Sunday Morning Mimosa
JM, Philippe's 10 a.m., 12.14.07
Joseph Mailander a guy in la • elsewhere • email
You could have read this one coming coming in braille, as Chick Hearn used to say. LAUSD payroll system price tag balloons. The estimate for how much the problem is going to fix: $210 million. To put that into some kind of context---God knows the District won't---that's about how much the Cathedral cost downtown.
That's right. For the same amount of money, you can either build a complex that will be the spiritual locus of a region's faithful for 500+ years...or you can fix the LAUSD's screwed up payroll system.
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Another stunner issue from the Downtown News. Any one of these stories is intriguing: owning up to a softening loft market, the fashion district v. taxi dance halls, and an editorial on the failures of the cab system. And this headliner on the 80's club scene downtown seems to move in a bit on the Weekly's turf: you know, fiftysomethings in denial about being fiftysomething.
There have been a few stories about the Getty turning ten---Christopher Hawthorne's is the latest---but none of them have been hard hitting so far. And that's a shame, because there's a lot that deserves to be hit hard. Barry Munitz, anyone? Getty Trust moves? Curatorial disgruntlement? Etc.
Reviewing a building ten years after it opens seems a bit indulgent and a bit off. It seems like all the fishwraps want to say something more caustic, but can't quite find a way to say it..
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Today is Huizar's Winter Wonderland day in El Sereno. Santa will be there, so be nice.
Labels: a guy in la, Jose Huizar, lausd, los angeles politics, sunday morning mimosa
Posted by Joseph F. Mailander @ 12/16/2007 06:00:00 AM
53 Comments:
Interesting HIllary Clinton was in town to campaign with Antonio yet no news of it. He's definitely not taking her where the "legal" Latinos are because they would boo him and show her what a idiot she is to still have him on her campaign. Obama is getting far more attention from LA Latinos then Hillary.
Is Huizar even allowed to show his face in El Sereno? He should have held it in Eagle Rock where he is more comfortable and among his people.
How can a council person (Huizar) name an event after himself when its being paid for by the tax payers? How much is this costing when there are neighborhoods with no lights on because of the copper thefts? The lights have been off on many streets since the summer yet Huizar doesn't see the urgency. Instead he gives himself a Winterwonderland and wastes dollars. Again, how much is this costing????
Club Galaxy, on Olive Street in South Park, is one of nine hostess clubs in Downtown, where men pay for every minute they dance with or talk to female employees. Two new hostess clubs have been proposed for the Fashion District. My husband is no longer allowed to go near there.
I bet Huizar doesn't walk around the event among his constituents unless he is surrounded by his posse. He's an outsider in his own district and he knows that.
Why is LAUSD paying to fix something they bought at such a hefty price? Shouldn't it be the responsibility of the vendor that sold them the system to "make it right"?
"Is Huizar even allowed to show his face in El Sereno? He should have held it in Eagle Rock where he is more comfortable and among his people."
He is not wanted anymore in ER, MT Washington, Highland Park.
I hope a 'white man or a black man" runs in CD14 next time. Maybe a woman, but not Monica. We want nothing to do with the Mexican Mafia, Villa, Huizar, Reyes, Nunez, et al.
"How can a council person (Huizar) name an event after himself when its being paid for by the tax payers? '
He learned that from Villa.."Get your name and your face on EVERYTHING!.....then they will think you are doing good things for them."
"I bet Huizar doesn't walk around the event among his constituents unless he is surrounded by his posse. He's an outsider in his own district and he knows that.'
Can anyone tell me when HUIZAR became a legal resident of the United States of America. I heard he still travels on a Mexican Passport when he travels to Japan, China, Mexico, etc.
The Blogging Burros as usual just post links to other stories. The blogging Burros try to be a VAB (Value Added Blog) but fail miserably.
I will educate one of the Burros on the Downtown taxi situation. Most latinos who need a taxi in the Downtown area, know about the "pirate" taxi drivers. There is a large "pirate" taxi service which serves the latino community in Los Angeles. These are readily available at all hours of the day and night. These taxis charge less than the "Yellow" legal taxis. The person who wrote about taxis in Downtown obviously knows nothing about the majortity of residents who live in downtown L.A. area. The majority of latinos living in the downtown area do not see a shortage of taxis. If there is a demand for any service, I can assure you some immigrant is making a living providing that service.
And there are 8 hostess clubs in downtown L.A. not 9 as mentioned on your link.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LAhostessclubs/database?method=reportRows&tbl=1
Do the Blogging Burros have anything to write which is not just a link to another story, which may be wrong?
Dear 9:08 AM,
Thank you for proving the value of a blog, even if it only links to other stories.
It provided you this forum to weigh in with additional information and has opened it all up for discussion here.
So I guess you won't be complaining about linking to other stories anymore since you just presented the case FOR these links with the addition of your insightful comments.
You actually added some good information on the matter that many may not have been aware of.
Thanks for your contribution to this thread.
I mean 9:00 AM.
Google The Clinton Chronicles.
Who are the Clintons?
What money will LAUSD use to pay for repairing the payroll system?
Is this just another way to siphon the student’s money into their pockets?
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L.A. is a kleptocracy thanks to the Mexicans and Mexican mafia. And the white boys...Weiss, Lebonge, et al are scumbag coat tail riders.
Schwarzenegger just declared a fiscal emergency - 14 BILLION $$$ deficit for CA. You can bet that LA is largely responsible because of the 10M illegals who live in SoCal!
LAUSD is a rotting cesspool of corruption and uneducatable third worlders; the teachers union should be disbanded; the Dept. of Education should be abandoned; and
not one penny of taxpayer's $$$ should be spend on educating Mexico's problem.
I say we send Villar and the rest of the Mexican mafia to Mexico so that they can help their own country. They are all corrupt in Mexico so why not kick their asses back to Mexico???
Villar was kissing the ass of the mayor of Mexico City and I found them to be repugnant, ignorant, and completely Anti-American.
The mayor of Mexico city wants to move here!!!
Wake up L.A. and smell the tacos!!!
They'll get the money to pay for this payroll debacle by slashing even further each school's annual budget. Which, (using JM's Cathedral analogy and applying it in a more personal manner) means more of my PARENT hours trying to compensate for the loss of funding. Hours that I should be spending working inside the classroom in partnership with my children's teachers, instead of running around "soliciting" (ho ho ho) for money for my school to buy the necessary things that LAUSD should rightfully be providing to their students with my effing tax dollars.
Oh LAUSD, how you suck. How you royally, horrifically suck.
Somebody needs to buy me a drink Saturday night.
xoxo
All those clowns on the LAUSD school board should be fired. Why don't voters vote out all those clowns. Especially those that have been there a zillion years and are airheads.
I would prefer people with no education because they are way smarter than these idots.
Congratulations Huizar for speaking up against Jan Perry's proposal to stop permits for fast food restaurants in South LA. He asked if Pollo Loco was included and the answer was yes. He said there was nothing healthier than Pollo Loco.
Jan Perry should work on their liquor stores and leave fast food restaurants alone. It provides a lot of needed jobs and income. Also, a lot of people from USC eat there. I guess anytime something works someone has to do something to try to stop it.
The people that need to change their diet are the ones eating at home cooking in the worst oil and lard. Why not educate them instead?
VILLA IS AT IT AGAIN!
In the LA TIMES
"They voted against Villaraigosa's Partnership for Schools, a nonprofit that would take over management of Jordan and the six other schools from L.A. Unified. Although Villaraigosa eked out a 54-51 win at Jordan, the teachers union is crying foul. It claims more than 50% of all certificated employees had to vote yes, not just 50% of those who voted.
Conveniently enough for the mayor, there doesn't appear to be any provision in the election rules for contesting the results. Jeez, even Florida had an appeals process.
Manners and O'Keefe say the campaign at their Watts school seemed all but rigged, with the mayor's minions bringing free Starbucks and pastries to pitch meetings and pro-mayor paraphernalia adorning the polling place on election day.'
Yes, bandit taxi drivers can be found in any city. No license, no insurance, no safety requirements on inspection of vehicles. Great deal to take one IF YOU ARE A FOOL...
And four of the members of this school board were just elected a few months ago: this is the mayor's "new majority" who support whatever he wants....
Allowing illegal aliens to vote
on Los Angeles USD issues has finally
proven that the Los Angeles School
System is 90%+ Illegal aliens or
children of illegal aliens and now
thanks to Mecha Mayor Villalaraza, Mexico has 100% colonized its first
group of L.A. Schools at a U.S.Taxpayer cost of millions!
WE need a New Mayor a real Mayor
a Mayor that represents LEGAL U.S.
Taxpayers and NOT a DAYCARE Center
for Illegal Aliens who should not
even be here.And to add insult to
injury the few that graduate when
asked all want to become immigration lawyers and change our
laws to let even more of "their
people into the USA" free lunch
and education and welfare!
Fuck Mike Trujillo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZBPMKyyaBA
...and another thing:
Not only do our schools get our annual budgets slashed horrifically to make up for the wasteful spending, but vital resources that our administrators NEED in order to do their jobs properly are being slashed, I'm guessing just to save a buck.
For example, many newly appointed Principals in the district may not have had ample training in their jobs. Some have had A.P. experience, but many of those A.P.s were brought up from positions such as Literacy Coach, with no real adminisrative experience to speak of. The Admiral, in his infinite wisdom, suspended the Principal's University (or was it College? I forget) that served to intensely train and offer support for many of these new principals. If there are complaints from parents from schools regarding the ineffectiveness of New Principals, then perhaps revisiting the issue of NOT TRAINING THEM THOROUGHLY ENOUGH TO ASSUME THE RESPONSIBLITIES INHERENT IN THE POSITION might be in order.
I'm just sayin'.
So I can only imagine more of that type of support will be kicked to the curb. More ineffective decision making will continue and the district will continue its swirl down the toilet.
xoxo
From Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says he's trying to fix public education, and for that, he deserves a pat on the back.
But his attempts so far don't always inspire confidence. And I'm not just talking about his sloppy legislative power grab that was laughed out of the courts earlier this year. The latest example was last week's banana republic-style elections at seven campuses the mayor wants to control.
Roughly 90% of the parents at the schools skipped the election. And that was despite enticements that included raffle tickets for Jordan High parents who came to hear the mayor speak. Hizzoner himself picked the winning tickets for a TV, a camera and a Target gift certificate.
P.R.I. Education Reform.
I see CD14's "Biggest Haters" are up early blogging away. Martha Cisneros and Monica Harmon (who doesn"t even live in CD14)stop the hating, your just made that your boy Pacheco didnt win.
Lets face it, Huizar has done more in two years than the past two Councilmembers did in all their time in office.
I heard Trujillo likes baseball. Is he a pitcher or a catcher? Hope he is saving the money Clinton is paying him. When that gravy train ends, so does his career. Unless his mama gets him a job again.
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what on earth did that corny you tube video have to do w/ this mike trujillo????
1:15=Mike Trujillo
I have seen the blogging burro's inside the Galaxy taxi-dance club, apparently on a search and see junket. They were dancing away with the bouncers, cheek to cheek.
I don't think Zuma Mutt could afford the $30.00 and hour charge mentioned in the news article about the Galaxy.
I am sure the only way a fat-ass like Mayor Sam is going to get any female attention is to pay for it. Mayor Sam is a regular customer at the downtown hostess clubs. I am surprised he did not contribute to the article. These clubs are full of old fat white men who pay for the attention of a latina immigrant.
1:34 right on that one.
funny video.
Poor Hillary. It must be tough to just sit there and watch it all go down the drain. I think at this point it's pretty clear she has no shot at winning the presidency.
At this point, she'll be lucky to come in #2 behind Barack. Man, Oprah really turned the tables for Clinton.
But you must also consider that Obama followed up on all the hype with some "A" game speeches over the weekend.
I must admit: I thought Obamba was a lightweight speaker, but this weekend he rose to the occasion.
Hear that? It's the sound of the bottom falling out of Clinton's campaign.
'Lets face it, Huizar has done more in two years than the past two Councilmembers did in all their time in office.'
Huizar has finished what everyone else started. He has not done one thing resulting from and independent thought....he only does things that Antonio orders. Huizar has done nothing buy lie and promise and maipulate, the Neighborhood Councils and
the 'Blue Ribbon Panels"
There may be a spike for Obama from the Oprah appearances, but Oprah can't and won't keep that up, he'll go back to where he was on his own.
Hillary has been slogging every day for 9 months now -- it's a grueling way to live, and she's got the stamina. Let's fact it, if Obaama weren't black, a jr. senator like that with no experience except the laughable one of living abroad from ages 6-10, he'd have been laughed out of town. and if he gets closer to her in the long run, he will be.
Villaraigosa is whoring for poor villager votes with crappy consumer goods?? God this really is becoming a third world city. Next it'll be washing machines.
5:15 Mike just won't go away. Who else in the world would possibly post something like that?
A certain someone still hasn't read Sun-Tzu "Art of War" or Ries & Trout "Marketing Warfare".
So they still haven't learned it's no good to get into a pissing contest with someone who has nothing to lose, when you have EVERYTHING TO LOSE!
You lose the percentage game on that one. Read those two books and watch the drinking. (It brings out the worst in you and you always end up slipping up.) Funny how some people are now making the mistakes they warned others about.
Weezar Weenter Wonderland exists only for Zacateca Joe to slap his name on something. Wait til next year and the Joe Avila Easter Bunny Parade.
Article in today's LA Times by Charles Orenstein about UC San Francisco Medical School's mishandling of its financing.
We can not afford to loose another Level One trauma center or medical resource in LA.
UCLA's Dr. Gerald Levy and Vice Chancellor Judith Rothman should be carefully scrutinized or we may have the same problem at UCLA.
Michael Trujillo,
Keep up the good work. Hilary is still ahead in California and therefore, you're getting your job done.
Old fan
Hello it's me the third floor spinster working overtime to spin for the mayor and slap the foolish Blogging Burros. I even have my spies followimg Zuma Mutt to see what he eats for lunch.
I used to follow Mayor Sam and see what he eats, but the fat-ass spent so much time stuffing his face we spent too much time and resources following him, because he eats all day long.
Michael Trujillo
I hope a 'white man or a black man" runs in CD14 next time. Maybe a woman, but not Monica. We want nothing to do with the Mexican Mafia, Villa, Huizar, Reyes, Nunez, et al.
19.single.doubt ill meet sum1off here but my bro met his g/f here.I like gentlemen&could care less4pervs/sex freaks.Full time student.Major=undecided.If you're not a cocky jerk&youre attractive then maybe we can talk.
Hey little chickie, your bro did not meet anyone on this particular blog.
I really hate to break this to you, but -- most of the readers are very intelligent, but they don't really post. Some people post, but only when they have an issue to post about. Others are the really stupid people who just want to make fun of people, try to push their warped issues and generally take up blog space, which wastes some of our time.
So I am going to suggest you look elsewhere for several reasons. Your grammar sucks. You want someone attractive but how do we know what YOU look like. You are looking for a gentleman and biggest reason of all why you should move on - we are all pervs and cocky jerks.
Try some dating service. You don't seem suited to political people. Sorry.
AEG and a subsidiary already have given nearly $385,000 to mayoral causes, including $125,000 for his campaign to elect a new school board and $100,000 for his education bill in Sacramento. KB Home, which is developing the 54-story hotel with AEG, has given $150,000 to Villaraigosa's initiatives
Tim Leiweke, president and chief executive of AEG, sent a fundraising letter last week urging businesses across the city to contribute $100,000 apiece to Proposition S, which seeks to preserve an estimated $243 million in the city's budget.
Google, "The Clinton Chronicles".
After you find the truth about the Clintons pass the word.
It is time for politicians to be transparent and stop their dirty politics.
I hope our mayor gets coal in his stockings for Christmas...
I hope our Mayor gets a nice piece of ass because he deserves it and he'll do a better job if he's getting laid.
she will be pmsing and low up the world!
was browsing through your blog, seems like there is a lot of hating on councilmember huizar... i happen to live in his district and know he has done quite well and is very well liked. it's sad that you want to discret him and that your followers due nothing but complain without offering any solutions. typical.
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