Chris Essel: 60s Troubadour turned Political Hack
Good fluff interview piece on former CD2 candidate Chris Essel as she takes over as Antonio Villaraigosa's pick to head the LA Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA).
In the LA Business Journal we learn that Essel ran away from Cal State Northridge in the early 70s to head to Europe with a boyfriend to become a songwriter. Essel eventually found some success contributing to an album by Spanish pop band Los Pop Tops which had somewhat of a hit with the tune Mamy Blue.
Despite some songwriting achievement, Essel figured out she would better off to come back to the US and become an accountant, a career path that eventually led her to her role as chief lobbyist for Paramount Pictures. Later, she became BFFs with Wendy Greuel and decided that if Wendy could turn a studio government affairs position into a Council post well Chris could too. And the rest is history.
In the LA Business Journal we learn that Essel ran away from Cal State Northridge in the early 70s to head to Europe with a boyfriend to become a songwriter. Essel eventually found some success contributing to an album by Spanish pop band Los Pop Tops which had somewhat of a hit with the tune Mamy Blue.
Despite some songwriting achievement, Essel figured out she would better off to come back to the US and become an accountant, a career path that eventually led her to her role as chief lobbyist for Paramount Pictures. Later, she became BFFs with Wendy Greuel and decided that if Wendy could turn a studio government affairs position into a Council post well Chris could too. And the rest is history.
Labels: Chris Essel, CRA, los angeles business journal
Posted by Michael Higby @ 6/28/2010 08:05:00 PM
7 Comments:
It'd be more accurate to say that "if Wendy could parlay that INTO BECOMING A POLITICAL HACK AND BFF OF A SCUMBAG MAYOR, then so could Chris."
Wendy was a LOUSY councilmember, and part of the feared doomsay trio of villaraigosa-greuel-weiss.
Thankfully, that didn't happen. Wendy is "NOONE" to emulate.
This song sucks more than Lu Parker. And that's a lot. Hated it!
THESE PEOPLE ARE ALL POT-SMOKING, HIPPIE, FREEDOM HATING, BASTARD BIRTHING LIBERALS!
VOTE FOR ME FOR WHATEVER I RUN FOR NEXT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE ALWAYS COME IN LAST!
GO WISCONSIN!
I don't wanna be a party pooper, but the only thing worse than the song is the video.
Essel campaign consultant Shallman suing Parks for unpaid bills over his failed bid for Board of Supes, bad PR for both of them. How's it going for ya these days, Shallman? Can't function when the Slimes/ former fishwrap of record, ain't going your way dishing dirt, huh?
Bernie implying Shallman wasn't worth it, Shallman claiming he got Bernie into the run-off at all.
Hey guys, let's watch Chris "give back to the Valley" as CRA Director. Hey, you guys in North Hollywood who are affected by all those CRA funded Valley Plaza projects; you ought to be worried. Chris is pro-development and she will care a lot about what developers want because they fund her future campaigns. Good luck guys.
The lead singer in the song is singing the blues about Essel's "development-at-all-costs" stance at the CRA. Here comes the Essel bulldozer to your neighborhood....
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