Morning Brief on the 2017 Los Angeles Mayoral Election for Thursday.

So much for a LA County Board of Supervisor Mark "Home Renovation-Thomas" challenge of Mayor Eric "Gar-Soft-ee" in 2017.

We can gladly state that the Getty House Garage will remain conversion free.

So far, all is soft on the re-election front for "Mayor Gar-soft-ee".

** Blogger's Note: A blogging disclosure ......., one of the post-vacation by products to deal with, has been a Pearl Harbor-like Mosquito assault, that has this blogger dealing with allergic-like reactions to arms and neck (never attempt to enjoy a starry, Sierra Nevada night, without proper netting). That said, we can pronounce for the time being, that the Getty House Garage is safe. After spending a week playing word games with scribes fro the "Old Gray Hag on Spring Street (aka LA Times)", the noted "Garage into Man Cave Converter Expert (with public financing, allegedly)", crafted a clearly-define statement of his intention to seek ........, another term on the Board of Supervisors (more political notes once Benadryl wears off)---Scott Johnson.