.
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will propose a major rollback of the state's welfare system this week, including a cutoff of aid to tens of thousands of children whose parents do not meet minimum work requirements or are in the country illegally, administration officials said Sunday.
and you prefer a blog that doesn't ALLOW individuals to post? how many times are you gonna write crap about me, when obviously nobody is taking you seriously.
in fact, every time you mention me and Zuma, you do us a favor, fool.
so keep it up.
the naked girl video is up. click my name.
I just saw ktla MORNING CREW complaining about bad traffic in westside. they were calling for someone from city or DOT to come on the show. any suggestions?
Must be nice to be watching TV Matt when others are at work. Take a shower, cut your hair, shave and quit behaving like a girl. You're so behind the Westside traffic story was in Sunday's paper by Steve Lopez.
Outtakes from the "LA ANTONIA TIMES"
"HIS POLLONESS" and the Arts:
"I don't at the moment
he really has any presence in the
arts community; he has not
established himself as an advocate,
it's all smoke and mirrors
FRED DEWEY
Director of Venice's Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center
Same M.O. All Smoke and Mirrors when it comes to substance in policy
"ROOTS OF ANGER"
Longtime prejujices, not economic rivalry, fuel Latino-black tensions
Can we say ethnic-clensing ? Highland Park, South L.A., Jefferson High School, Chino Prison Riots, Segregated Public Housing Ghettos.
"PHALLUS 101" and other "PC" courses in acedemia:
Oxy near the "RED SPOT INSTITUTE" has two courses on this top 12 list as compiled by Young Americans for Freedom. they included "PHALLUS" and "BLACKNESS". I wonder if Ted Hayes would be allowed to speak in this class ? Or would they call him a "SELLOUT" of "BLACKNESS"? Can we say Liberals in training?
"SCRIBE HYMON's NOTES ON L.A.'s POLITICS"
Internal polls taken by "HIS POLLONESS" showed his takeover plan going down to defeat if put on the ballot. what will the future hold for "HIS POLLONESS" quest to control LAUSD ? Activist need to remain diligent in the "POLLONISTA's attempt to take over LAUSD Board of Education in this spring's election.
"RED SPOT OF REASON IN CD 14"
If State constitution says that LAUSD must be a separate entity from City government, then isn't it a bit improper for the mayor to be campaining/backing/spending money/taking time away from his role as mayor to back LAUSD school board candidates. I mean, what's the point of having the constitution if the mayor is gonna side step it like he does with vacany rates and affordable housing (regarding condo conversions).
Point is, if I notice ONE THING in eight months at City Hall is that the politicians will try to get away with whatever they can (AB 1381, Prop. R, Venice Beach, arresting speakers without cause...THEN it's up to the constituents to sue in court.
NO ETHICS, NO GOOD INTENTIONS, JUST TRY AND GET AWAY WITH IT...AND LET THE PEOPLE SUE.
So maybe I'm over-reacting, but again, although not illegal, seems un-ethical and shady to have the mayor spending his time and money to actually help LAUSD candidates into office, when LAUSD is supposed to be a separate agency, by design.
The mayoral supporters will say EVERY mayor endorses or backs board candidates...but this is a little more than that. Thanks Steve Hymon for warning the activists to watch out this spring during the elections. I'm already watching, y'all....Hooooody hooooooooo!
What's up with it, dough?
Let's be real wit it, dough...
With AB 1381 looking like it ain't gonna happen, now more than ever, the mayor needs to infilrate the LAUSD school board with a few more Monica Garcia clones (aka: the mayor's cast of muppets), so that he can insert more control (although the constitution says LAUSD operates separate from City Hall)...
THEN, the new Villagrossa-controlled school board (filled with the mayor's infiltrated muppet clones) will vote to kill the lawsuit over AB 1381. But don't worry kiddies...there's still time to blow the whistle on this bad-intent, school board scam.
This whole process is VERY disruptive at a time when stats are on the rise in the lower grades (3-8), and we need to build on that success, not smash everything up like Pete Townshend at the end of a Who concert. I WANT THE MAYOR TO PRAISE LAUSD FOR THEIR SUCCESS WITH GRADES 3-8 (WHERE THEY FOCUSED NEW EFFORTS) AND SAY HE WANTS TO HELP SPREAD THIS SUCCESS TO THE UPPER GRADES.
UNTIL THE MAYOR ADMITS THERE IS SOME GOOD AT LAUSD, HE ISN'T BEING REAL WIT IT, DOUGH...AND CONTINUES TO HAVE NO CREDIBILITY AS AN ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PEOPLE.
these people that complain about Zuma still seem to keep reading.
Zuma posts on this blog more then anyone else. He writes a thread then posts tons of times answering his own dumb questions. Zuma and Matt are out of work lazy men who now are using the system just like welfare to live off. They are suing the city of LA. Our tax payer dollars amy be given to these low lifes because they don't believe in hard work.
Dirty Politics: Deception, Distraction, and Democracy (Paperback)
by Kathleen Hall Jamieson
From Kirkus Reviews
An attempt to determine the extent to which TV has contributed to the manipulation of political campaigns--and what can be done about it; by Jamieson (Communication/Univ. of Penn.; Eloquence in an Electronic Age, 1988, etc.). Jamieson proceeds from an analysis of attack-campaigning (she finds, unsurprisingly, that sloganeering has characterized politics since the days of the Founding Fathers, but that TV heightens its visual appeal) through a consideration of the relationship between news and ads (Jamieson argues that the difference between the two is becoming blurred) to a discussion of news coverage in general (she illustrates the critical role that coverage has played in shaping campaigns). Her lengthiest case study is of the Willie Horton affair, where she subtly demonstrates that ``what is shown is not necessarily what is seen and what is said is not always what is heard.'' Thus, much was made in the 1988 campaign of 268 convicts who jumped furlough during Governor Dukakis's first two terms, with the suggestion implicit that all were murderers--but in fact only four were first-degree murderers not eligible for parole, and only one, Horton himself, went on to kidnap and rape. Jamieson describes the techniques of the attack-ad: quick cuts; black-and- white or darkly colored images; shadowed lighting; the voice of a seemingly ``neutral'' announcer; ominous music; a rapid sequence of images that reduces ability to scrutinize information. But the ways in which attack-ads are dealt with--counterattack; prior warning to alert viewers that attack-ads may be expected; the use of humor to defuse them; the willingness to call campaigners personally to account for ads' errors--are, she says, still in the early stages. Familiar examples and few new insights, but, still, a cogent and evenhanded summary of generally available information about the influence of TV on politicking. (Forty halftones, ten graphs--not seen.) --
Too interesting agenda items for tomorrow:
04-0531 ORDINANCE SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 53.12(a) by increasing the adoption fee for “pocket” pets (rats, mice, squirrels, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs or similar small rodents) from $1.00 to $5.00.
ANOTHER DUMB CLOWNCIL MOTION
AND WHERE IS JOSE SPENDING THIS MONEY IN THE COMMUNITY?? THIS IS THE 6TH TIME HE'S TRANSFERRED $$$
05-1371-S14
CD 14 MOTION (HUIZAR - GREUEL) relative to a transfer of funds to provide additional funding for community amenities in Council District 14.....TRANSFER $50,000 in the Central Los Angeles Recycling and Transfer Station Community Amenities Trust Fund No. 47S, Department 14, to the General City Purposes Fund No. 100-56, Account No. 0714..To provide funding for community amenities in Council District 14.
Council to debate living wage again as the stakes get higher
Rick Orlov, Columnist
01/07/2007
The Los Angeles City Council returns to work today after a three-week holiday recess, picking up where it left off: with more contentious debate over whether to stick with requiring a dozen hotels near LAX to pay workers a "living wage."
But now the stakes are even higher.
Hotels and business groups have collected more than 100,000 signatures to force a referendum on the issue in May, and the council only has this month to rescind or change the proposal to avoid an election that is estimated to cost taxpayers upwards of $3 million.
And figure that the hotels and labor movement will spend about twice that in their dueling efforts to sway voters.
The man caught in the middle of all this? Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
Labor wants him to remain steadfast in support of the living wage, even as the business community pleads for help.
So far, the mayor has sided with labor, sending out a letter Dec. 20 to all concerned saying he supports a living wage for the hotel workers. At the same time, he backed specific language to be introduced by Councilwoman Wendy Greuel that limits the higher pay requirement to only the Century Corridor hotels.
The hotels - which likely could have avoided the entire battle by agreeing to allow unions to organize a year ago - now have indicated they are open to some type of compromise. But they will have to act quickly to convince the City Council to rescind its action.
ENTIRE ARTICLE: www.DailyNews.com
I was onto the traffic problems the first day I set rubber on the freeway. the POINT is, KTLA are actually complaining on AIR, so lets get Herb Wesson in there, so he can be grilled about what they's doin' on the west side to mitigate traffic problems fool.
ps. thanks for mentioning my hair. I just washed it, and like, its all shiny and.....
Only steers and queers come from Mayor Sam's blog!
To make enemies or not to make enemies, that is the question. Whether it is nobler to sit by and do nothing or raise awareness against an injustice.
Is Measure R that big of a deal that we expend so much personal time, money and mental energy to oppose it so vehemently? After all what has the LA City Council done that is so bad? I mean all they did was draft a measure that gave them four more years in office. What’s the big deal? They probably deserve it. They’re a committed group of elected officials that surely want what is in the best interest of Los Angeles residents. Why the fuss? These are questions we grapple with every day. But the answer is not so simple.
First, the LA City Council drafted an Ethics Reform initiative by re-writing the City Government Responsibility, Lobbying and Ethics Reform Act. If this was all they did, we would have only one question: Why? Though traversing the legalese is a bit daunting, the previous Reform Act is fairly straight forward. How much ethics reform do we need to keep elected officials honest? We need ethical politicians; we don’t need ethical lobbyists. So why is the city spending time and tax dollars on reforming ethics for lobbyists? Lobbyists can be as unethical as they want – it’s our council members that need a moral compass. How much reform do government officials need to know that if someone is offering them money or gifts in return for preferential treatment, it might be unethical to accept it? Just the appearance of impropriety should be enough to give them pause.
Secondly, they included in the reform measure an increase in term limits from two to three four-year terms. Therefore – if we are to examine this logically – it would appear that the term limit increase is designed to make council members more ethical. We understand the logical connection between limited time in office and accountability, but we get confused by the assertion that more time in office makes one more ethical. Therefore, if a term limit increase is not about ethics or accountability, then it is unrelated to Ethics Reform and the measure is unconstitutional. And if that is the case, why did they disregard the City Attorney’s advice and a Superior Court Judge’s ruling.
So we can only conclude, after hours of wrestling with these questions, that the Los Angeles City Council members have engaged in a less than honest scheme to tweak the existing Reform Act just enough to sell it to the public as “much needed ethics reform” and slip in a term limit increase. They got a reputable non-partisan organization like the League of Women Voters to sponsor it, big business to foot the bill and a marketing company to manipulate the truth to their advantage. And they call it “politics as usual.”
Of course, this is just a hunch and if we’re wrong, mea culpa.
But we are certainly not the only people concerned about the seemingly deceitful maneuverings employed to get this initiative approved by the voters. We know this because of the donations and letters of support we have received encouraging us to continue forward. Our primary goal has been to get this measure before a judge and on January 25, 2007 justice will be served. On that day, Superior Court Judge Dzintra Janavs will hear the case and decide the constitutionality of measure R once and for all.
www.termedout.com
and why contribute to a new 'councilman' when we already got one in our pocket for 4 more years.
There is nothing noble about sitting by and doing nothing. Indifference to an injustice is the identifying factor of a shallow mind and a weak soul.
Gov. to seek cuts in aid to families on welfare...Children whose parents don't work enough or are undocumented would lose funds.
By Evan Halper, Times Staff Writer
January 8, 2007
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will propose a major rollback of the state's welfare system this week, including a cutoff of aid to tens of thousands of children whose parents do not meet minimum work requirements or are in the country illegally, administration officials said Sunday.
The proposed $465-million reduction in California's welfare budget came two days after the governor promised that his second term would feature "post-partisan" cooperation.
It was met immediately with resistance from Democrats, who expressed bewilderment that the governor would attempt to cut welfare aid to children in the same week his administration is expected to move forward with a plan to expand health insurance to many of the same children.
The plan alarmed advocates for the poor, who predicted that eliminating the cash payments of several hundred dollars a month would substantially increase the risk of homelessness for those families.
Schwarzenegger's proposal also would eliminate this year's cost-of-living increase for welfare recipients.
Department of Finance Director Mike Genest, a Republican who has long favored deep reductions in welfare, noted that most states have already made moves similar to what the governor is proposing.
California is at risk of losing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds, he said, if it does not force parents to meet the minimum work requirements in the state's welfare program, known as CalWORKS.
The plan is one of several the governor has proposed for rolling back welfare benefits since taking office in 2003. Most of those plans have been blocked by the Democrats who control the Legislature.
The suggested cuts also could help repair the governor's relations with his own party.
State statistics show that only 25% of families receiving CalWORKS aid are currently meeting the minimum work requirements, which were created in response to a national welfare overhaul signed into law by then-President Clinton more than a decade ago.
Genest said that in Ohio, 65% of welfare recipients meet minimum work requirements and in Massachusetts, 60% do.
"This proposal would lead to an increase in family homelessness," said Nancy Berlin, the Los Angeles-based director of the California Partnership, a statewide coalition of advocacy groups for the poor. "The number of homeless families in Los Angeles with nowhere to go is already growing fast. I can't imagine why anyone would want to increase that number."
Advocates for the poor said such cuts would likely drive undocumented workers further underground, bring more insecurity to the lives of their children and force the families to turn to already overstressed local facilities such as homeless shelters and food banks for basic necessities.
ENTIRE ARTICLE AND KTLA VIDEO OF ARNOLD AT:
www.LATimes.com (Don't get spun, too hard while you're there.)
There is nothing noble about sitting by and doing nothing. Indifference to an injustice is the identifying factor of a shallow mind and a weak soul.
Prop R overturned in 2007. Pushing for more accountability, more transparency, reduced lobbyist and special interest power. Clean up Tammany Hall, aka Los Angeles city politics, NOW!
Hats off to: David Hernandez and team, Walter Moore, Zuma Dogg and all those driven enough to turn off the tv, get off the couch, face your enemy and do something that benefits someone other than just yourself.
January 08, 2007 3:26 PM
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