Morning Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine for Thursday
LAUSD School Board District Five Representative Bennett Kayser.
Move over Councilpersons Bernard Parks and Jan Perry, its time for the Mayor Antonio Villar/LAUSD School Board President Monica Garcia/ LA County Labor Federation Leader Maria Elena Durazo Political Machine to target the "David" of the LAUSD School Board Bennett Kayser.
It only seem like yesterday that Kayser, with financial help from United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), had send the chosen candidate of Mayor Villar's Education Machine and LAUSD School Board President Monica Garcia's Chief of Staff Luis Sanchez back to "CBO Purgatory" in Boyle Heights.
But as the likes of Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, former CD 14 Councilman Nick Pacheco and Mayor Villar's Dad will attest to, the mayor is one not to forget a political slight.
Thus, it should come as no surprise who is the target of the proposed new boundary maps for LAUSD, Kayser, Bennett Kayser or all of the above.
While the likes of Councilman Tom Labonge and the City Attorney expressed concern about Kayser's new District Five boundaries, the machine found someone willing to speak on the record in support of the machine's latest 'behind close doors" political map drawing exercise, as the LA Times reports.
But those lines were defended by a contingent from the Eastside nonprofit InnerCity Struggle that included Maria Brenes, who identified herself as a local voter, homeowner and mother.“I attended every hearing related to District 5 and one of the points I highlighted to the commissioners was the importance of uniting our communities of interest,” said Brenes, the executive director of the nonprofit group. “We ask the City Council to move forward with the plan as is.”Brenes is married to Luis Sanchez, the senior advisor to school board President Monica Garcia. Sanchez lost a close, hard-fought campaign last year to represent District 5 to Bennett Kayser, a candidate strongly supported and funded by the teachers union, United Teachers Los Angeles. Sanchez’s key backer was Villaraigosa.
...... leave it to the machine to use the wife of their anointed candidate to convey its message of pending political payback to Bennett Kayser (and UTLA).
** The City Clowncil Central Committee is prepping its final edit that will bring about the demise of the "paper or plastic era" at your local market. The early morning dawn prompted this flashback to South LA Soulvine Columnist Betty Pleasant's now "prophetic retort" to the LA County Board of Supervisor's version of the plastic bag ban in unincorporated areas of the county.
AND FINALLY — You see where the county Board of Supervisors banned the distribution of single use plastic bags by supermarkets this week? That sucks like you wouldn’t believe. Even though the county’s action affects only unincorporated areas, you can bet the Los Angeles City Council will, like lemmings, follow the county off the cliff and enact a city ordinance just like it. Those plastic bags are necessary. I need them. Not only do I need them, but so do pet owners all over the county. We use them for the disposal of pet waste. I have two cats and I use them to dispose of cat poop and the contents of dirty litter boxes! And I know dog owners use them for the same purposes. What are we going to do without a constant supply of those plastic grocery bags? These people make me sick!
Common sense from Betty? Get the defib paddles!
**Nice little missive at the "Weekly of Record" on the 11% Mayor's latest political self-advancement project in Washington D.C. But I am still pondering the possibilities as presented in the last sentence.
Giving Villaraigosa a cabinet seat now could add to Obama's political capital with Latinos. But the president might lose his credit with Angelenos.
...... take him now, then he gets laid off in January when the Republicans win back the White House. That would be positive change.
** "Who lost K-town"? That was the premise of a recent Joseph Mailander missive on the Redistricting Committee's political slapdown of an united Koreatown. But Redistricting Commissioner Helen Kim has some questions about Mailander's "inside sources and facts".
Your thoughts ..............
Scott Johnson in CD 14
Labels: Ban Plastic Bags, Bennett Kayser, betty pleasant, City Clowncil Central Committee, Helen Kim, joseph mailander
Posted by Red Spot in CD 14 @ 4/05/2012 06:35:00 AM
5 Comments:
Can someone explain to me how Marion Barry's words in DC toward the Asian community are different in any way to Tony V's actions toward the Asian community in LA?
Among other things, what happens to dog poop wihtout plastic bags? Are we supposed to use a napkin? That may be okay with a dammed Yorkie but not with two 95-lb behemoths like mine!
All that money that the grocery chains can make by not providing that service - and charging for bags - what a con job!
You are right on the money regarding Bennet Kayser. They spent an unprecedented $2.4 million. If he does get redistricted in to the district he is currently representing, I wonder if they are going to double or triple what they spent.
ORIGINALLY I SUPPORTED THE BAN ON PLASTIC BAGS BECAUSE MANY END UP ON THE STREETS, IN LAKES AND IN OCEANS. FISH AND SEA LIFE (SEALS) HAVE TO HAVE THIS MATERIAL REMOVED FROM THEM BY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE MAMMAL CENTER. I SAW IT AS A ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM. I NOW BELIEVE THAT A COMPROMISE MUST BE MADE BECAUSE THOUSANDS OF JOBS COULD BE LOST THAT WE CAN'T REFILL. I MYSELF STILL USE THESE BAGS EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE NEW REUSEABLE BAGS BUT I DO RECYCLE AND REUSE THESE PLASTIC BAGS. THIS IS THE PROBLEM WHEN PEOPLE ABUSE THE USE OF THESE PRODUCTS.
Even with all that money being spent, he was outspent close to 3 to 1 by the mayor and his cronies on behalf of Mr. Sanchez and his IE.
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