Hillary giving the "Big O" for Barack and other thoughts

Its 10:00 AM and the cackle is loud and clear, "SUPPORT BARACK "H" OBAMA"!!!

Your thoughts surely appreciated on this day when "MRS. BILL CLINTON" cackles her way with "WILLY" into the political sunset.

Just a thought, but is a certain "National Co-Chair" in the audience today or did he bid her "Shalom" and join "Team Obama" with his comadre Maria Elena Durazo?

"Big Shalom" to Downtown News Editor Jon Regardie for his satirical piece on "AnVil's" journey to the "Promise Land"

Memo to LA historian Tom LaBonge, what is the record for staff turn over in a council office?? Word on the street is that two staffers are out in the "COUNCILMAN LAST SEEN AS JOSE HUIZAR" office.

The "LA OBAMA TIMES" "Z-Man" takes on the issue of Marco Aguilar's UCLA friend Cindy M.'s double employment.

.....and in closing, why does it seem that CRA is the nesting place for former AnVil staffers and cronies?? The latest is Carlos Alvarado getting a job overseeing a "special project" in the CRA's Adelante Redevelopement Area.

Great Saturday to all!!!

Mayor Sam's Hotsheet for Friday

We told you this was coming back during the Summer of Love. AnVil not only wants to clean your toilets, he wants you to drink from them. Toilet to Tap is back! And Ron Kaye reminds us how it fired up the secession movement back in the 90s and how the Daily News under his leadership led the charge.

Couple of interesting items in light of the State Supreme Court's ruling that allows gays to marry in California. Joseph Mailander observes that the lone Schwarzenegger appointee to the Court joined the minority who ruled against overturning the state's laws banning gay marriage while three of the four Justices who voted to overturn the ban were either George Deukmejian or Pete Wilson appointees. A fact of course that blows out of the water conservatives claims that the Governor's less than right wing stance is responsible for this. In a related, stunning development, Zuma Dogg has proposed marriage to openly gay Councilman Bill Rosendahl. Big loser in the whole thing? AnVil since San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will get all the credit and all the gay Democratic political support and money come the 2010 Democratic Gubenatorial primary.

We've talked about the Rocky Delgadillo obsessed billboard NIMBYs and the MTA's new videos on the wall of it's subway tunnels. CurbedLA has a piece where one billboard NIMBY says he'll leave town if Angelenos decide they are in favor of billboards. Check out the comments section of the post; many great contributions.

Ever tried to hail a cab in LA? Unless you're at an airport or a few select hotels or other locations it's illegal. But that is changing.

Why We Need Park Rangers

4 PM on May 15, 2008:

...ten minutes later...

4:30 - LAFD chopper is on the case:


Can't see who has ground troops on scene from here, but fire watch and supression is one of the Park Rangers' main functions. The white vehicle on the fire road below the fire is definitely LA City Rangers.

5pm - AnVil, LeBong, and Jon Mukri are at the Observatory. (LeBong is dropping bricks, you just know it.)

Here we go -- not sure of the time stamp, but Ranger fire engine and truck on scene:


See how it ends on your local newscast.

PHOTO CREDIT -- Hollywood United Neighborhood Council ... http://hollywoodunitednc.org/