Bloggy Bits for Monday
The old, dead Republican Mayor has returned from a long trip north and has time to give you a few bloggy bits to open thread on. We'll back up to full speed in a day.
In the meantime:
Knocking Down City Hall Fences -- and Nonsense
RonKayeLA: "The other day, I had quite a surprise while at the Van Nuys Sherman Oaks park: A barricade was erected preventing access to approximately 300 lineal feet of a popular jogging trail that has been around for 20 years."
LA officials approve $12.85 million payout over May Day melee
Press Enterprise: "The Los Angeles City Council has approved a $12.85 million payout for demonstrators and bystanders who were beaten by police at a pro-immigration rally."
Los Angeles Measure B Opponents Lack Substantial Arguments Against Proposal
The Policy Report: "The Measure B opponents claim that Antonio Villaraigosa is making a backroom deal with the IBEW Union. I have no knowledge of this. Here is what I do know– it doesn’t matter to me who installs these solar panels. I want the City of Los Angeles to have 400 Megawatts of solar power which Measure B plans to create. Even if the IBEW increases their political influence in the City, does it matter? The cost of getting that solar power is adding more IBEW jobs to the Department of Water and Power, and that is a fair trade to me."
Dispute arises on Measure B cost
The Daily News: A consulting firm hired by the city to detail a proposed solar-power ballot measure estimated the cost at $1 billion - or only one-third the amount of earlier projections, officials said Monday. City officials had previously estimated that it could cost up to $3 billion, but could be reduced to $1.5 billion with federal tax credits. A separate, highly critical outside audit to be released soon, however, estimates the cost at up to $3.6 billion and argues that the city would not be eligible for the tax credits.
In the meantime:
Knocking Down City Hall Fences -- and Nonsense
RonKayeLA: "The other day, I had quite a surprise while at the Van Nuys Sherman Oaks park: A barricade was erected preventing access to approximately 300 lineal feet of a popular jogging trail that has been around for 20 years."
LA officials approve $12.85 million payout over May Day melee
Press Enterprise: "The Los Angeles City Council has approved a $12.85 million payout for demonstrators and bystanders who were beaten by police at a pro-immigration rally."
Los Angeles Measure B Opponents Lack Substantial Arguments Against Proposal
The Policy Report: "The Measure B opponents claim that Antonio Villaraigosa is making a backroom deal with the IBEW Union. I have no knowledge of this. Here is what I do know– it doesn’t matter to me who installs these solar panels. I want the City of Los Angeles to have 400 Megawatts of solar power which Measure B plans to create. Even if the IBEW increases their political influence in the City, does it matter? The cost of getting that solar power is adding more IBEW jobs to the Department of Water and Power, and that is a fair trade to me."
Dispute arises on Measure B cost
The Daily News: A consulting firm hired by the city to detail a proposed solar-power ballot measure estimated the cost at $1 billion - or only one-third the amount of earlier projections, officials said Monday. City officials had previously estimated that it could cost up to $3 billion, but could be reduced to $1.5 billion with federal tax credits. A separate, highly critical outside audit to be released soon, however, estimates the cost at up to $3.6 billion and argues that the city would not be eligible for the tax credits.
Labels: may day protest, measure b, Ron Kaye
Posted by Michael Higby @ 2/09/2009 01:00:00 AM
37 Comments:
Um, all of this is old news. Older than the MAYORAL DEBATE that I would have THOUGHT you'd have a link to.
You stop publishing discussion topics on Thursday, and come back on Monday to give us old news.
Here's a one-way ticket back up to Bakersfield, or whatever white trash cave you came from.
Have a great day. ZUMA DOGG FOR MAYOR, Y'ALL. HELLZ TO THE YEA, YEA, BOYEEEE!
Ron Kaye is the ultimate turd blossom. He is trying to make a name for himself and is going to run himself and his compadres off a cliff.
what time is it?
time for higby to post some comments under assumed names so it appears like there's traffic.
the only post you KNOW isn't higby's post is THIS ONE.
WAKE UP HIGBY! YOU'RE MISSING THE NEWS ON THE OTHER WEBSITES, LIKE MEG WHITMAN IS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR, AND HOW THIS CRUSHES ANTONIO'S CHANCES.
Not sure where to add this but has anyone figured out if all of the nominees for Obama cabinet posts paid their back taxes we could pay off the stimulus package?
Open Letter To Barack Obama Regarding Villaraiogosa's AFFORDABLE HOUSING RACKETTERING SCHEME
To: President Barack Obama
Fr: Zuma Dogg, Candidate For Mayor of Los Angeles 2009
Dt: February 8, 2009
Re: Concerns of RACKETEERING Over Villaraiogosa's Affordable Housing Number Count (Residential Hotels being counted as "affordable housing" units.)
Dear President Obama,
First of all, congratualtions on your recent election victory.
I am contacting you, hopefully, as the next mayor of Los Angeles, as my name is on the ballot in the March 3, 2009 general election where I am challenging Hillary Clinton's former campaign co-chair, Antonio Villaraiogsa for the position.
Do a Google search for "Zuma Dogg" and you can catch up on my legendary, iconic status in the City of Los Angeles as the City's best-known gadfly and Villar's biggest nemesis.
The reason I am contacting you, Mr. President, is because I am concerned the City of Los Angeles may be trying to bamboozle you, when it comes to the number of affordable housing units the mayor will be claiming.
As you know, the City of Los Angeles receives Federal dollars, based on the number of affordable housing units the city offers.
And as you know, the mayor is up for re-election. So he went on TV and started bragging about how many new affordable housing units the city has added to the market.
And, if anyone knows how suckers believe whatever soundbite you give them, people think the mayor is helping the homeless with all this new affordable housing.
But here is where RACKETEERING concerns come into the picture. Here is what the city did:
They sent notices to a bunch of smaller hotel owners (the type of hotels with no more than 45-50 units) claiming that these hotels were "residential" units, and if they disagreed, they can send the City $600, plus all the registration records over the past three years, and their request will be considered.
Well, the city says no to all of these hotel operators, but if they want to try again, they can send another $600 and see if the results change.
The least expensive of these types of hotel rooms cost about $1000, minimum. And a more likely rate is $1700 or more, a month. THAT IS NOT AFFORDABLE BY ANY STRETCH OF THE CORRUPT POLITICIANS MIND!
The total number of hotel rooms at this rate that was added to the "affordable housing" increase that Viagraosa bragged about is about 19,000 units.
So when Villaragiosa applies for the Federal money based on the number of affordable housing units in the city, you better throw some investigators and auditors to go over the whole accounting.
Because this is just one of many angles Villaraigosa will be using to try and take advantage of you since you're just a rookie, and Villar is a seasoned career politician, who has the most ingenious and decietful scam-artists coaching him on all the shady angles to pilfer the city, state and federal coffers.
And I urge you to please throw your support to "Zuma Dogg" by endorsing me over Villaraiogsa. All he did was campaign for Hillary. NOT because he didn't dig you from the start. But because he though Hillary was going to clobber you. So he threw you under the bus, then regretted the decision, like so many of his personal decisons over the course of his term. Let's end his term.
Mr. President, besides this affordable housing scam, I urge you to contact your boy, Eric Garcetti, L.A. City Councilmember who idolizes and worships you over the city's Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). It is another possible Federal Racketeering charge that may be leveled against the City of Los Angeles.
Mr. President, I'm concerned if you do not get some leverage over Villaragiosa and Garshady's City Hall, you will lose the city, which will sink the State, and then you will be going on Meet The Press saying how we need a financial bail-out for the City of Los Angeles, because "it's too important of an economy to let fail."
Here are the recent stories about the Rent Escrow program and Federal lawsuit that is being filed in court.
And finally, please review my article, "Interpreting Deming's 14 Points." I know you know W. Edwards Deming. In these economic times, it is time to embrace this philospohy as we are forced to do more with less.
Holla at ya boy,
Zuma Dogg
'Holla atya boy" is how the mutt signs off his "letter to the Pres."
The first black pres will no doubt appreciate that this is only because of the mutt's "iconic status" in the city of Angeles, as he modestly puts it. Good grief, why don't you all just hand Antonio his victory on a silver platter.
zooma is iconic of nothing, because I don't know of anyone else in city hall who smells that bad.
he obviously doesn't even understand the meaning of iconic. zooma, WHAT is it you're suggesting that you're iconic OF?
idiot.
OMG - How long will it take the Secret Service to call "Mr. Dogg" in for a "conversation."?
Anyone? I'm putting it at 2 days.
Looks like the Crybaby Loser got her panties twisted up all in knots.
Hey Crybaby Loser
The Secret service will call ZD in FOR WHAT? He's an American, a community organizer (like Obama is) that wrote a totally logical letter to HIS president asking HIS president for help. GAWD Loser.
4:06, I'll take that bet. It will take longer than that!
What? I love that memo.
Hey Zuma
Quoting Jerry Mcguire, "it wasn't a memo. It was a mission statement". Good job! Obama will respond to you.
Thanks for keeping a lookout.
It's my understanding that the Secret Service will look into any nutjob, stinky, homeless whacko.
All three apply to zuma'tard
It was your "understanding" 7:10 for many months Hater Of Zuma, Wacko-lover fan that Zuma was getting arrested. You spun it so often here that you must of puked.
It's not happened. Did I say that loud enough for you, Hater? It didn't happen.
It's my understanding that a scary person such as you are, who posts racist hateful comments such as you do would be more of interest to the Secret Service, LAPD, and the FBI than a grassroots candidate for mayor like Zuma is. Given your ties to hate groups through your candidate Walter Moore, the Obama administration would be TWICE as interested in you than Bush was.
Don't pick up the soap in the shower.
You illiterate fool.
Let me tell you the odds of our President actually reading your stupid letter.
They are slightly worse than your getting over 1,000 votes on March 3, 2009.
In fact they are actually the same odds; no f***ing way.
Why don't you get a real job and become a real person instead a caricature of yourself?
Your mother must be so embarassed to tell her friends what her son does...
Have you no shame?
Zuma,
Get a clue. You referred to the first African American President as "boy". Really does say a lot about your racial tolerance and knowledge.
Nutso Anonymous said...
Zuma,
Get a clue. You referred to the first African American President as "boy". Really does say a lot about your racial tolerance and knowledge.
February 09, 2009 7:42 PM
Says a lot about my boy ZD's street cred. Get a life Haiku. Whatsamatter? Wacko mad at you for exposing him and you on MS as the nutjars you both are? OMG. The. Pressure!!!
Wacko must be real cranky tonight and not so friendly to his Wacko Maniac Troll. She blew it and can't get it back.
hahahahahahahaha You are so stupid, Troll.
Yea, your pretty stupid for what you flaunt, Ms. Jr. Mensa, HS water polo champ.
But then, Mensa never heard of ya and BH didn't have a womens' team back in that day, did they, huh?
The issues surrounding Measure B appear confused. The real issue is not whose benefits from these contracts....Inevitably, the use of green energy is a benefit to all...the real issue is WHY this needed to be a ballot measure at all! the DWP Commission can elect to use solar, wind, geothermal, fuel cell or whatever may come along in the next few years without getting approval from the voters. This begs the question, why now? Why only solar? Why is this before the voters? This just won't pass the smell test until these questions are answered.
But then, Mensa never heard of ya and BH didn't have a womens' team back in that day, did they, huh?
Awh, leave HOZ alone, 8:42 PM. Maybe she was posing as a guy.
You're a lunatic. She's got to be a guy posing as a woman. Who swam for the Beverly Hills water polo men's team hahaha. Who apparently owes one wanna-bee-bee-busy-beaver mayor candidate a ton of rent in cashed checks for a WHOLE YEAR to square their reputations, cover their azzes, and regain the public confidence. ROTFL, OMG, what shall these two buckaroo blogger haters do?
No es mi problema. I'm voting for Zuma Zuma Zuma Zuma Zuma Zuma
ZUMA!
!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LJ5Mkd81Vw&feature=channel_page
WALTER CAN'T LOSE!
From Tuesday's Los Angeles Times:
[ZD said...This is part of a series that will be in The Times up until the election. This is part one of the first six questions that I answered last week. And they have already sent over six more questions. So again, here is only one of the first six questions. Look for more all week.]
DAVID "ZUMA DOGG" SALTSBURG
1) What distinguishes you from the other candidates in the race?
First of all, I consider my extensive training of Dr. W. Edwards Deming's 14-point management philosophy the single most important qualification that distinguishes me from the other candidates.
I am a firm believer that until the city of Los Angeles embraces these 14 points (methods for management of quality and productivity) under the leadership of the mayor's office, the city will continue to trip all over itself and waste immeasurable amounts of money; just when we need to do more with less.
My interpretation of Deming's 14 points was praised by Deming himself and published internationally in Quality Digest. So the fact that I have an actual 14-point plan (method) in which to operate the mayor's office distinguishes me as a candidate. As opposed to just pointing out problems with no method to achieve the goal of improvement.
Secondly, I am the only candidate who actually attends almost all of the City Council meetings (including a six-month-plus stretch without missing a single meeting), reviews each agenda, item by item; then speaks out "on the record" before council on the shadiest items.
So I don't think there is any other candidate on the ballot, including the incumbent, who is as on top of what is going on in the city on a day-to-day operational basis than myself.
And while attending all of these council meetings and other community meetings, I have met thousands of people (who see me on TV) who grab my ear and tell me about what is most important to them in their community. What issue is the city plaguing them with. These are truly heartbreaking stories from the most diverse socioeconomic and demographic crowd on the planet. The truest melting pot in the world is L.A. City Council chambers on any given day.
So I have sure been "schooled" by nearly all factions of the community in nearly all pockets of the city, from Marina del Rey to El Sereno. I am just as recognized in Highland Park and Woodland Hills. I am certain there is no other candidate who has spent more time in the streets and meeting rooms throughout the city, being educated on the most important issues in the city.
But the most important and unintended quality that I have taken on while connecting with so many people across the city is the actual importance of "compassion" in making decisions as mayor. It's easy to take an idealist, "perfect world" stance on citywide issues as a candidate. But then you have to deal with a real situation, with real people, in real time. And I wouldn't be prepared to be mayor of this city without seeing and hearing things from other people's perspective.
Everything I have ever spoken on or written about has been brought to me by a member of the community either by e-mail, phone or in person. And it has only been through this process of meeting thousands of people over the past three years as I attend these meetings that I am now ready to represent the voice and spirit of the community.
And they don't teach you how to run the mayor's office in an Ivy League textbook. So luckily, I have studied Deming's management philosophy extensively and have attended hundreds of council meetings and spoken with thousands of people, so I probably know what is actually going on and what to do about it more than any other candidate.
You referred to the first African American President as "boy".
No, only you did.
Zuma Dogg said "holla at ya boy.
That means Zuma is the boy. It's a hip-hop term. The translation is, "Mr. President, please be in contact." It's another way of saying, "call me."
Turn on Power 106. You'll hear it about twenty or thirty times an hour.
9:41pm,
Are you being sarcastic. I think you are. Do you think that video helps or hurts Walter?
這次競選洛杉磯市長共有9名候選人，其中7名參加了7日候選人論壇。這些候選人中一位是社會主義者David"Zuma Dogg"Saltsburg，他指責洛杉磯市充滿欺詐、浪費和濫用職權。
They're even talking about me in mandarin chinese, y'all!
ZUMA RULZ. ZUMA IS THE MAN, YAY!
ZD said...
Secondly, I am the only candidate who actually attends almost all of the City Council meetings (including a six-month-plus stretch without missing a single meeting), reviews each agenda, item by item; then speaks out "on the record" before council on the shadiest items.
Nothing. Just worth repeating. Zuma is the only candidate who attends all the Clowncil meetings. That's why I'm voting for him. He's the voice of the voiceless, including me.
numerno uno...dat dawg.
Zuma Dogg said...
But the most important and unintended quality that I have taken on while connecting with so many people across the city is the actual importance of "compassion" in making decisions as mayor. It's easy to take an idealist, "perfect world" stance on citywide issues as a candidate. But then you have to deal with a real situation, with real people, in real time. And I wouldn't be prepared to be mayor of this city without seeing and hearing things from other people's perspective.
I second that emotion.
I'm undecided about Zuma Dog but he is very sexy.
Every video Wacko ever did hurts him. That's why we call him Wacko.
11;29 ;
I'll third that emotion.
problem is if anyone presents a different perspective than his he calls them "dummy, loser, crybaby, pussy" amongst other things.
Real diplomacy,huh. sounds good in writing but the reality is something else again.
ZD said...
Secondly, I am the only candidate who actually attends almost all of the City Council meetings (including a six-month-plus stretch without missing a single meeting), reviews each agenda, item by item; then speaks out "on the record" before council on the shadiest items.
great post zd and so true, you got my vote.
Anonymous said...
he calls them "dummy, loser, crybaby, pussy" amongst other things.
Um, he could call you "psycho chicken" like Don Quixote has and be absolutely correct.
Take "crybaby loser" from Zuma as a compliment. Your a lot worse than that.
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