Intrigue Builds Regarding Exclusive Valley Glen CD 2 Candidate "Meet and Greet"

Is there one last exclusive CD 2 candidate forum sequester somewhere in Valley Glen??

The LA Weekly's Paul Teetor reports and CD 2 Council Candidate Frank Sheftel have rally the grass root masses and the results?? Well lets just say that a crowd will be converging on a Valley Glen church very shortly.

Some background from Paul Teetor's post at the LA Weekly.

A small-scale blueprint of everything that's wrong with L.A. City Hall politics will be on display tonight at a Catholic church in Valley Glen, a community near Victory Boulevard and Laurel Canyon Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley:

Tonight, a land speculator who is pushing for a huge, big-money complex in Valley Glen will be romancing three Los Angeles City Council District 2 candidates who have accepted scads of special interest money for the election next Tuesday, September 22.

Together tonight with the speculator, Dasher Lawless Inc.-- (and no, we are not kidding about that name) -- the three candidates will freeze out seven other legitimate candidates running for the council seat. Most of these seven are serious activists with long histories of addressing problems in the San Fernando Valley. But none of the seven, apparently, are palatable to land speculator Dasher Lawless.

It seems that a Ms. Judy Price, "who sent the invites to tonight's meeting using her title as president of the Valley Glen Neighborhood Association, insists the meeting is not sponsored by the VGNA -- but also insists that Sheftel and the six other civic activists cannot attend -- only the three special interest-backed candidates can enter the church".

Interesting thing here is Judy Price's connection to a certain campaign, something that a "candidate forum organizer" might want to disclose. Price is listed on Council Candidate Paul Krekorian website as a supporter "Judy Price – President of the Valley Glen Neighborhood Association; Past President, Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood Council*" Further, she has also donated to the Krekorian Campaign.

08/06/09 Judy Price (Retired, N/A) Van Nuys, CA 91401
Paul Krekorian Council Member - District 2 1318897 - Krekorian For City Council 2009
A - Monetary Contribution Received (IND - Individual)
[Period:07/01/09-08/08/09] $250.00 [Election:09/22/09]

Also interesting to note, is her association to a certain Valley Glen developer who is the focus of attention of the "Big Two" this evening, with others waiting on the outskirts, one Christopher Alan, principal partner of Dasher Lawless Inc. Near the church, he wants to build his so-called "Victory Towne Centre."

The tackily named "Centre" is yet another massive, two-block long complex proposed in the Valley. It would jam up along the Tujunga Wash between Fulton Avenue and Coldwater Canyon -- the very sort of overbuilding that enrages Valley residents.

It seems that Alan, with Price acting as his political outreach/ spokesperson, thinks he deserve his own exclusive audience with the perceived "Top Three" candidates in the CD 2 Special Election. And special attention Alan will get from the likes of Frank Sheftel, KRLA's Kevin James and the other candidates.

After all, inclusiveness is paramount in deciding the future direction of CD 2.

** Evening update. In conversation with David Hernandez who is working on behalf of Candidate Frank Sheftel, he states that most of the candidates, minus Mary Benson and Joe Essavi, were at the Valley Glen event. While the focus of tonight's event was on the "Big Three", Candidate Tamar Galatzan took time out of her presentation in front of a sparse crowd, to introduce the grass roots candidates in attendance. In hindsight, this event has the hallmarks of yet another, Consultant Eric Hacopian's "campaign black ops" on behalf of his candidate Paul Krekorian, with the likes of Tamar Galatzan, Chris Essel and the "Grass Roots Candidates" as props.

** Latest figures from the City Ethics website shows the Los Angeles County Democratic Party spending $17,749.12 on a voter outreach campaign for Paul Krekorian. This effort exclusive from the Krekorian Campaign will feature mailers and those dreaded "robo calls".

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