Weird "Scribeisms" at the "Old Gray Hag on Spring Street"

 As hundreds, maybe thousands saw this evening, there were some strange sights in this evening's skies across Southern California and Arizona, most likely a meteor. (this blogger saw one on the Saturday night before Easter from a hilltop near the Bow Willow Campground in the Anza-Borrego State Park last spring). bloggers and community activists took notice this evening of some strange scribe-doings originating from the "Old Gray Hag on Spring Street" as we note below.

First, we note the following headline of the Times story that plays catch-uip to this blog's coverage on the latest in the Los Angeles Community College District's Van de amp Controversy, "Judge ruling threatens charter school at Van de Kamp site". If you were ignorant of the background behind the Van de Kamp Scandal, you would think from this headline that some mean-spirited NIMBYS did not want some couple hundred students fowling their fragile environment. But in actuality, this campus should be offering community colleges classes as intended. ** BTW, read the well-informed comments at the bottom of the story.

Second is the Times piece on Los Angeles County Board of Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky's supposed risky gambit involving his spirited defense against redistricting efforts that would create a second "Latino Supervisory District. The Times premise is that Yaraslavsky's stance on redistricting on the county level may hurt his standing among Latinos if he were to run for Mayor of Los Angeles in 2013. Further, their premise is supposedly reinforce by comments of South Pasadena resident/ CD 14 based "political consultant" (** and lets not forget lobbyist for the controversial Vernon Power Plant) Victor Griego, with help from Supervisor Gloria Molina (who is eyeing a return to the City Council via CD 1) and MALDEF's Thomas Saenz. But move away from the talking points via the Latino political establishment, and the Times would find a robust, pluralistic Latino political culture that has moved away from the identity politics of their Brown Beret fore-bearers. Many, especially in the grass-roots are looking beyond the "failure" of Mayor Villar and are waiting to see who the final cast of candidates are as we move toward 2013. And when the time comes to make their choice, skin color will not be the paramount factor.

Your thoughts..............
Scott Johnson in CD 14