Mayor Villar wants Housing Department GM Doug Guthrie named CEO of HACLA

City of  Los Angeles Housing Department General manager Doug Guthrie (to right of Mayor Villar).

Let the white-wash of HACLA commence ............ as Mayor Villar wants to replace now HACLA COO Ken Simmons with the former COO of the Chicago Housing Authority and current City of LA Housing Department GM Doug Guthrie, according to KCET.

And once the HACLA Board of Commissioners adhere to the selection script crafted by the mayor's office, Mayor Villar wants these reforms undertaken (or the "political undertaker" will register you to vote at Evergreen Cemetery).

Once the Board appoints an Interim CEO, Villaraigosa would like them to work with the agency’s new leadership on the following critical reforms:

- A top to bottom review of policies and personnel at HACLA;

- The implementation of systematic controls over travel, meal and other expenditures and over the use of agency purchasing cards;

- Immediately begin working with Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel on the audit process and ensure the full cooperation from all HACLA staff in this 
  process;

- A review of the agency’s Code of Ethics and, if necessary, the implementation of new provisions to strengthen it.

Its time for a federal Grand Jury/HUD overhaul.

Your thoughts ..............

Scott Johnson in CD 14