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WILL POST THE DAY AND TIME. COUNCILMEMBERS...STOP BY AND SEE YOURSELVES ON THE BIG SCREEN WITH ZD! Zuma's Blog

CITIZENS' ALERT!!! CITIZEN'S ALERT!!! THIS IS NOT A TEST...
I REPEAT CITIZENS' ALERT!!! MAYOR SAM EXCLUSIVE: ZD'S NC CAHOOTSVILLE/RACKETEERING STORY

BONUS LINK: THIS JUST CAME UP ON A ZD GOOGLE ALERT. IT'S FROM A SITE CALLED "VEGAS BROADCASTING.COM" SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN TO FEATURE IT, AND -- IT'S A GOOD ZD RANT VERSION OF MY LA WEEKLY ARTICLE ON "SCAG" AND THE "STATE OF THE REGION" THAT I DIDN'T POST HERE

CLICK "READ MORE" FOR SOMETHING NEW: ZUMA'S INBOX (EXCESS AVALANCHE):

WELCOME TO "ZUMA'S "ZAP" INBOX: EXCESS OF THE AVALANCHE THAT DIDN'T GET POSTED YET ON MAYOR SAM -- MIXED IN WITH SOME "FEATURED COMMENTS" (SO SCROLL PAST ANYTHING YOU'VE SEEN) MORE COMING SOON...

At June 06, 2007 7:19 AM, Anonymous said...
Zuma you know I support all that you do however, let's look at the facts here. NC's are open to all stakeholders. These people were VOTED IN. Now, all you who are criticizing where the hell were you when elections took place? IF people don't like them being on NC boards then get up off your sorry asses and run for a seat and get your friends to vote for you. Bradley has done so much good in communities. You sound like LA Slimes who reports all the negative stuff but hardly ever the positive. IF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE IT THEN GET INVOLVED AND STOP BEING CRYBABIES
At June 06, 2007 12:03 PM, Zuma Dogg said...
7:19am,

Thanks for demonstrating the corruptive pervasive mentallity that is the problem.

If no security guard is watching the door, I guess it's ok to rob the bank.

If no one complains about the dangerous hillside development (after we did everything to filter out as much public input as possible), then I guess it's ok to build it. (Even though it is still unsafe.)

The system was not set up for developers, council staffers, and their activist ",LLC" cronies to corrupt the system.

Again, part of NCs job is to generate more participation.

But when you are running an international development racket (and yes, like everything else, this goes higher up than the Bradley/Paula puppets who are being used by "higher up" powers that be), you not only DON'T to the proper outreach, but you do intentionally decietful things to prevent participation.

So don't holla that noise about the fact that it is ok to fill NC with developers and council staffers just because after years of BS, no one wants to show up.

I attended a Boyle Hts NC meeting that missed a quorum cause all of Huizar's supporters magically stayed home that day (cause a few opponents were being sworn in.)

So the only thing transparent about you NC system, is your crybaby unethical whining.

YOU KNOW THIS IS WRONG...SO DON'T LOSE ALL CREDIBILITY DEFENDING IT...Oh yeah, you don't have any...your just an anonymous pussy.
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At June 06, 2007 7:33 AM, Anonymous said...
Easy to say "Get Involved" when the people in charge like Bradley harrass and intimidate people. If anyone disagrees with Bradley, you are called a racist. And, he always gives information to his cronies and never fully informs the whole community or those with differing views.

ZD shows clearly how stakeholders not part of Bradley's group are DISENFRANCHISED all the time.

If you do try to become involved and have not been drinking Bradley's Kool Aid, you either get tired of the gestapo tactics of intimidation and throw your hands up in the air. Or, you are marginalized and dismissed. Why the f*ck would you anyone want to put themselves through that? Most people don't, which is why these slime balls are running the show.

Thank God for the lady who videotaped the GPNC meeting to show just how Bradley and Paula and their scumbags run the GPNC.

And, thanks Zuma for showing that this is widespread, especially in Cahootsville.

Positively shameful

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FROM LACIY.ORG REFERALS

CD 14 Huizar getting 14 mil for development…commercial loan

CD 14 El Grito Event (Written differently…vendors or people not named)

CD 13 Zone Change for development in Silver Lake

Garcetti DWP notice of increase (See ZD Mayor Sam story from 06/05/07)

ALSO LOOK AT:
07-1489 $175K more for chavez
07-1276 Carnedas /Ernesto
05-1330-S2 Childesn Musuem 1.7 mil more

http://lacity.org/clk/referralmemo/clkreferralmemo945628_06052007.pdf
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[Regarding someone who was honest enough to give ZD "full disclosure" in response to an email question I sent to an NC stakeholder over the Bradley & Cahootans in the Glassell Park/Silverlake/Eagle Rock/Echo Park/Elysian Park area]

Zuma said...Regarding full disclosure, thanks. but i see what these guys are up to. maybe they are fighting for the right cause, and you are fighting for the wrong one (not that i believe that is the case) -- the issue here, is how one side is running things in, at minimum, unethical conflict of interest.)

They desigener teo is a talented guy. and it looks like these guys can pull off some fantastic projects. but not this way. and i DO believe what i hear at these council and committee meetings regarding unsafe conditions. if they have to use shady, fraudulent, back door tactics to get these projects approved, well...i'm more intersted in what YOU have to say about THEM, than vica versa.

I always say, "The City needs to 'restorate' itself to give itself a facelift to compete with Vegas and international cities -- and become the jewel that it once was...

However, after spending a year attending the MAJORITY of Council meetings, and committee meetings on top of that (plus all the calls and emails from people like you and your friends)...

there is waaaaaaaaay too much fraud, waste and abuse in the process and these guys are way over the line in the greed department, even for politicians. AND THAT"S WHAT PISSES ME OFF. They're waaaaaaaay too comfortable in the greed and corruption.

They have been able to get away with it for all these years. But now with the internet, ZD can sit here on the computer, in a public internet cafe -- and do all the research to put it all together.

Problem with the internet for the politicians and their cahoots crew, is it's ALL right there on the net. Sure, it's a pain in the butt to track it all down. But, hopefully by closing time tonight I will post enough to show the bigger picture. [I did!]

zd

Anonyonous said..Thanks, Zuma. And, I agree with you. I'd rather have an open dialogue and have the opportunity to speak with people that I disagree with - it allows me to understand an issue better. Sometimes, two people on different sides can find common ground and work to create something that allows both sides to have a win, which can be a victory for all.

But, the Bradley/PROH-LA folks only see black and white and if you are not on their side, they demonize you.

Not all developers are like that. There are some who will work with
the community. And, I am happy to work with anyone who is willing to
honestly listen to varying view points. The woman who was videotaping
is a perfect example of how Bradley and his crew doesn't want dialogue
or to have what they do put out to the general public. It's shameful
and truly un-American.

Zuma, you are more than welcome to contact me at any time. And,
if we disagree, I will always respect your viewpoint because I know
that your opinion comes from one of truthfulness.
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The final version of the ICO (Interim Control Ordinance) was designed mainly for hillside neighborhoods such as El Sereno and Montecito Heights that have no regulations whatsover in building on their hillsides. The ICO is modelled after the Mt. Washington/Glassell Park Specific Plan, which helps to make sure that houses are not too huge on small lots (the dreaded McMansions) and that homes are structurally safe.

Yes - PROH-LA is trying to take the community’s position in support of the ICO and trying to argue against the ICO (PROH-LA was virulently opposed community arguments in support.)
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Sounds like CM Huizar supported VO/Bradley and the Vegas sign; sent a letter a letter of support. Letter came from Huizar's Chief of Staff (Joe Avila) since Huizar is out of town. Apparently the letter gives "conditional approval." Conditions are:

- Sign can't be higher than 23'
- No moving or flashing images
- Image can't change more frequently than every 60 seconds
- Existing rooftop sign must be removed

Nothing on whether the sign should say "VO of Eagle Rock" or not.

VO apparently packed the house at the hearing with VO churchgoers. Bradley was there and spoke in favor of the sign. Waiting to hear full reaction from the other side, especially as to how it relates to the CD14 letter.

ZA did not rule at the hearing, but they usually follow the CM's recommendations.

No matter what the ZA decides, both sides have vowed to appeal if the ZA does not rule in their favor.

Here's the deal: Bradley is a smart politician. He knew that the only way to win the last election, he needed to partner with some type of organization that would garner him a lot of votes (he lost the last election by a huge margin). And, he needed something in which he could give in return to guarantee the votes he would ask for.

Victory Outreach wanted a HUGE sign on Eagle Rock Blvd. that local businesses and neighbors objected to. So, Bradley cut a deal where if he got Victory Outreach to partner with him and PROH-LA in his "Diversity Coalition," he would support the sign going up. And, because the stakeholder language is so vague, if you attend a church in an NC, you are a "stakeholder" and can vote.

And low and behold, the sign issue is before the zoning administrator today. So, if he approves, then Bradley can say he delivered the sign for them. And, in fact, the Bradley-led GPNC provided a CIS in support of the sign, while the neighborhood improvement association spoke to neighbors and businesses who oppose the sign as being too large and with an LED video screen, is too bright.
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JUST REMEMBER A LEOPARD DOESN'T CHANGE ITS SPOTS,

AND ,THESE PROBLEMS ARE ENDEMIC ALL THE WAY UP, TO; AND THROUGH; COLLEGES, AND STATE & FEDERAOL LEGISLATURES AND EVEN CENTRAL FEDERAL & UNION BEAURACRACIES.

TEACHER TRAINING IS/ WAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROFITABLE BUSINESS FOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS, AS WELL, AS, EVERYONE ELSE.

NOTE, THE LOCKING UP OF THE TEACHER LICENSING(S)/ JUST, AS IS DONE BY AMA ----------------------THINK HOW EFFECTIVELY IT HAS KEPT SKILLS TRAINING AWAY FROM THE 50^% DROP OUTS. AND, ADDS, TO LEAD TIME FOR RECOVERY OF ANY SIGNIFICANCE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOTS OF LUCK,,

BUT, I PREFER WHOLESALE REVISIONS, RATHER, THEN INCREMENTAL---BUT, IT APPEARS MUCH OF THE SECRET OF SUCCESSES IS TUCKED AWAY, IN THE JOINT PRESIDENTS COMMISSION ON LAUSD & GREAT CITIES FINDINGS, SO, IT CAN GATHER DUST ON A SHELF,

AND, PROFITABLE ASPECTS OF THIS NOW.-------,AEROSPACE, SCALE OF BUSINESS, CAN NOW BE CAPTURED UN-ABATED & UNSCATHED, LAUSD CONCESSIONS, OR NOT.

A TRUE FIX, WILL BE, MORE THAN A DAILY BREEZE OR COUNCIL DISTRICT, IN SCOPE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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In a message dated 6/4/2007 9:07:08 AM Pacific Standard Time, david@westchesterkids.org writes:
Westchester closer to school control

LAUSD plans to quash talk of charter conversions by offering community increased autonomy.

By Paul Clinton
Staff Writer
Facing the threat of a community-led effort to convert one or more Westchester-area schools to charters, Los Angeles Unified officials are offering the region more local control.
As a result, a plan to bring more autonomy to the schools is gathering steam with parents and community members frustrated with subpar academic performance at Westchester High and Wright Middle schools.
Parents, neighborhood leaders and educators at a local university are working with teachers to craft a plan to be submitted to the district by the end of June. It would propose structural changes that could eventually shift more decision-making from the district's Beaudry Avenue headquarters to Westchester.
For now, local groups say they won't try to convert Westchester High into a charter school, even though they say they've discussed the matter with Green Dot founder Steve Barr.
Multiple community members said LAUSD's responsiveness comes out of fear that the district would face a replay of the crises at Locke High School, where teachers signed a petition to convert to Green Dot. On Friday, the district threw out the petition after saying a majority of tenured teachers no longer supported it.
"The reason they're doing it is because they're afraid we're going to go charter," said Ann Wexler, an education activist in Westchester.
Wexler, other parents and the Westchester/Playa Del Rey Neighborhood Council have been working on the plan with help from Loyola Marymount University.
At this point, LAUSD is cooperating.
"We're aligned with them to create a more autonomous working model for Westchester," said Marlene Canter, the board president who represents Westchester. "Now I know the community is feeling a great sense of urgency. Urgency creates the tension that keeps things moving faster. We will work with them."
Superintendent David Brewer has said he supports granting more powers to a Westchester cluster, as long as local managers are held accountable.
In mid-June, Brewer will unveil an innovation division to receive local proposals from schools and communities.
Kathi Littmann, who former Superintendent Roy Romer brought to the district to work on his reforms, is heading up the division, which could help to "incubate and support alternative operating models," she said.
Essentially, local schools could gain more control over hiring, receive more discretionary funding at the site and alter the length of the school calendar.
Brewer said local schools in LAUSD receive about 60 percent of state per-pupil funding through the district.
Local parent groups such as the Westchester/Playa del Rey Education Foundation are leading the push to bring more resources to schools.
"The idea is that the principals are their own CEO," said foundation President Kelly Kane. "They won't have to go through 15 to 20 channels of LAUSD to get anything done."
Reform in Westchester could resemble the Belmont Zone of Choice, Brewer said, an idea that originated in Boston schools.
The Belmont pilot program creates a network of small, autonomous, college-prep schools that downtown-area families can select based on students' interests.
Brewer and Canter presented the Belmont model to Westchester community members May 17.
"We just gave them that as a template and they can adapt it," Brewer said. "Part of it is fantastic, when the people on the ground can make those decisions. We have to make sure these people know how to manage. Whatever model we use, we'll have some accountability built in."
Educators at Loyola Marymount University have been working with the community to develop the reform plan.
Loyola Marymount hired Drew Furedi to head up its partnership initiative announced earlier this year to provide more resources to Westchester schools.
The university is favoring a "family of schools" approach that would link the high school and middle school to the five local elementary schools.
"What we really want is a seamless pipeline," said Shane Martin, LMU's dean of education. "We want the curriculum in elementary school to seamlessly connect with middle and high schools. It's critical that we look at these key relationships between the schools."
But while LAUSD and the community are cooperating, there may be strong opposition to the plan.
So far, the powerful United Teachers Los Angeles is promising to block the idea. Including Westchester elementary schools isn't necessary since many have solid test scores, President A.J. Duffy said.
"The parents have done this in a vacuum and have not included the teachers," Duffy said. "Everybody knows Wright (Middle) and Westchester (High) have been disasters for years. Our position is going to be don't fix what isn't broken. There's going to be considerable push back from teachers."
paul.clinton@dailybreeze.com
Want to Go: A community meeting about Westchester-area school reform will be held at the Westchester Municipal Building, Community Room, 7166 W. Manchester Ave., 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 7. Call 310-288-6461 for information.

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Oh - and you know that Gar-shady has part of Glassell Park in his district as well.

GP is divided between Reyes, Huizar and Garcetti, just as point of info.

[Remember Captain Jack was saying those three were tied into something together under investigation?]

Yes, I remember. Think the CMs use a member of the staff, the NC, the planning department, etc. Someone has to be pulling the strings.
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There are a lot of Lofts and Loft developers in Miami. I ran across that yesterday with forest, and McFarlane. (More with McFarlane.)
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I think you are right. This story seems to involve developers from throughout the city and how they have been hijacking the NC system to get what they want. And, reflects how they have their hands in everything -- so that any city official that dares to oppose them has a lot to risk.

We (the community) have been telling people about Bradley for years. No one from the City would pay attention to our concerns. All the city agencies seem to be in his pocket. When there was a mediation with Human Relations, they brought in one of his friends as mediator.

We warned various city officials what he and his developer friends were up to. All we got was lip service and he continued to shut people out of the process or manipulate things as if he were the dictator of a banana republic. And, the big tool that he and Paula Bagasao love to use is to call anyone who disagrees with them or opposes them a racist. I can't tell you how many people have been turned off by what he does; good people who were interested in helping the community now have no interest in participating because they know they will be ignored or as in the case of the videotape lady, harrassed. Who wants to deal with that?

Your amazing work is the first time anyone has listened to the community. You are the only person who has bothered to expose this. We've even tried to let the papers know about it and get ignored there as well.

Thank you - you are the face of real investigative journalism in the 21st Century. And, you do it in a fun and hip way, as well!
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[HEY MARK – CAN YOU CORRECT THE SPELLING OF “ADALANTE” STREET ON YOUR METRO LA ADDRESS. IT IS NOT SPELLED “ADALUNTE”. ONCE MAY BE AN HONEST MISTAKE, BUT NOT ON EVERYTHING. (Just enough to slip it past a computer search I guess…NOT!]
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If I get time, I'll post some stuff about Century One and Jackass, but I thought I'd give you a heads up on my opinion in the interim:

It's the Westside. Everybody's greedy. The towers are bad, but the HOA is just as bad.

Five million is indeed extortion. And on the other side, Latham $ Watkins commits extortion every day.

When this project came out of EIR, developer JMB was paying locals off, $100,000 here, $100,000 there. It just created expectations.

The fact that the HOA wants to recall Weiss but doesn't necessarily want to block the project is most disturbing. This is the worst kind of development for LA, the kind that creates growth, rather than mitigates overcrowding.

Also, the thing the City needs most is lower-middle-market housing. This ain't it. This is luxury condos that will be sold to people who currently live someplace else, like Irvine or Seoul. It's the kind of housing the City needs least. It brings even more people here who otherwise wouldn't come here.

The EIR was hilarious---I'm trying to get a copy. It said that the 47-storey development would have minimal environmental impact. The City accepted that conclusion without flinching. Right. People who buy condos for a million five are going to take the bus to go to Gelsen's.

Anyway, how are they going to collect the necessary 22,500 signatures for a recall? Are they going to stand in front of Gelsen's saying, "No, we kinda want the luxury condos...but we wanted our money too!"

My opinions. Thanks for listening.

All the best,

-j

--
Joseph Mailander
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URGENT * Action Alert * Elephant Hill Update * URGENT * Action Alert

Urge Huizar to Require Full Environmental Review for Elephant Hill

In his recent campaign for re-election, Councilmember Jose Huizar ran on an
environmental platform. He promised to make our communities safer, cleaner and
greener. He vowed to expand green and open space. Last summer as the campaign
heated up, he responded to El Sereno residents’ pleas for help to ensure
equitable services from City agencies responsible for residential developments
by introducing a motion to investigate the need for a supplemental
environmental impact report (SEIR) for Tract 35022, the controversial
development of 24 luxury homes on Elephant Hill.

Now, under the threat of a lawsuit by the developers of Elephant Hill, the City
agencies charged with undertaking this investigation recommended NO SEIR for
Tract 35022 at the May 22nd Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) hearing.
Councilmember Huizar sits on that powerful committee. The report, developed
under direction of the Planning Dept., argues that no supplemental
environmental impact report (SEIR) is required because there are no pending
*discretionary* approvals for this Tract.

At the hearing, the issue of equity in planning decision-making for low-income
communities like El Sereno hit home when Joe Edmiston of the Santa Monica
Mountains Conservancy testified that similar situations in Westside communities
have been decided in favor of residents. Fortunately, PLUM extended the
hearing, allowing residents the opportunity to review and respond to the
report.

Residents have informed PLUM of the inaccuracies and problems with the report.
The National Resources Defense Council and Chatten-Brown & Carstens submitted
comments that building permits are a discretionary action, thereby allowing the
City to require a SEIR for Tract 35022 under state law.

Councilmember Huizar needs the backing of his constituents, as well as the EJ
and environmental communities to stand firm in his commitment to environmental
justice and stop this illegal expansion of a luxury home development in a
low-income community. Please help send a clear message to Councilmember Huizar
that our community expects him exercise his considerable authority to ensure
that El Sereno residents receive equitable and fair services from City agencies
responsible for residential developments. These developers must be accountable
and follow the rules just like everyone else, despite their wealth, influence
and threats.

What You Can Do:

1. Attend the next PLUM hearing on Elephant Hill at 2 p.m., Tuesday, June 12,
2007, in Room 350, City Hall. The File Number for this item is #04-1413.

2. Write or Councilmember Huizar and tell him you will stand with him as he
fights for environmental justice in El Sereno by ensuring fair and equitable
services from the agencies responsible for residential development on Elephant
Hill. SEE THE SAMPLE LETTER BELOW.

Also, if the B-permit is approved by the Bureau of Engineering, he must issue a
stop work order so that the hillside is not destroyed before this issue is
resolved.
* Email: councilmember.huizar@lacity.org or Call 213-473-7014

For ongoing information about Elephant Hill check out these new blogs:
http://www.saveelephanthills.blogspot.com/ and
http://latinourbanforum.blogspot.com/

For more information contact: saveelephanthills@yahoo.com
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from laraza website
6/5/07
YOUR CALLS ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!
Take Action!

Continue Taking Action Today on Immigration Amendments

Update June 6, 2007:
Thank you for taking action! We defeated two harmful amendments yesterday.
• The Allard amendment that would have denied green cards to Z visa holders was defeated by a vote of 31 to 62. To see how your senators voted go to: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00182
• The McConnell amendment that would have required an ID for voting was defeated by a vote of 41 to 52. To see how your senators voted go to: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00184

The debate will continue today, and this is a reminder to keep calling, faxing, and sending emails. You have already called? Call again!
Please call and write your senator and say…
Please vote “Yes” on the following amendments:
1. Menendez/Hagel #1194 would change the backlog reduction deadline from May 2005 to January 2007, and would include everyone who has filed an application up until that date. This would allow all legal immigrants to rejoin the family members they have been waiting for through an immigration petition.
2. Clinton/Menendez/Hagel #1183 would reclassify the spouses and minor children of lawful permanent residents as immediate relatives, so that parents and minor children can live together without lengthy delays.
3. Dodd # 1199 would increase the number of green cards from 40,000 to 90,000 for parents of U.S. citizens.
Please vote “No” on the following amendments:

1. Cornyn #1184 would expand the class of aggravated felony crimes and make them retroactive, resulting in the most drastic consequences for immigrants. It would make the fraudulent use of a Social Security number for employment reasons grounds for deportation. Virtually the entire undocumented population would be rendered ineligible for legalization if this amendment were to pass.
2. Sessions #1234 AND #1235 would deny the Earned Income Tax Credit to legal immigrants. Sessions #1234 would deny immigrants the Earned Income Tax Credit after they achieve legal status, forcing them to pay much higher tax rates than other Americans until they have adjusted to legal permanent resident status (which could take many years). Sessions #1235 would impose a five-year block on Earned Income Tax Credit eligibility for virtually all legal immigrants. This would have a harmful effect not only on those who are achieving legal status under the bill, but also on current legal permanent residents and victims of human trafficking and domestic violence who have already been legally admitted to the U.S.
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Brian Frobisher
Date: Jun 6, 2007 11:12 AM
Subject: [nelalist] Re: The Great Glassell Park-Cypress Park Walkabout
To: nelalist@yahoogroups.com


I don't know where you got your information from, let me shed a
little light on the subject.

First of all the Cypress Park Neighborhood Council did fund the
"Walkabout" with $$$ and they are staying true to their word. They
are also very involved with the entire process bringing bodies as
well as $$ to the table.

On the other hand the Glassell Park Neighborhood Council has chosen
to "Cherry Pick" what projects from the previous GPNC board that they
are going to fund.

There is all kinds of talk that the paperwork was not handed in on
time or the "demand warrants" were not properly filled out, but the
fact remains the board of the GPNC [C-H-E-E-S-E-D] out on more than
one project that had been funded in the year 2006.

Just last night a community member was there at the GPNC Executive
Board meeting begging the GPNC to make good on funds that they had
attempted to "Cut off" for another community project, leaving project
organizers "HOLDING THE BAG"

But on a positive note...........

Other funding for the "Walkabout" are coming from local CD1/CD13/CD14
council offices and probably some other community groups.

I encourage the entire community to come out Saturday morning at 8am
at the Glassell Park Senior/Community Center in the Public Storage
Building next to the GP Recreation Center and join in documenting the
pedestrian aspects of your community.

Bring sunscreen, a hat and some good walking shoes, oh yes bring your
Digital Camera if you have one to help in the documentation process.

Brian Frobisher
Glassell Park.


On Jun 6, 2007, at 8:36 AM, car2532002 wrote:

> I went to the meeting last night. This money has already been
> approved by Cypress Park neighborhood council. They will contribute
> $10,000 to this walkabout report. Glassell Park will contribute
> another $10,000 and I don't know where they get the rest of it at.
>
> No one says who is getting paid what. I am against it since we
> should not be paying the city to do their job. Why can't Ed Reyes
> office do that? Who are the people being paid? I spoke to Helene
> last night and she said she is getting paid as a consultant. She
> does not know the actual cost of this walkabout until its all done.
> She did a report in Hollywood of the same kind but did not know the
> outcome? I don't get that. Why waste our money?
>
> Susan

Hi Rob,

In case anyone's reading this who's not as familiar -- as you know well as a former board member and officer of the ASNC, that particular council doesn't have a central "land use" committee. Due to it's makeup as a coalition of 5 small, distinct, but interconnected Northeast communities (Mt. Washington, Sycamore Grove, Hermon, Montecito Heights, and Monterey Hills) each of the 5 member communities' Local Issues group serves as the land use committee, as well, and takes issues up to the full board for more definitive action and follow-up with city elected officials.

All ASNC Local Issues meetings are open to anyone who lives, works, or owns property in that community - and beginning earlier this year, anyone whose child attends a school in an ASNC community (all of which are considered "members" simply by attending and registering). Any stakeholder can serve as that's committee's chair - if elected at the beginning of that year - they need not be an ASNC board member, and anyone can suggest agenda topics. Most agenda items usually do come up from within the grass roots of a community, rather than being handed down from the ASNC board.

All agenda's are publicly posted, and all Local Issues meetings (as standing committees of the city certified ASNC) are governed by the Ralph M. Brown Act, California's open meeting law, so no action is ever taken or passed along to the ASNC or city officials that doesn't meet the same basic criteria as City Council meetings, etc. General public comment is always agendized, and public comment on each specific agenda item is a requirement.

In some communities, the local Issues chair also deals directly with the council offices and land use deputies on urgent issues when there's not enough time to take an issue to the full ASNC board.

It's a unique makeup, and serves relatively well as a more complete community voice - including homeowners, renters, citizens, non-citizens, workers, employers, non-resident property and business owners, and parents.

For any stakeholders of those communities needing more information, see www.asnc.us

Subscribing to ASNCalert@yahoogroups.com, will also get you advance notice of open calls for agenda items and full agendas of these meetings, once they're posted (at least 72 hours in advance of regular meetings).

Thanks for the "opening" . . .

-----Original Message-----
>From: robschraff
>Sent: Jun 5, 2007 6:44 PM
>To: NortheastLA@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [NortheastLA] Mark Kenyon of MWHA/CANDER/MWNC/NELAIST Disses ASNC
>
>Mark -
>
>As far as I am aware, the Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council, since its inception in 2004
>has taken more stands on land use issues, written more letters, sent more represntatives
>to city council meetings, than any other local organization. I'm no big fan of the ASNC, and
>feel free to correct me if you will, but it seems their expertise and leadership on land use
>issues is hard to question. Indeed, this very thread supports this point, as the ASNC Mt.
>Washington Local Issues Committee seems to be the only local organization to hold public
>hearings, and take a public stand, on this particular land use issue.
>
>I like to play a game called "spot the blowhard." Can you?
>
>- Rob
>
>
>
> In nelalist@yahoogroups.com, "mb_kenyon" wrote:
>
>> Cheryll's post makes it sound like there are/were no concerns about
>> the project. And quotes an ASNC meeting where this issue was raised.
>> But anyone who knows land use in this area knows that the ASNC
>> generally lacks land use expertise. And that it holds its meetings on
>> nights when many of those interested in land use issues are otherwise
>> engaged at an MWHA meeting.
>>
>> As I remember there was plenty of concern raised at the MWHA meeting
>> were this project was discussed. But I am unaware that any of those
>> issues have been addressed. Have they?
>>
>> Thank you to Elliot for posting the city's decision. It is always
>> difficult to get prompt information out of the city. A favorite game
>> of mine is: "Can you spot the CEQA violation". There is an obvious one
>> described in his post. Can you spot it?
>>
>> Mark Kenyon

The article points to Admiral Brewer, instead of thinning the ranks, and cutting the fat, laying out another $240+ K + perks on the table of fancy- english only - talking, maybe, talent at the top, Director of instruction.

Thats academic instruction, like test taking, not skills instruction like certified and tested WWW.skillsusa.org types, Microsoft certified maybe vertified types, ready to get the job done, as soon, as, they step off the overpriced stages.

All while, LAUSD, sends staff down to LOCKE HIGH , where, they twist they arms of fed up Locke tenured teachers to abandon their opportunity to fix the problems themselves, as a charter school, under the guidance of Green DOT's tutelage, while being starved to feed the 666 beast.

Where is the abandoned Principal, with Principles from LOCKE, who, they summarily pulled from the site, because, he appeared to dare to lead, and encourage tenured teachers to fullfill their desire to make a difference, thus, daring to make good use of his experience.

They could have let them go, and starved them out as a charter, while they did some real good, (like they LAUSD police, and harass others, willing to go off, with their stifling policy and dance of the lemons in making( , and do the thr charters could do the job better with less, and have the temerity to go after CAlifronia distinquished status, and multiple accreditations.

So, now, he turns the big guns on them, and wants to buy hired guns for the face down on them in the, not so OK, corral.

Will we ever learn---Mistakes are opportunities to learn,

Lets continue making them in the $250K to $300k with $3,000 housing allowances,$45,000 expense accounts, automobiles and extensive benefits package range.


then, we can pine for the old days, when it only cost $200K, to get rid of the old spanish speaking, head of the good old boys club, and multi millions for the union dues paid to pad the board, so, they could run the district, with the state assembly, and the fed's and 4 year tenured malingerers, from behind the scenes.

Moochers/Woochers all!!!!!!!!!!

maotl