tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post4461550550663253973..comments2024-01-13T00:27:20.813-08:00Comments on Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics: ** Special Outtake from CD 14, Where "Cut and Pasting" leads to Political Office and Public EmploymentMayor Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280670018437708708noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-83243161877291395062009-09-17T16:42:16.455-07:002009-09-17T16:42:16.455-07:00In that picture of Art Spyder you keep posting, wi...In that picture of Art Spyder you keep posting, with the cheesy '70s disco-white suit, don't it look like he should have a bolo tie, suspenders and a pork-pie hat, like some good-old-chico southern politician.<br /><br />Sort of the Col. Sanders to CD14s assorted pollos.<br /><br />What a little tin-horn dictator he was. And, you should see him now. Teddy Kennedy (still) looks healthier than Art's bloated, red-faced alcoholic presence.<br /><br />Don't spit so hard on the current batch of politicians in L.A. We could do worse.<br /><br />We DID do worse. -- the Eastside was like Louisiana-lite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-39651201656872679642009-09-17T14:53:29.973-07:002009-09-17T14:53:29.973-07:002:19 p.m. This morning?
Hell, Pacheco was appoin...2:19 p.m. This morning?<br /><br />Hell, Pacheco was appointed LAST week.<br /><br />This "know-it-all" blog that's been more heavily infested with CD-14 vermin than any other district - since day #1 - got scooped by a WEEKLY throwaway rag.<br /><br />Dock Red Sppot's pay, Higby, big time.<br /><br />(Although, he still beat the DAILY L.A. Times, thanks to Parque. PS always did hate Pacheco's guts).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-82095414032686699982009-09-17T14:30:46.867-07:002009-09-17T14:30:46.867-07:00Got send to "bloggin continuation"Got send to "bloggin continuation"Red Spot in CD 14https://www.blogger.com/profile/16316184170326732280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-23604842988697760282009-09-17T14:19:28.959-07:002009-09-17T14:19:28.959-07:00Did Red Spot miss the bus this morning or did he g...Did Red Spot miss the bus this morning or did he get suspended?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-28297747282492860652009-09-17T14:17:10.396-07:002009-09-17T14:17:10.396-07:00Big and sudden shakeup at the Times:
Jim Newton r...Big and sudden shakeup at the Times:<br /><br />Jim Newton replaced as Editorial page Editor, to return to "working on his book" and become "editor at large," that is, under a leash.<br /><br />Replaced by an assistant editor.<br /><br />Could it be that revelations he had a deal to work for Riordan when he leaves after a seemly amount of time had something to do with it? The Essen endorsement and gratuitous slams on Tamar and Paul were so glaring. Coming after the contortions to endorse Trutanich which were totally counter to his real-life record and values. BOTH Shallman candidates.<br /><br />Too much coincidence?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-41932414819012087772009-09-17T14:13:12.155-07:002009-09-17T14:13:12.155-07:0012:50, wasn't there a whole thread on how ther...12:50, wasn't there a whole thread on how there were TWO Richard Torres' of the same name, one a shady character and the OTHER a well-respected lawyer -- who is ironically the one Cooley's going after with a Grand Jury for running against him and "exposing" that he (Cooley) is Republican? Claiming that's akin to exposing someone as a neo-Nazi in L A County. So Cooley.<br /><br />September 17, 2009 1:53 PMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-72934336296115074592009-09-17T14:12:16.609-07:002009-09-17T14:12:16.609-07:00Um, forgive the dumb question, but is the guy Pach...Um, forgive the dumb question, but is the guy Pacheco will probably replace, Montebello City Administrator Richard Torres, THE "Ricardo Torres" of AV-challenge mailer "one-night-stand" days in CD-14? Pacheco's old college buddy? Or is that just a really weird coincidence. <br /><br />Maybe Urteaga had nothing to do with it, after all?<br /><br />September 17, 2009 12:50 PMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-39944070863056324542009-09-17T14:11:23.338-07:002009-09-17T14:11:23.338-07:00Esqueleto is right, Red Spot. Get off CD-2 and bac...Esqueleto is right, Red Spot. Get off CD-2 and back to the other subject you know nothing about: CD-14.<br /><br />September 17, 2009 12:39 PMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-35179230035288290942009-09-17T14:08:23.378-07:002009-09-17T14:08:23.378-07:00Pacheco Named To Montebello City Post
By EGP News...Pacheco Named To Montebello City Post<br /><br />By EGP News Service<br /><br />The Montebello City Council hired attorney and former Los Angeles City Councilman Nick Pacheco as Interim Assistant City Administrator with a 3-1 vote in closed session at the Sept. 9 City Council meeting. Councilwoman Mary Ann Saucedo-Rodriguez was absent from the meeting.<br /><br />Pacheco is filling a position vacated in April by Diane Albert. He recently represented the city in handling a claim filed by thirteen police officers against Police Chief Dan Weast.<br /><br />Councilman Bill Molinari, who cast the dissenting vote in hiring Pacheco, said he hopes the city would pursue a more formal recruitment process than the one that was taken prior to this decision.<br /><br />“There was one name put forth. I saw no resume, no contract, just simply a decision to bring an individual with nothing and no one to compare his qualifications to and I just don’t think this is in the best interest of the city,” he said at the council meeting.<br /><br />The hiring of an interim assistant city administrator is the first of several actions the city is taking to fill vacant seats. A recruitment process has been started to fill the city administrator and finance director positions.<br /><br />Finance Director Michael Tam retired earlier this year, and City Administrator Richard Torres announced to council and staff this summer that he would retire in November.<br /><br />These positions, along with the assistant city administrator’s position were discussed in closed session at the Sept. 9 meeting.<br /><br />There are no plans at the moment to recruit a permanent person to fill the assistant city administrator position.<br /><br />Councilman Robert Urteaga explained that cities don’t normally recruit for interim positions, and as an example, Montebello did not formally recruit Randy Narramore when he was appointed Interim City Administrator in 2007.<br /><br />Urteaga said the city should have a copy of Pacheco’s resume. Even though he knows Pacheco from having worked in his Los Angeles city council administration, he said he did not suggest him for the interim position.<br /><br />Pacheco said he submitted a resume to Torres when he expressed his interest in being the assistant city administrator.<br /><br />Molinari declined a request by EGP for further comment on the city’s recruitment process.<br /><br />Pacheco said he approached the city about the position. “I was working with council on the claim that the officers had filed and I had shared an interest with the city administrator awhile back that I was interested in being a part of the city family,” he said.<br /><br />“Other than growing up in the Eastside and playing sports in Montebello,” Pacheco said his first introduction to Montebello was working with Xavier Becerra’s campaign for State Assembly in 1990. The “main person” he worked with in Montebello at that time was Molinari, who was on the Montebello council and a supporter of Becerra.<br /><br />“He talked to me months ago about his interest in public administration,” Torres told EGP on Tuesday, adding, “One of the toughest parts of the job is everybody has an opinion. You’re working for a public agency so you have to be able to filter all these opinions without taking anything personally… the Nick that I met is very calm and thoughtful, so he definitely has the temperament.”<br /><br />Pacheco was a deputy district attorney in Los Angeles from 1995-1999 and served as the Los Angeles councilman for the 14th District, which includes Boyle Heights, Eagle Rock, El Sereno, Downtown Los Angeles, Garvanza, Glassell Park, Hermon, Rose Hills, Highland Park and Mount Washington, from 1999 to 2003.<br /><br />Mayor Rosemarie Vasquez said Pacheco comes with valuable experience from his time serving in Los Angeles. . . .<br /><br />Posted by admin: September 17 2009 IssueRed Spot in CD 14https://www.blogger.com/profile/16316184170326732280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-77344379498125627542009-09-17T14:07:39.014-07:002009-09-17T14:07:39.014-07:00Here's a comment I cut and pasted from another...Here's a comment I cut and pasted from another thread:<br /><br />------------<br />NOONE CARES.<br />------------Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com