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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Villaraigosa = Epic FAIL


The new cover of the June issue of Los Angeles Magazine has a large photo of Mayor Antonio Villariagosa on the cover and calls him out for being a failure.

No surprises here... I ran against him for Mayor because I felt he was one of the worst political leaders in the United States. He did nothing to slow or stop illegal immigration... the cost of which (for social services, free medical and such) is crippling both the City and the State -- and there is no end in sight. In fact, he pretty much encouraged illegal immigration with his rabid, socialistic pandering speeches to the masses.

His budgetary mess will cripple Los Angeles for years. All because he was too weak of a leader to slash department budgets or lay off personal staff members. He was a puppet for the teachers and labor unions who used their combined might to force him through the doors at the Mayors Office in 2005.

His pathetic showing in the 2009 election against 9 opponents who were largely unknown (and who combined didn't have 10% of the Mayors money, fame, or media access) was a serious blow to any further political ambitions he might hold.

His embarrassing extramarital affair caused great humiliation both to himself and to people who had publicly supported him.

But hey...don't blame me. I didn't vote for the guy.

Never have, never will.

64 Comments:

Blogger Foxy LA Lady said:

My late grandfather, who was a successful casting director for MGM, Universal and Paramount, from the mid 20's to the 50's had a saying. "What do you get when you take a loser out of the gutter and make him a star?" Answer: "A loser out of the gutter that's a star."

May 14, 2009 11:36 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

wow.

so LA mag decides to put out a cover with the word failure on it-clever.

By the looks of this blog and ron kayes you'd think LA mag is the #1 mag in the california, or at least Los Angeles.

It isn't.

In fact, it the 62 most bought magazine in los angeles after "Computer World" (which ironically is owned by Larry Flynt)

And if LA Mag is such a great magazine why not tell me this months cover or last months?

LA Mag putting it on the cover is the equivelent of this blog posting another negative scribble about the Mayor -- no bandwidth.

I mean i guess....

Getting Measure R passed with its $40 billion in transportation dollars deserves an F.

Getting LA ever so close to that elusive 10,000 cops deserves an F.

Making the Port of LA the cleanest port in America deserves an F.

Reforming 10 schools with nearly 20,000 students (same population as burbank unified) and increasing their instructional hours, mandatory saturday classes, english only instruction, school uniforms deserves an F (ironically the Roosevelt teachers are upset that spanish isn't the number one language on the campus anymore, english is, yet red spot will still feint their concerns)

But I guess going bigger, bolder and better than any mayor in LA history isn't good enough for the never satisfied constituency.

May 14, 2009 12:19 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

This is a bunch of crap; Jimmy Hahn was aloser and they never pulled this kind of stuff.

LA Magazine is desperate to sell magazines.

May 14, 2009 12:29 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Phil:

What's it like to lose BADLY to a failure?

Does that make you even less than a failure? I think that makes you a never was.

May 14, 2009 12:44 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

I hope Kit and the Los Angeles Magazine folks are reading the anon spin posted above from the Mayor's office. So now...Los Angeles Magazine is a loser magazine for calling the Mayor a FAILURE.

Pay no attention to those spinners behind the curtain! The great and powerful AntoniOZ has spoken. Bring me the broomstick of the Editor of Los Angeles Magazine and all your wishes will be granted.

May 14, 2009 12:55 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Keep going, 12:19! Don't forget to tout the Mayor's million trees and the Mayor's

80 FAKE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCHES

May 14, 2009 12:57 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

i think 12:19 through 12:55 where all the same idiot.

May 14, 2009 1:20 PM  

Blogger Foxy LA Lady said:

To 12:19PM - A.V. has gone "bigger, bolder and better" than any other mayor? By whose standards?

On L.A. Magazine: It's on every newsstand in L.A. - that's good enough for me.

On Measure R: A.V. did a good job, however, he did not pass the measure by himself. - No one is all-bad and no one is all wrong, all the time.

On 10,000 cops: With James Hahn's appointed Chief Bratton, a baboon could have stood by watching Bratton do his magic.

Making the port clean: It's a good thing to send all the polluting trucks to the dump and make the port get electric trucks. It's a bad thing to make them do it, knowing they have no way to get the money to buy the new electric trucks and not to help them.

On reforming the schools: If I were a parent, the last person I would want to tell my child what to learn, would be A.V. Reforming any school in L.A. is a good thing. By comparison however, one day A.V. is holding hands with eight-year olds crossing the street, wanting to take over the school district, the next day he's the top story for cheating on his schoolteacher wife. He should be in couple’s therapy, not in our schools.

Lastly: Did I read that A.V. only spends 11% of his time on city business? Is that what you call "bigger, bolder and better?"

May 14, 2009 1:22 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

LA Magazine is the most read magazine which is only about LA. Comparing it to national Computer World mag makes no sense. That's the lamest spin I've ever heard. Did the Mayor outsource his spin doctors to India?

Most local mags and rags go easy on the Mayor such as the Mayor's "press office" the Times and Daily News. City Beat used to go after him a bit but they're gone. Hope that's not a correlation.

That said, our Mayor is a loser who doesn't keep his campaign promises. Here are a few. "Zoos are no place for elephants!" He said that for a video op at the zoo. Meanwhile poor Billy sits in the zoo without a pool in this hot weather.

Don't forget about his animal platform. He says he's against animal cruelty, then brags about his favorite food, foie gras made by force feeding ducks and geese until they vomit.

He campaigned as the Mexican American son of a poor single mother, yet now has the tastes of a fat rich white banker. He brags about ordering expensive wine, $2,500 shoes and expensive suits. He spends more on hair dye and breath strips than most people do on food, all the while our economy is in a recession.

That said, Phil would have been an even worse pic for Mayor. He blogs that anyone who sues the City is a thief. Tell that to the quadriplegic child that was hit by a City vehicle.

Mayor Sam, Phil is not amusing. If you're going to have a total idiot blowhard post here, please, make sure he is at least amusing. At least Zuma can rap.

May 14, 2009 1:25 PM  

Blogger Phil Jennerjahn said:

1:25 = notorious poster mmmary?

May 14, 2009 1:38 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

If I buy a copy of this magazine, do you think the Mayor would autograph it for me?

May 14, 2009 1:41 PM  

Anonymous LA Zookeeper said:

1:22, a baboon DID stand by and watch Bratton work his magic.

Trust me, I'm a professional.

May 14, 2009 2:11 PM  

Anonymous Undocumented American said:

Getting away from this blog's obsession with AV...

L.A. Times blog L.A. Now has this:

"Los Angeles County deepened its ethnic diversity last year, with the proportion of non-white residents growing to 71%, according to new U.S. Census data."

"Latinos grew to 47.7% of the county’s 9.8 million residents in 2008, with whites at 28.9%, Asians at 12.9% and blacks at 8.6%."


This means that in the City of Los Angeles if not the County, Latinos are now a majority. Factor in the illegals...

Whites are a minority group in L.A. and they are going to become fewer and fewer. It is the whites that are leaving L.A. and the State of CA, not the illegals. The illegals are staying and continue to grow in numbers. Get used to it.

May 14, 2009 2:27 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Just because a run down yellow sheet labels him a failure doesn't make it so.


He sure beat a field of certified losers for reelection.

You don't think a stupid hit piece like this could have made a difference, do you?

May 14, 2009 2:40 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

HOW DARE LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE WRITE "THE FINAL WORD" ON VILLARAIGOSA

ISN'T THAT WHAT THE TOWN FOOL PHIL GENDERJANE IS THERE FOR? HE DOESN'T HAVE ANOTHER JOB, SO THIS SHOULD BE HIS! AFTER ALL, HE GOT LIKE 500 VOTES IN THE ELECTION WHICH, AFTER SUBTRACTING FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, NETTED HIM AT LEAST 100 VOTES FROM STRANGERS.

May 14, 2009 2:58 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

If Villaraigosa is a failure, and Phil Jennerjon got fewer votes than absolutely every one else running for the mayor's job, what does that say about phil that he can't even SNIFF fourth place against a failure?

I'd appreciate a response, Phil.

May 14, 2009 3:01 PM  

Blogger Parque Esqueleto said:

You know, I tried to tell him... I sez "Tony, two terms in the same office is one too many for you. You sure you don't wanna run for U.S. Senate, just to cool your heels until Arnold's packing his bags?"But no, he's diggin' the L.A. nightlife and realizes that in D.C. they actually keep track of how often you show up for work.

No problem, though. I'll have the same guys that created the Alvin "DOH" Parra/Simpson slick for Huizar do a little Photoshopping on this and by the time the next race rolls around, those big bold letters across his mid-section will say:

"Allure!" (not "Failure.")

Easy fix! Works every time when you're dealing with a public that has the attention span of a gnat with Altzheimers.

May 14, 2009 3:10 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Let's see LA is in a financial crisis and Antonio doesn't go to the Democratic big pow wow because his excuse is he needs to be home. but then Antonio flies off to Washington spending thousands taking all his entourage on our dime to have dinner at the press dinner. LA Magazine is sold NATIONALLY. I've received at least 10 emails alone on this story. The power of the internet. Poor Ace Smith now has his hands full.

KARMA IS A BITCH AND PEOPLE ARE SAYING ITS ABOUT TIME.

May 14, 2009 3:44 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

From the folks over at CalBuzz who have actually read the entire article.

"The argument of the piece is illogical, if not incoherent. It boils down to this: a) Villaraigosa has failed to live up to our (Westside liberal) expectations, therefore b) We want him to stay and continue being mayor instead of running for governor. Huh? Reminds us of the famous book on borderline personality disorder "I Hate You Don't Leave Me."

May 14, 2009 3:45 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Isn't it funny that Phil Jennerjahn couldn't even scoop PetraFried?

Now THAT is a failure!

May 14, 2009 4:18 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Phil just seems to love the negative attention that comes with being in last place.

Oh, the IRONY of Mr. Last Place pointing out someone else's failures, and can't even be the first on the blog to do it.

Are you getting that Phil? You are last place even in the blogosphere. Get beat up a lot as a kid, didja?

May 14, 2009 4:37 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Wait a second!

Phil wasn't beaten by just Petra. Red Spot had it first on this blog, but not first in LA!

Oh, this is rich! Phil, you are THIRD on the blog! Didn't you at least see that two others ON YOUR OWN BLOG had the story before you did?

May 14, 2009 4:38 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

VILLARAIGOSA APPOINTED COMMISSIONER

CalPERS board member Louis F. Moret faces suit in South Gate

http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jun/18/local/me-moret18

May 14, 2009 5:43 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

4:38 Phil knew that Petra and Red Spot posted it first. That's where he read it ;-)

May 14, 2009 6:11 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

VILLARAIGOSA FRIEND
Hearst officials, who said they were unaware of the last-minute legislative efforts, have nonetheless hired a powerful ally. Since July, they have retained lobbyist Darius Anderson, chief fund-raiser for Gov. Gray Davis. Environmental activists worry that bringing Anderson into Hearst's stable of lobbyists--which includes former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt--could hurt chances of Davis signing the bill. Stephen T. Hearst, who manages Hearst's real estate, could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Roger Lyon, one of Hearst's lawyers and designated spokesman, said of Anderson: "I do not know what precise role he will play."

May 14, 2009 6:17 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

VILLA'S FRIEND
May 10--SACRAMENTO, Calif.--Gov. Gray Davis changed his position on a tax break for the insurance industry after a prominent California insurance company hired one of his top fundraisers as a lobbyist and contributed more than $250,000 to the governor's re-election campaign.

The industry's lobbying to save the tax break, worth millions of dollars, shows how the governor's fundraising and reliance on a small inner circle have raised questions about the way his administration makes decisions.

In October 1999, Davis vetoed a bill that would have preserved the tax break, saying it was "neither fair nor in keeping with sound taxation principles." Now he is supporting the insurers' case before the state Franchise Tax Board -- saying it is a matter of fairness.

"There are no connections between contributions and policy," the governor's spokesman, Steve Maviglio, said. "End of story."

But to at least one state official who was lobbied by the insurance industry, Controller Kathleen Connell, the chairwoman of the tax board, the involvement of Davis fundraiser Darius Anderson appears crucial.

After being told that Novato-based Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies

May 14, 2009 6:19 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Jun 11, 2003 -
A development company owned by [Darius Anderson], Kenwood Investments, helped the tribe negotiate a deal with Station Casinos of Las Vegas. ... In early 2002, the tribe turned to Darius Anderson, one of California's top lobbyists and an exuberant fund-raiser for Davis. ...
From THE STATE; Tribe's Plans for a Casino Shake Up... ($$) -

May 14, 2009 6:32 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Apr 1, 2004 -
Darius Anderson, who is seeking the redevelopment deal through a partnership called Treasure Island Community Development LLC, hosted a fund- raising reception at his Sacramento office Tuesday while Newsom was in the state capital lobbying lawmakers to reduce budget cuts directed at ...
From Specter of conflict for Newsom Developer, fund... -

pageswww.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/04/01/MNG325UO651.DTL

May 14, 2009 6:35 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

VILLARAIGOS BUDDY
OCTOBER 25, 2005

Ugly Battle Brewing At San Francisco City Hall
By Dan Noyes

There is a good chance the head of Treasure Island will be out of a job by this tomorrow evening. The former supervisor says he has received a lot of heat since an I-Team interview two weeks ago in which he accused San Francisco's mayor of a sweetheart deal.

"The Treasure Island developers are lead by Democratic Party fundraiser Darius Anderson of Platinum Advisers. One of his partners there is Chris Gruwell -- Newsom's finance director during his mayoral campaign. Last year, Anderson held a fundraiser at his Sacramento office to help Newsom pay off his $400,000 campaign debt."

full story
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/iteam&id=3527861

May 14, 2009 6:42 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

PAY FOR PLAY?

May 9, 2006 - Darius Anderson, the owner of Kenwood Investments, confirmed Monday that he bought the 65000-square-foot aquarium from BNP Paribas, a French banking and investment firm, ... "I know reliably that this was imminently going to be lost until Darius Anderson stepped forward,'' Davis said.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/05/09/BAGGIIO7QP1.DTL

May 14, 2009 6:45 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

DARIUS AND GOVERNMENT

DAN MORAIN
SEPTEMBER 25, 2000
Like all governors, [Gray Davis] has used his veto power to establish his authority. Lawmakers assume their bills will fall if they have been too sharp in their criticism of him. At a bash last year hosted by the Legislature, Davis joked about the power of his veto pen. As he spoke, the word "VETO" flashed in lights behind him.

Several lawmakers and lobbyists assume that Darius Anderson, Davis' campaign finance chairman, can gain the governor's ear. Anderson established a lobbying firm last year. His Platinum Advisors now is one of the capital's top firms, with $2.25 million in billings reported in the first year and a half of Davis' tenure, and a blue chip client list of BP-Amoco, Walt Disney, Fireman's Fund, Andersen Consulting, the California Commerce Club card room and many others.

Indian tribes, enriched by profits from their casinos, are one of the most powerful forces in the state, having spent more than $110 million on state politics since 1998. They have given Davis' campaign at least $221,000 this year. The Gregory Canyon Landfill investors gave $10,000 to Davis in March.

May 14, 2009 6:54 PM  

Blogger Phil Jennerjahn said:

To all complaining posters,

Yes. I knew others had posted the photo first.

Just adding my own spin on the story.

I wish I could make the photo larger.

May 14, 2009 6:57 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

The Yucaipa Companies, LLC is a Los Angeles-based holding company, focusing on private equity investments. The firm was founded in 1986 by its billionaire chairman, Ronald Burkle.

Yucaipa has a history of highly successful leveraged buyout investments in supermarket and grocery chains beginning with Jurgensen's markets in 1986. After several standalone investments in the late 1980s, Yucaipa went on to lead the consolidation of West Coast retail that occurred during the 1990s.

It recently acquired stakes in Colorado-based Wild Oats Markets, New Jersey-based Pathmark Stores, and Minnesota-based Supervalu, among others. Former US President Bill Clinton, a close friend of Burkle's, was an advisor to the company. Between 2003 and 2006, the Clintons' tax returns show total Yucaipa partnership income of $12.5 million. The 2007 summary provided by Hillary Clinton's Presidential campaign lists $2.75 million in partnership income

May 14, 2009 6:57 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Villaraigosa to travel to SanFrancisco todayLos Angeles Mayor to attend a re-election fundraiserhosted by the city's former mayor, Willie Brown

Daily News Wire Services

Article Last Updated: 06/25/2008 09:15:06 AM PDT

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will head to SanFrancisco today to attend a re-election fundraiser hostedby the city's former mayor, Willie Brown.San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris,Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, D- San Francisco, and Darius Anderson, president of the governmental affairs firm Platinum Advisors, will co-host the event at the NeimanMarcus Rotunda, according to papers filed with the LosAngeles City Ethics Commission.

The invitation-only champagne reception is expected to raise tens of thousands of dollars for Villaraigosa's re-election campaign next spring.Before heading to Northern California, Villaraigosa willattend another fundraiser in downtown Los Angeles. That event will be co-hosted by Kerman Maddox, a managingpartner with Dakota Communications. Villaraigosa is scheduled to appear at a 10 a.m. newsconference in North Hollywood to announce the expansionof the Metro Rapid Bus service.

Darius Anderson lobbies for this firm:
PLATINUM ADVISORS, LLC
1215 K STREET, SUITE 1150
SACRAMENTO, CA 95814
Phone: (916)443-8891

May 14, 2009 7:07 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Im a Democrat thats had enough of this lazy skirt chasing, beaner loving mayor. This man would throw you under the bus to preserve welfare services to any and all illegal aliens to the tune of 1 Billion $$$ a year. This city is now cash poor due to this fool. Its time for change in the City of Los Angeles. Do the right thing...Cross party lines and vote for Walter Moore. A Republican Mayor for the City of Los Angeles.

May 14, 2009 7:09 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

L.A. mayor raising funds on Newsom's turf
Cecilia M. Vega, Chronicle Staff Writer

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

"Powerhouse fundraiser Darius Anderson and Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, D-San Francisco, also are listed as event co-chairs and have committed to raising at least $10,000 for Villaraigosa. Guests are asked to contribute $1,000 each to the cause - a race in which Villaraigosa currently has no major opponents, despite a rocky last year in which he admitted to having an affair with a television news reporter.

Neither Villaraigosa's camp nor former Mayor Brown returned calls seeking comment Tuesday.

Villaraigosa has been working feverishly to raise cash for his re-election bid in an effort, insiders say, to fend off possible competition. Recently he has been criticized for the amount of time he has spent outside Los Angeles, in part because of the fundraising efforts."

full story

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/25/MNUE11DOOB.DTL

May 14, 2009 7:13 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Phil,
Then why didn't you do what you always do, and overload the comments section? Why do you feel you need to take away the momentary attn from not one, but two, colleagues.

On that point, how are you - a last place finisher in the election - qualified to point out how another person is a failure? Takes one to know one is the only viable excuse.

And, finally, you never answered my question from the other day: why did you feel that you were qualified to run for mayor, but not for city council first?

May 14, 2009 7:19 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

NO BANDAIDS
WE WANT SOLUTIONS
WE WANT JUSTICE
WE WANT SEC TO PROSECUTE
*********************************
CalPERS, CalSTRS partner pays $20 million in N.Y. pension scandal
By Dale Kasler
dkasler@sacbee.com
MAY 14 2009

Earlier this week, Cuomo revealed that a politically connected placement agent in Los Angeles pleaded guilty to securities fraud charges in the New York case. The agent, Julio Ramirez Jr., worked for Wetherly Capital Group and Park Hill Group, both of which secured investments on behalf of money management firms from CalPERS and CalSTRS

http://www.sacbee.com/latest/story/1861985.html

May 14, 2009 7:20 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Dan-Chicago wrote:
Well sure Villaraigosa is going to San Francisco, he can marry his boyfreind Pablo now......
Maybe he is looking for a condo up there, realizing that his days destroying L.A. are almost over. The cards are on the table folks, this next election will be the turning point for this city. The citizens either will vote him out and start rebuilding the damages left behind by his failures, or he will get re-elected. I can tell you that if he is re-elected, my family and my multi-million-dollar business will be leaving, I doubt I will be alone

May 14, 2009 7:24 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Not from L.A. so will someone please tell me, does this mayor ever do his job? The only thing I've heard he's done is wash your toilets (looked but didn't find him in the bathroon) fill pot holes, that's why I had to replace a rim the last time I was in L.A. travel just to see how much of your tax dollars he can waste and screw around on his wife. Really pretty much a waste of skin.

May 14, 2009 7:29 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

And who is paying for this trip? A re-election fund-raiser hosted by another corrupt crook Willie Brown. And his other fundraiser hosted by Dakota Communications who works for Home Depot. Dakota Communications is one of the companies hired by Home Depot to try and shove their store down the throats of Sunland Tujunga with their sleazy tactics. I think our mayor can be known by those he associates with.

May 14, 2009 7:31 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Divaraigosa's only interest is hobnobbing with the rich and famous and hanging onto the power he has, not any interest in actually doing any thing to improve LA for the CITIZENS. He and his corrupt cronies are only interested in pandering to the illegals, getting appointments and high paying positions for their relatives and cronies and draining the public trough. They couldn't hold a REAL job.
Out with the old Los Angeles, CA

May 14, 2009 7:32 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

The mayor and police chief never stay in town long enough to have a real clue what's going on, but they still collect their full salaries. We'd all love to have those kind of jobs, except maybe some of us might have a conscience about ripping off the Public and crying poverty on one hand while hiring high paid cronies on the other. It's time to get these tired hacks OUT!

May 14, 2009 7:33 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

His brazen, blatant mis-use of power is unprecedented in this city! He should be fired on the spot for dereliction of duties and mis-appropriation of funds.

He has bankrupted this city, lined his pockets with gold, and installed his corrupt cronies and relatives into key, strategic positions...his sister and his cousin.

I'm both appalled and flabergasted at the same time...at the fact that NO ONE is even making the slightest attempt to hold him accountable! LA has been a hotbed for corruption from the Mexican mafia for a decade now...but how is it that this Mexican Mechista is becoming "accepted" in mainstream politics? Does ANYONE bother doing a background check anymore? Does anyone even know about the Mexican mafia in L.A.? Does character count??? I didn't think so.

Villar can now be the official poster boy for what's wrong with this country...CORRUPTION, NEPOTISM, ANTI-AMERICANISM, AND EVERYTHING ILLEGAL!

May 14, 2009 7:34 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Can somebody tell me about the nuch rally? Is the rally on the lawn at city hall? I dont see info on Ron Kaye! Are the KABC folks gonna be there? I want to go but i can find anything.

May 14, 2009 8:07 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Burkle firm files Chapter 11

Source Interlink, publisher of Motor Trend, Hot Rod and several dozen other titles, is seeking bankruptcy protection. The company, which has been controlled by billionaire Ron Burkle's Yucaipa Cos., listed debt of $1.9 billion and assets of $2.4 billion. This is a prepackaged bankruptcy, which means that plans for the restructured company are already in place. Under an agreement with lenders, about $1 billion of the existing debt will be canceled and about $100 million additional liquidity will be provided. The company's lenders would get all the new stock, and existing equity owners, including affiliates of Yucaipa, would get nothing for their shares. Also, the company would go private.

http://www.laobserved.com/biz/2009/04/burkle_firm_files_ch.php

May 14, 2009 8:28 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Phil,
Every time you open your mouth, no one cares.

May 14, 2009 8:44 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

WAH HAPPENING?

MAYORS MOLES
SCARED OFF BY PENSION SCANDAL.

May 14, 2009 8:45 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

8:44

Is that right?

Are you Jeff or Mark
3rd floor moles

May 14, 2009 8:47 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

LA must not skimp on ethics
Los Angeles Times - ‎May 8, 2009

"Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's proposed cuts to the Ethics Commission may be savings we can't afford."

DON'T CUT ETHICS COMMISSION!

May 14, 2009 8:49 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

8:47 is Phil "Wrongway" Jennerjahn, an unemployed Birthday Party Clown.

May 14, 2009 8:50 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

The Price Is Right.

Isn't that what your BOSS says?

May 14, 2009 9:25 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

christ, phil, people really seem to hate you because you are unemployed, figured you're above even trying for city council, and you came in last place in a ten-way horse race.

but I think people really dislike you because you express your thoughts in a consistently foolish manner, and you never answer the questions, like what do you DO to pay the rent? what is your occupation? I would like to know myself, and I think your "organization" doesn't count, since you're obviously not paid.

what ARE the answers, phil?

May 14, 2009 9:36 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

9:36 I don't care who Phil is or is not.

9:36 I do care about Los Angeles.

So much corruption.

May 14, 2009 9:54 PM  

Anonymous Redku said:

Brother Beaver can it which Carthay house camp merry. France call monkey game no fly Pico. What no-face ashtray bloggy woo. Make sissy come legal eagle. Wouldn't lore.

May 14, 2009 10:48 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Phil is EPIC FAIL. He knows it, his wife knows it, and everyone else knows it. Phil, go back to clown school.

May 14, 2009 10:49 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

PENSIONGATE 2009
PENSIONGATE 2009
PENSIONGATE 2009
PENSIONGATE 2009
PENSIONGATE 2009
PENSIONGATE 2009

May 14, 2009 10:50 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Either redku is retarded or crypto.

Redku,
I don't wan't to call anyone this late.

May 14, 2009 10:54 PM  

Anonymous Wendy in L.A. said:

Wow, I've never seen so many "troll" comments. Grow up and quit calling names like a spoiled little child. Many people, believe it or not, are sure Villar's an incompetent idiot. Who cares WHAT place Phil came in? He tried and I have to admire him for that. Anyone who dares to come up against the corruption in L.A. has a huge task on their hands. Now Villar's acting upset and confounded because he was just told about the city cuts- all those police to let go/attrition, etc. It's all a ploy to make people support the god-awful propositions. We're not that stupid. Villar should crawl back to the union and be an "organizer" as he was before. They'll believe his B.S. but the rest of us are done with it.

May 15, 2009 12:39 AM  

Anonymous Charlotte Laws said:

This cover is an ad waiting to happen. A gift to V's future political opponents.

May 15, 2009 10:16 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

It's only a matter of time before Parke uses this as another slick brochure for the slimey Antonio. It does follow his theme of all the other mailers:

Antonio - Failed at school
Antonio - Failed by his father
Antonio - Failed by society

He also should add:
Failed at marriage - 4 times
Failed the bar - 4 times
Failed drug tests
Failed as a councilman
and now
Fails as a mayor

It's too bad America's biggest failure happens to be Latino. Thanks Parke.

May 15, 2009 10:19 AM  

Blogger Debbie said:

BLINGEE!!!!!!!!


I'm on it.


xoxo

May 15, 2009 3:07 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Kit Rachlis the editor of this cover just decided to "step down" after many years of service, to pursue other interests. NO connection to this cover, of course.

Freedom of speech is one thing, but when so-called reporters decide to play kingmaker they'd better get all their bowling pins lined up first. IF they have a rag that actually needs goodwill from subjects and needs to sell at least some issues at face value. Like at newsstands. That doesn't count the Antonio-bashing freebies like the Weekly, where no one is paid much or taken seriously anyway.

May 15, 2009 10:36 PM  

Anonymous g said:

A NATIONAL MAGAZINE DOES IT SAY IT!! ARE WE ALL PICKING ON THESE PEOPLE FOR NOTHING OR IS THERE MORE TO THE STORY!! WE CAN'T ALL BE WRONG!!

May 19, 2009 5:08 PM  

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