Morning Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine for Thursday

The "Inside Boss" behind the "Villar Greuel for Mayor" Campaign

IBEW Local 17 Strongman Brian "Boss D'Arcy". casts a large controlling shadow over the "Villar Greuel" Campaign.

Kudos to LA Weekly’s Gene Maddaus for removing the dome from the “Darth Vader” of the Mayoral Candidate City Controller Wendy “The Villar Greuel” Campaign and finding to no one’s surprise, Brian “Boss D’Arcy” of IBEW.

There is no “Waste, Fraud or Abuse” in the relationship between the “Villar Greuel” and “Boss D’Arcy”, the strongman of the uber union of DWP employees. Their relationship is base simply upon their fiscal resources and her enabling legislation that benefit’s the union, as noted in this excerpt from the “Weekly of Record”.

Chris Modrzejewski is D'Arcy's lobbyist — meaning that Greuel's staff was not about to agree to any changes opposed by IBEW. In effect, her office was delegating its legislative function to D'Arcy.Greuel's calendars show Modrzejewski has more access than just about anyone to her office, racking up 16 meetings with Greuel over a three-year span. In addition to being the IBEW lobbyist, he is the strategist behind the IBEW-funded campaign supporting Greuel. His wife is a Greuel fundraiser. Modrzejewski's brother and father are being paid to put up billboards supporting her campaign. Greuel's calendar includes a reminder for Modrzejewksi's birthday. Greuel's office has been known to keep Modrzejewski in the loop on sensitive issues in real time. He is used to getting what he wants.

Check your raising DWP rates for the cost of this insider relationship.

** We are surprise on occasions by the opinions of the LA Times Editorial Board. Take for example the “Old Gray Collectivist Hag on Spring Street” departing from its normal collectivist cravings (with your tax money), by opposing the Measure A Half Cent Sales Tax. Yet the editorial surprise is only fleeting when the Elites Scribe Opinion Board, endorses the likes of Mike Feuer, Ron Galperin and CD 5 City Councilman Paul Koretz, for City Attorney, City Controller and CD 5 respectively.

** Care to know the local history regarding the damning evolution of the political slate mailer? Then link here and enjoy this excerpt from Hillel Aron latest missive for the LA Weekly, on those confusing political slates pieces.

But not all mailers are created equal.Take a lesson from 2012, when a colorful flier sent by "Citizens for Good Government" depicted an American flag and photos of Republicans Abraham Lincoln, Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan on its front and on the back an elephant and endorsements for Mitt Romney and Elizabeth Emken.The inside pages, however, touted some surprising names: Democratic State Assemblyman Mike Gatto and Democratic candidate for district attorney Jackie Lacey. It encouraged a Yes vote on Proposition 30 (raising taxes to plug up the state deficit) and No on Proposition 32 (which aimed to limit unions' ability to raise money for politics) — the exact opposite of the Republican Party line.

Plus, we provide here an example of one campaign's "buy in".

01/01/13*	Citizens for Good Government   Covina, CA 91722	Wendy Greuel  Mayor 1337185 - Wendy Greuel for Mayor 2013	E - Payment  Desc: Slate Mailer  [Period: 01/01/13 to 01/19/13]	$7,992.50 [Election: 03/05/13]
10/01/12*	Citizens for Good Government   Covina, CA 91722	Wendy Greuel  Mayor 1337185 - Wendy Greuel for Mayor 2013	F - Debt  (LIT - campaign communications)  [Period: 10/01/12 to 12/31/12]	$7,992.50 [Election: 03/05/13]
01/01/13*	Citizens for Good Government   Covina, CA 91722	Wendy Greuel  Mayor 1337185 - Wendy Greuel for Mayor 2013	F - Debt  Desc: Slate Mailer  [Period: 01/01/13 to 01/19/13]	$0.00 ($7,992.50) [Election: 03/05/13

The horror of "The Villar Greuel" is the Republican Choice Slate Mailer, will soon be reality.

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Scott Johnson in CD 14