Hot Morning Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine for Tuesday

Has a now, Ex CD-1 City Councilman Gil Cedillo Staffer, join ranks with the notorious former Bell Gardens City Councilman (now Political Consultant) Mario Beltran, to blunt the Mayoral Aspirations of the Special Interests-owned, Career Politico, after his former Boss refused to bail him out (literally), for alleged, work-related misconduct?

The former "One Bill Gil", now CD-1 City Councilman "Broken Deal Cedillo".

** Blogger's Note: We are three years away from the 2022 Mayoral Campaign to replace Failure Mayor 2.0 Eric Gar-SOBBing, but the skirmishing between the possible (actually, very likely) Latino Candidates, CD-1 City Councilman Gil "Broken Deal Cedillo" and former Calizuela State Senate "Presidente Pro Tempore Kevin Alexander (of or de) Leon the First", is playing out ......., in mysterious ways (allegedly).

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City Attorney Mike Feuer's "Convenient Ignorance" of Recent Acts of Hate and Free Speech Suppression

Never to let an opportunity (Charlottesville) for self-promoting grandstanding go to waste, City Attorney (and Co-author of Cop-killing/endangering AB-109 Legislation) Mike Feuer, espouses Rally Permits Denial for "Hate Groups (established code-phrase for Republican Groups?)" as he feigns Convenient Ignorance of recent Acts of Hate, along with Speech Suppression ........., by Non-Whites in Southern CD-14.

Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer

** Blogger's Notes: On this Tuesday, August 22, 2017, History will note that Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer officially-sided with protecting the Interests of Illegal Immigrants, while days before, espousing that the "Gathering Rights" of supposed "Hateful Americans", be denied. 

Its a tired practice of aspiring Career Politicos (as exampled by the former Bet Tzedek Executive Director), to GRANDSTAND (specially when the local "Fishwrap of Disinformation ....., on Spring Street", concurs) on a Policy Issue that will garner like-minded support, increase name recognition ..........., and cover up (NAUGHT) the DAMNING FACT that the City of LA's Top Lawyer was the CO-AUTHOR of Cop-Killing/Endangering AB-109 Prison Realignment Legislation. 

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Will City Attorney Mike Feuer's $20 Million Lawsuit against Da Vinci Complex Owner include Investigation of City Oversight of Torched Project?

As Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer announces his $20 Million Dollars Lawsuit against torched, Da Vinci Complex Owner GH Palmer Associates, discerning observers should ponder if the Second Term-seeking Officeholder, will also conduct an Investigation of City Departments Oversight of the controversial Development.

The massive Da Vinci Complex Fire, transforms the Downtown LA Skyline.

Is City Attorney Mike Feuer in denial of City Oversight Issues, regarding the torched Da Vinci Complex Inferno?

** Blogger's Note: In an extraordinary announcement, but not surprising to the intuitive observer, City Attorney Mike Feuer has filed a $20 Million Dollars Lawsuit against GH Palmer Associates, citing its alleged, negligence in not taking, pro-active (and required) actions to prevent the torching of its controversial Da Vinci Development, along the 110 Freeway in December of 2014. 

The massive inferno, which sent flames shooting hundreds of feet into the evening sky, not only turned a controversial development into ashes, but also did damages to neighboring buildings, housing City and LA County Departments, which the Lawsuit seeks to recover the costs in damages to city infrastructure.

Yet, while City Attorney Feuer  garners media attention for his legal action directed at the controversial Geoff Palmer-owned Development Company, a unwanted byproduct of today's announcement, is also the potential, inconvenient disclosures of questionable oversight issues among multiple city agencies ........, and the favorable considerations granted the gutted project by the likes of PLUM City Council Committee Chairperson, CD 14 Officeholder Jose Huizar (with the support from the likes of the Central City Association). 

CD 14 City Councilman Jose Huizar, the morning after Da Vinci Development Inferno.

Councilman Huizar, who succeeded former CD 1 City Councilman Ed Reyes as the PLUM Committee Chairperson in 2013, also was the major beneficiary of the controversial 2014 Redistricting, with Council District 14 being reconfigure to include most of Downtown LA within its new boundaries, at the detriment to former City Councilwoman Jan Perry's CD 9.

The Princeton University Graduate wasted no time in asserting his authority and cultivating "mutualistic relationships" between himself, along with the old and new guard of Downtown Developers.

Thus, it was not surprising that when the torched Da Vinci Development was still smoldering the morning after its alleged, deliberate torching, the then re-election seeking Officeholder, was garnering himself free media in demanding a prompt investigation into catching those responsible (meanwhile, a targeted Firebombing of African-American Families was ignored for weeks by the Councilman). .  

CD 14 City Councilman Jose Huizar, with LAFD and ATF Investigators, announcing $170,000 Reward.

Now over a year after, with a $170,000 Reward still pending, the legal remedy taken by City Attorney Feuer, are bound to ignite questions regarding the haste of the Downtown LA-representing Officeholder's actions ......., and the possible motivations, considering the specifics outlined in the City Attorney's Office Press Release.

The lawsuit alleges GH Palmer Associates used improper and defective construction methods including: failing to have an appropriate fire protection plan; failing to compartmentalize construction; failing to property install fire walls or doors; having an appropriate water supply for fire suppression; and failing to have appropriate security measures that would prevent incursion by unwanted individuals.

Those supposed facts ARE SURE to further fan the flames of speculation, that Huizar's support of Palmer's controversial Project (with reciprocal campaign support), came with "accommodations from city agencies", that conjures memories of an alleged "City-wide Sam", who could pull and approve any permit, for the right price (with approval from certain Officeholders), again allegedly.

CD 14 City Councilman Jose Huizar in Puebla, Mexico.

In ending, we should note for the record that CD 14 City Councilman Jose Huizar, is out of country in Puebla, Mexico, attending a Smart City Expo. Via his Twitter Account.

Happy to speak in a panel at @SmartCityexpo Puebla about #DTLA's transformation, w/more than 5,000 attendees. #CD14

Does a "Downtown LA Transformation" come at a price to Public Safety?

Your thoughts ..............
Scott Johnson in CD 14

The AB-109/Prop 47 Mike Feuer Crime Blotter HOT Briefs for Monday

As the debacle of former Assemblyman (now City Attorney) Mike Feuer co-authored AB-109 Prison Realignment, mixed with Prop 47, manifests itself in Rising Crime Rates throughout Los Angeles (and Statewide), various community groups are demanding a larger share of a finite amount of available Law Enforcement Officers.

Cringing when witnessing the debacle of City Attorney Mike Feuer's role in crafting AB-109.

The co-enablers of "Policing through Cronyism".

** Blogger's Note: Great Monday after the Super Bowl to all as our 2016 Crime-themed, "Super Bowl with Huizzy Contest Satire", became all too real in Boyle Heights yesterday morning as a car with three passengers, knocked a house off its foundation, after being targeted in a shooting that resulted in the deaths of the male driver, a female passenger and injuries to a third person. 

The brazen, near mid-day shooting and resulting crash within Churro-length of Mariachi Plaza, is the latest homicide within the Hollenbeck Division Jurisdiction that has contributed to its second-ranked, highest increase in Violent Crimes city-wide.  

Horrific Scene in Boyle Heights on Sunday. 

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City Attorney Mike Feuer does the Hollenbeck CPAB Tonight

Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer will be the Guest Speaker at tonight's (Wednesday) meeting of the LAPD Hollenbeck Division Community Police Advisory Board.

The Inspiration of the "AB-109/Prop 47 Mike Feuer Crime Blotter Briefs".

** Blogger's Note: We bring you this Hollenbeck CPAB Greeting from Officer Anthony Macklin of the Division's Community Relations Office, regarding tonight's Meeting----Scott Johnson.

Hello Community members of the Hollenbeck Area, this Wednesday, November 18, 2015 the Hollenbeck Division Community Police Advisory Board will hold its Monthly board meeting.  The meeting will be held at the Hollenbeck Police Station in the Community Room.  Please show support to the community by attending this worth while community meeting.  Please bring your friends, co-works and neighbors.  We are recruiting new members, so by attending You can see if would like to become a board member and represent your community. The board is made up of the very same people I am asking you to bring with you to the meeting. The meeting is normally held for an hour, so please be on time.  The meeting will start at 6:00 p.m

If you have any questions please call me or email

Officer Anthony Macklin

Hollenbeck Community Relations Office 

24877@lapd.lacity.org

323 342 4144

Services for longtime Hollenbeck CPAB Member Frank Wada

Introducing the ........, "AB-109/Prop 47 Mike Feuer Crime Blotter Briefs"

In bloggin tribute to the former Assemblyman Co-author of AB-109 Prison Realignment/Non-Revocable Homeless Parolee Dumping (in Skid Row and neighborhood near you), we present the ........, "AB 109/Prop 47 Mike Feuer Crime Blotter Briefs"

The former Assemblyman, now City Attorney Mike Feuer.

Please pardon this momentary exposure of our bloggin soft side.

Its not often that we bless a new bloggin feature in honor of a upstanding member of the local Political Machine, but as neighborhoods from Sunland-Tujunga, through Skid Row, to San Pedro become "points of re-entry/dumping" for thousands of  "Low Level, Non-Revocable Parolees" (resulting in documented increases in all levels of criminal activities), the resulting impacts has motivated us to create the ..........., "AB-109/Prop 47 Mike Feuer Crime Blotter Briefs". 

The "AB-109/Prop 47 Mike Feuer Crime Blotter Briefs" will be a bloggin weekly feature that chronicles former the former Assemblyman, turned City Attorney's contribution to the current "Homeless State of Emergency" his co-authoring of legislation that made possible the dumping of "Low Level, Non-Revocable Parolees" in places such as Skid Row and elsewhere within the City of LA.

With no apologies to the "Old Gray Collectivist Hag on Spring Street (aka LA Times)", the "Downtown News of Record", was disclosing the adverse ramifications of AB-109 in a Three-Part Missive in 2011 that documented the genesis of increases in criminal activity, which has spread to other neighborhoods, city-wide. 

Now in late 2015, a "Downtown News of Record Editorial" again outlines the dual roles AB-109, the more recent Prop 47 decriminalization legislation, has had on the spiking criminal activity and concentration of Homeless (many with Mental Health issues) in Skid Row. 

We sincerely hope that City Attorney Feuer will find harden motivation in a rare momentary, bloggin moment of softness, while in the weeks ahead, our cyber audience is presented with the reality of a "Deadly Failure of Public Policy" that requires a harden resolve to rectify.

Your thoughts ..............

Scott Johnson in CD 14

Morning Hot Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine for Monday

As the Elites of the Los Angeles Political Machine seek "Local Control" over "The Old Gray Collectivist Hag on Spring Street (aka LA Times)", the "Northeast LA Monthly of Record (aka Boulevard Sentinel)" undergoes an Ownership Change.

The last issue of the Tom Topping-edited (and owned) Boulevard Sentinel.

Now former Boulevard Sentinel Editor and Publisher Tom Topping and CD 14 City Councilman Jose Huizar, are smiles in celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of the Northeast LA Monthly of Record.

** As the likes of Los Angeles Civic Watchdog Jack Humphreville, former Glassell Park Neighborhood Council Member (and friend) Tony Butka, the (West) LA Observed Blog's Kevin "Westside White Guy" Roderick and the who's who of the Los Angeles Political Machine, seek to bring the "Old Gray Collectivist Hag on Spring Street (aka LA Times)" under local control/ownership, a "Northeast LA Monthly of Record" has change owners ........., and retained its endemic character.

Longtime Eagle Rock resident and the Founding Editor/ Publisher of the Boulevard Sentinel Monthly Newspaper Tom Topping has sold his Journalistic Creation to local business owner Tim Tritch (of the family-owned Tritch True Value Hardware Store), as he relocates to Eastern Washington. 

Topping in a Farewell Column within the September Issue of the Sentinel, cited the recent Passing of his Mother and the high cost of maintaining home ownership in the Los Angeles area, as some of the reasons for pulling up his longtime Eagle Rock stakes. 

Regular readers of the Sentinel will note that Topping was not afraid to take on the local political bosses since its incarnation back around 1999 when it gave coverage to the then upstart CD 14 City Council Campaign of Nick Pacheco, which defeated South Pasadena's Victor Griego by a couple of hundreds of votes.

In recent years, Topping's missives and commentary on Northeast LA issues, garnered him a "-1 score for loyalty" via the staff of just re-elected CD 14 City Councilman Jose Huizar, which might have hit bottom considering his recent writings on the Princeton Graduate's Colorado Blvd. Bike Lanes and his last edition story on the cancelled 2015 Eagle Rock Music Festival (more on this developing controversy later). 

CERT Container with Supplies.

** You would think that last week's 8.3 Chile Earthquake and a possible, looming El Nino Winter would have the likes of LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and public safety officials, ensuring that all disaster First Responders (paid and volunteer) have the necessary resources in place to handle any contingency. But under the reign of former Assemblyman (and AB-109 Prison Realignment Debacle Co-Author), turned current City Attorney Mike Feuer, the purchase and maintaining of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Containers by the likes of the Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council, has been branded a LIABILITY by his staff. The LBNC response to the absurdity of the City Attorney Feuer's directive was to craft the following letter below to the Mayor, seeking follow through on a promise to place the City Attorney Office in touch with the LBNC, regarding this issue.  

Page 1 of LBNC Letter to Mayor Garcetti

Page 2 of LBNC Letter to Mayor Garcetti.

This situation has taken on a greater sense of urgency considering that a letter to City Attorney Mike Feuer was "Returned to Sender (unlike 2013 campaign contributions from his former Bet Tzedek associates, but we digress), as noted below. 

Strange, that address matches the mail listing on City Attorney Feuer's Webpage.

Hopefully, the Second Term-seeking Mayor will not exhibit his 'Inner-Gar-Soft-ee" on this urgent issue of disaster preparedness, after all, every life matters in defending against a natural disaster.

Your thoughts ..............

Scott Johnson in CD 14

Mid-day Brief on a LA Times Editorial Scheme for Monday

In supporting an accidental act of interactive, editorial musing via "The Old Gray Hag on Spring Street (aka LA Times)", we offer up our own "bloggin letter branding" of the various LA City Hall politicos.   

"The Old Gray Hag on Spring Street (aka LA Times)" in her younger days.

** Blogger's Note: Surprise, surprise for this start of the bloggin work week as the Editorial Board of the "Former Fishwrap of Record", now a mere talking points regurgitator of democratic policies, strayed away from their appointed duties of agenda journalism and stumbled into a Act of Interactive Dialog regarding the job performances of our various elected leaders. We here at Mayor Sam, have always espouse being interactive with our cyber audience. Thus, we whole-heartedly join along with "The Old Gray Hag on Spring Street's" attempt to reconnect with its remaining readers and offer up our own "Letter Brands" of those elected by the Special Interest's largess---Scott Johnson. 

1. "ee" for Mayor Eric Garcetti:

This refers to the "ee" in our most recent "Gar-Soft-ee" branding of the Rhodes Scholar's proclivities for middle-ground softness when it comes to taking a hard stance on a specific policy issue, as highlighted this past weekend in a Times story on "Gar-Soft-ee's" absence of stance on President Obama's Pacific Trade Pact.

2. "B" for CD 14 City Councilman Jose Huizar:

With no apologies to the UC Berkeley Graduate (who happen to attend Princeton University), before getting his Law Degree from UCLA, "B" does not stand for his GPA or his Boyle Heights (soon to be Hill Drive in Eagle Rock) home. In political and personal reality, "B" stands for B-E-T-R-A-Y-A-L as denoted by his latest acts of communal betrayal regarding Hazard Park and his stance on billboards.

3. "dD" for City Clowncil Central Committee Strongman Herman "Mini Amin" Wesson:

Regular observers of the normal trice-weekly shows of the Los Angeles City Clowncil Central Committee under the John Ferrraro Clowncil Chambers Big Top, will readily agree with our letter branding of the reigning "diminutive Dictator" ......., who's not running for mayor.   

4. "AB" for City Attorney Mike Feuer:

If you thought we were going "Gar-Soft-ee" on our "AB" letter branding of the former discount client of "Private Citizen, Political Consultant  John Shallman", rest assure that our "AB-109" branding of the co-author of the state legislation which is one of the root reasons for LA's recent crime rate increase, is not one you want bestowed upon your political self.

5. "U" for City Controller Ron Galperin:

Some of us in our less-mature, educational youth were given this "U"-branding for being uncooperative in executing our stated assignments. In that spirit, we must brand first term City Controller Ron Galperin with a "U" for his uncooperative follow through, in conducting a promised audit on the CD-14 CLARTS Amenities Fund. In lieu of recent indictments involving the Chicana Services Action Non-Profit (who used public money for a certain City Councilman 2011 Campaign Fundraiser), Mr. Galperin would find it prudent to audit allocations from CLARTS to various "Connected Non-Profits" to insure that funds were properly dispensed.

Your thoughts ..............

Scott Johnson in CD 14



A TGIF Morning Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine

CD 14 City Council Candidate Gloria Molina takes a "NO stance" on the Charter Amendment 1 & 2 Election Change Scheme, disregarding the benefits to her if she defeats Incumbent Clowncilman Jose Huizar.

Laying out the priority of community benefit before self-interest.

Great Friday to all as we endeavor to note the copious amount of local political and campaign news breaking within "Ciudad de Los Angeles" (whoops!! In the xenophobic mindset of Northeast San Fernando Valley Democratic Machine Operative Rosemary Jenkins, failure to use proper English in describing our city, is disqualifying of respect, Que No?).

** From "Save our City Elections" ........, Gloria Molina urges L.A. voters to reject 2 deceptive charter amendments Gloria Molina, the longtime public servant and first Latina to win election to the California legislature, the L.A. City Council, and the L.A. Board of Supervisors, has announced her strong opposition to Charter Amendments 1 and 2. The measures are set to face Los Angeles voters in our March 3 city election.

"The charter amendments don't raise engagement in local elections. They reduce attention. They give insiders more time in office and special interests more power to pick winners and losers, not voters. 

"The charter amendments make public servants less accountable, not more so. Angelenos should not be fooled. Please join me in voting NO."

To read the recent article by former police chief and current Councilmember Bernard Parks citing dangers of the charter amendments, click HERE. 

To find out more about the 2 bad charter amendments facing L.A. voters and how you can help stop them, click HERE.

Voters should note that if the twin Charter Amendments win at the ballot box, the winners of the respective City Council Elections, are gifted with almost a six year term seat on the Horseshoe.

** LAPD Chief Charlie Beck is accepting the respective criticisms of Mayor Eric Garcetti and Police Commission President Steve "Mini Riordan I" Soboroff, regarding the "Downtown LA Meet and Greet the Mexican Mafia Member Event". Commission President Soboroff and Mayor Garcetti, focus their queries on the LAPD resources utilized for this supposed private event. 

** "The Weekly Weedleaf of Record" takes a break from its Pot Coverage, as its great young writer Hillel Aron, channels back to his LA School Report days, in musing on the reasons for LAUSD School Board District Five Incumbent Bennett Kayser bailing out on two debates with Challengers Ref Rodriguez and Andrew Thomas. Its proper to note here that in the past, candidates have chosen not to partake in debates that our organized by a subjective entity.

** The following below is another update on the legal proceeding involving Activist Laura Lake's Lawsuit against now City Attorney Mike Feuer and his 2013 Campaign Consultant John Shallman. Please note that we do not take responsibility for the veracity of the content.

MIKE FEUER AND JOHN SHALLMAN PAY SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO SETTLE COMPLAINT FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE VIOLATIONS

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An Update on the still litigous Mike Feuer/John Shallman "Matching Fundgate" Lawsuit

** Opps!! We almost forgot about this byproduct of the nasty City Attorney Race from two years ago---Scott Johnson. 

LOS ANGELES CITY ATTORNEY MIKE FEUER TRYING TO SWEEP HIS SERIOUS CAMPAIGN FINANCE VIOLATIONS UNDER THE RUG

The California Court of Appeals has scheduled oral argument in the matter Laura Lake v. Mike Feuer and John Shallman (appeals court case # B251369) for January 29, 2015.

Lake, a community activist from Westwood, sued Feuer and his campaign consultant John Shallman in March 2013, under the private Attorney General Act, for numerous State and Local campaign finance violations including among other charges, defrauding the taxpayers of Los Angeles out of $350,000 which Feuer received as matching funds.    

This case follows a long line of public corruption cases that have come to light in the last few years for various State and Local officials including John Noguez, Ron Calderon, Richard Alarcon, Leeland Yee, Rodrick Wright, and elected officials with the City of Bell.

BACKGROUND FACTS

In May 2013, the trial court GRANTED Feuer and Shallman’s ANTI-SLAPP motion on the basis that “Campaign finance violations are protected by the First Amendment.“ This ruling essentially dismissed the case.

Lake believes the trial court ruled incorrectly.  In September 2013 she filed an appeal.  Her appeal is based on the holdings of many prior appellate court opinions including, City of Long Beach v. California Citizens for Neighborhood Empowerment (2003) 111 Cal. App 4^th 302, 309, which holds, “"[I]t is clear this result is not what the Legislature intended to achieve in passing the anti-SLAPP statute, and respondents cannot use section 425.16 as a shield behind which to hide from otherwise valid local election regulations."

 

In the Long Beach case, the trial court granted an ANTI–SLAPP motion, and the appellate court reversed.

 

FEUER’S QUID PRO QUO

More troubling is that the Feuer Legal Defense Fund received $1,000 from attorney Gregory W. Smith and another $1,000 from his wife Yuma Smith on June 28, 2013. 

On June 4, 2014, Feuer, in his role as Los Angeles City Attorney, recommended the City of Los Angeles pay attorney Gregory W. Smith $1,471,584.70 to settle the case Peter J. Bakotich, et al v. City of Los Angeles, (Los Angeles Superior Court case # BC442344).

The State number for the Feuer Legal Defense Fund is 1356553. Its filings can be found through the Los Angeles City Ethics commission web site.

SHALLMAN

 

John Shallman is a prominent political campaign consultant. In addition to Feuer, he was the chief strategist for Wendy Greuel, Kevin de Leon, Janice Hahn, Tom Torlakson, and Bob Hertzberg.

Shallman was also a longtime colleague of convicted campaign fundraiser Kindee Durkee, who is currently serving an 8 year prison sentence in a Federal Penitentiary for embezzling from her numerous campaign clients. Diane Feinstein claimed Durkee took $5 million dollars from her and sued her for those funds.  Shallman claimed Durkee took $1 million dollars from him and yet he never sued her for those funds. Shallman is currently also a defendant in a lawsuit filed by victims of Durkee.

Morning Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine for Wednesday

LIVE ........, with Sound Effects via the City Hall Fire Alarm System, its the 2014 CD 6 City Clowncil Central Committee Member Nury Martinez's Holiday Season Presentation of "Disco Inferno" (with fake smoke and lights, allegedly).

 Studio 51 (better yet, Florentine Gardens) comes to the City Hall Office of Nury Martinez?

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Mayor Sam Exclusive: The True Public Cost of the "Tonto Huevon" and "Sancha Francine" Affair/ Sexual Harassment Episode

As Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer proclaims that the Private Settlement between City Clowncil Central Committee Member Jose "Tonto Huevon" Huizar and former Deputy Chief of Staff Francine "Sancha" Godoy, would cost the taxpayers no money, we present the contrary facts that should prompt further investigating.   

Both the "Tonto Huevon" and "Sancha Francine" are all smiles regarding their Private Settlement for reasons of self-preservation.

**Blogger's Note: A bloggin confession for the record. Darn!! The CD 14 / City of Los Angeles Political Trial of the early 21st Century, came to naught and I am still suffering from the bloggin blues. But rest assure, for despite the utterings of City Attorney Mike "Bet Tzedek" Feuer about the taxpayers not having to pay a cent in the "Private Settlement" between City Clowncil Central Committee Member Jose "Tonto Huevon" and his former Deputy Chief of Staff "Sancha Francine" Godoy, regarding her claims of Sexual Harassment, there is still a bloggin missive to be told on the real dollar cost of the nearly seven year, occasional, consensual, sexually-abusive episode (believe what you wish). Based upon numerous discussions with former CD 14 staffers, friends of both subjects and knowing insiders, we partake below in an exercise of bloggin extrapolation, in seeking to pin a true dollar amount on the cost of an inappropriate, narcissism-driven relationship that both parties chose to settle in private, rather than take full accountability in disclosing the truth (and cost to the taxpayers)---Scott Johnson in CD 14.

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A F-ing TGIF Morning Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine

Its a little before eight in the morning on a Friday and what does the Chief of Staff (Ana Guerrero) for the Mayor of the nation's Second Largest City post on Facebook? ........ 

¡Viva Garcetti Cabrones! ¿Que chingado is the big deal?

Hmmm, maybe that the Mayor Garcetti Administration wasted a whole week news cycle in reacting to a failure in F-ing choreographing an "Explicit Political Persona Makeover"? 

Its Friday and someone is in seriously need of a power puff.

From its genesis in a pre-Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Parade morning briefing on the Third Floor at City Hall, a choreographed, political exercise in persona change, has morphed into a week long vulgarity of loss messaging and what is Square Peg Mayor Eric Garcetti Chief of Staff Ana Guerrero's retort? ¿Que chingado is the big deal?

While the Brain Trust of the Mayor Garcetti Administration can take credit for stimulating a lively debate on the usage of vulgarity in redefining a Square Peg Political Persona (with the likes of Daily News Columnist/KABC Talk Radio Host Doug McIntyre and Downtown News Editor Jon Regardie musing contrary positions on the Rhodes Scholar's choreographed F-bomb), the fact that the "Chief of Puff" needs to go "Chingado" in an attempt to regain message control over a misguided exercise in political persona makeover, is a sure sign that someone needs to puff away this wasted political week.

** As opening arguments get underway in the Voter Fraud Trial of former Mr. and Mrs. CD 2/7 City Clowncil Central Committee Member Richard "The Zorro Marxist" AlarCON, Prosecutors are mulling over the thought of calling upon former CD 2 City Clowncil Central Committee Member Wendy "The Boss D'Arcy Rizzo Call Greuel" to testify about discussions between her and AlarCON, in changing the boundary lines, demarking CD 2 and 7, so that the AlarCON's CD 2 Sun Valley home would be place in CD 7. 

** Close AlarCON friend CD 1 City Clowncil Central Committee Member Gil "Broken Deal" Cedillo, is facing a growing backlash over supposedly reneging on supporting segregated bike only lanes along Figueroa in Highland Park. Local Political Activists from the river bank in Lincoln Heights, to the hilltops of Mt. Washington are sharing stories on numerous broken promises/deals with Cedillo and staff. 

** We ponder how City Attorney (and co-author in the Assembly, of the deadly AB-109 Prison Realignment Debacle), will respond to a Federal Judge striking down the law which made it illegal to live in your car within the City of Los Angeles. From Sylmar to the streets of Venice, the homeless, including thousands of supposed "Low Level, Non-Violent, Non-Revocable Parolees, will be able to pick the curbside of choice in their vehicle, and call it home.

Your thoughts ..............

Scott Johnson in CD 14     





The Thugs who nearly killed SF Giants Fan Bryan Stow get off easy thanks to Mike Feuer's Co-Authoring of AB-109

For the family of beating victim, San Francisco Giants Fan Bryan Stow, the "Roulette Ball of Justice" landed on "Miscarriage of", as the Thugs who nearly kill him, get off with light terms, influence by now City Attorney Mike Feuer's co-authoring of AB-109.  

This supposed Attack Mailer from former City Attorney Carmen Trutanich, has today become a prophetic Campaign Flyer of Truth.

*Blogger's Note: For Angelinos, the senseless beating of a father, paramedic and San Francisco Giants Fan Bryan Stow, was a blunt reminder how the current state of sports rivalries, are becoming a reflection on our society. What was once an innocuous, verbal back and forth exercise in rhetoric, using clean language, has now became a serious introspection on degrading social mores, when partaking in the fan experience. Sadly, as social mores are dumbed down and incidents like the heinous beating of Stow, become too common place at sporting events, a check and balance to counter deviant social behavior, called Justice, has been degraded due to the actions of now City Attorney Mike Feuer. Continue below ...............  

 ....... As Bryan Stow fought to remain alive, with the prayers of family, community and with the superb help of the medical staff at LA County-USC Medical Center, then Assemblyman Mike Feuer was in Sacramento, co-author what has and will be known as the Prison Realignment Debacle, or simply AB-109. Based upon political expediency, more than public safety, thousands of supposed "Low Level, Non Violent, Non-Revocable Parolees" are making their way back onto the streets, impacting crime rates (despite the propaganda of LAPD's Com-stats pronouncements), and what affect did AB-109 have on today's sentencing of the duo that beat Stow into a life term of assisted living? Continue below .............

........... Thanks, in part to AB-109, the vile duo pictured above, face the following, after pleading guilty in accepting a Plea Bargain; Louis Sanchez, eight year in prison (** with credit for 1086 days served and may serve as little as two years in State Prison, thanks in part to AB-109), this considering the Prosecution specified that he cut and disabled Stow's tongue, put out an eye and slit his nose, ear and lip in addition to other injuries that left him brain damaged. No wonder this piece of crap was smirking as Superior Court Judge George Lomeli read the sentences. For Marvin Norwood, four years in prison (** with his credit for time already in custody appeared to account for at least the majority of that term. Deputy District Attorney Michele Hanisee said Norwood could be released immediately, without LA County Probation Supervision. thanks in full to AB-109).  Thankfully, we still have the Federal Case involving firearms procession which may add 10 years to what AB-109 has taken away in reducing prison time. And consider the following ...........  

Will now City Attorney Mike Feuer comment on today;s Miscarriage of Justice?

.......... This is a perfect example of the severe flaws with AB 109. Do to the overwhelming court cost, along with prison overcrowding, more than 75 % of current criminal offenders awaiting trial for serious or violent criminal offenses, are now being allowed to enter into plea agreements to lesser non violent criminal offenses. No longer are these convicted criminal offenders being held accountable for their violent criminal offenses. Thus, will the LA Times state the above again, come re-election time for City Attorney Mike Feuer in 2017? The growing AB-109 Body Count may influence that.

Your thoughts ..............

Scott Johnson in CD 14

"Campaign Money and Prisoner Dumping Expert", City Attorney Mike Feuer, targets "Patient Dumping" on Skid Row

Noted "Dumping Expert" City Attorney Mike Feuer goes after illegal Patient Dumping on Skid Row. But what other "dumping issue" of his co-authoring is he ignoring in the same area?

City Attorney Mike Feuer (third from left) with his fellow Campaign Money Dumping Friends from Bet Tzedek.

Care to join us for a bloggin Saturday Post Dump?

In reviewing yesterday's print edition of the "Old Gray Collectivist Hag on Spring Street" (aka LA Times), any local political bloggin muser of record, could not help but to take notice of the story regarding new City Attorney's Mike Feuer's initiative to stop the practice of Patient Dumping on Skid Row.

While the fact that a sitting City Attorney would continue to stop the practice of Patient Dumping on Skid Row should come as no surprise (considering how finite Social Services resources are strained by the action), but this, coming from new City of Los Angeles top legal official, is a bloggin cause to note former City Attorney Carmen Trutanich's replacement past "dumping proclivities".

Lets remember that this blog was front and center in chronicling now City Attorney Mike Feuer's past controversial "dumping issues" and we dare note today, that this new Patient Dumping crusade may be an attempt to mask "a continuing, and medically dangerous dumping concern of his own co-authoring" in the same area.

During his successful campaign to replace former City Attorney Carmen Tratanich, candidate Mike Feuer was the recipient $30,000 plus of campaign money dumping from employees and associates of the Fairfax area Legal Non-Profit Bet Tzedek, which had one time employed Feuer as its Executive Director.

The fact that so many of Bet Tzedek-connected individuals were willing to donate to their former colleague, raised ethical eye brows considering the new Measure H guidelines that governed campaign contributions from entities currently under contract by the City of Los Angeles to provide services.

Candidate Feuer also garnered some unwanted news and court time regarding the dumping of campaign consulting fees by noted "Private Citizen/ Campaign Consultant" John Shallman, who's low-ball consulting billing was seen as "manipulating the numbers", in regards to reaping an higher amount of public campaign matching funds.

But the most egregious Feuer "dumping proclivity" (and not exploited to its maximum potential by the Trutanich Campaign), was his co-authoring of the AB-109 Prison Realignment Debacle which is supposedly responsible for an increase in the crime rate in the Skid Row and Downtown area.

Supposed "Low Level, Non Violent, Non-Revocable Parolees" (some with serious, contagious medical issues) are being relocated to Skid Row from the state prisons and county jails as the County of Los Angeles deals with former Assemblyman Feuer's Sacramento "co-creation".

Thus, why should we be surprise that a career politician with a new office title, would practice the art of "policy dumping" to cover up the "co-authored dumping policy debacle" from his previous political gig? 

Your thoughts ...............

Scott Johnson in CD 14





Steve "Mini Riordan I" Soboroff's Mouthful First Day as LAPD Commission Chairperson

From former Los Angeles Dodgers Owner Frank McCourt "Foot in Mouthpiece" to new LAPD Police Commission Chairperson, Steve "Mini-Riordan I" Soboroff has never been at a lost for words.

New LAPD Commission Chairperson Steve "Mini-Riordan I" Soboroff

 

Playa Vista Developer/ Political Insider/ Former Mayoral Candidate Steve Soboroff will never be the politico poster child of understating a given cause or policy position.

Beginning his Recreation and Parks Commission days in the 1990's, mixed with a fail mayoral campaign, a successful effort to develop the massive Playa Vista Project and a disjointed stint as the "Foot in Mouthpiece" for reviled, former LA Dodgers Owner Frank McCourt, "Mini-Riordan I" Soboroff has never been accuse of an understatement (maybe with bombast for added affect).

Witness the very first moments yesterday after his selection by Police Commission peers as its new Chairperson. "Mini-Riordan I" emulated his fellow RINO Republican mentor ( by taking a hasty policy position) in pontificating on his desire that all LAPD field officers be equip with uniform-fitting video cameras.

On the surface, the idea has merit and should undergo further vetting, but just espousing a new policy position for the sake of garnering column inches in the "Old Gray Collectivist Hag on Spring Street" ( BTW, just think of the coverage "Min-Riordan I" would be receiving today in a Dick Riordan owned fishwrap, but I digress), does not gloss over "big picture" policy issues that are of more paramount concern.

For example, now LAPD Commission President "Mini-Riordan I" Soboroff needs to reform the politically-corrupt "Com-Stat Crime Reporting System" that has seen LAPD Senior Lead Officers become political shills for Police Chief Charlie Beck's cover-up on the true levels of violent crimes in LA.

But even of more paramount concern, is the impact of AB-109 Prison Realignment on an already, overextended LAPD. "Mini-Riordan I" Soboroff should ponder what good video-equipping LAPD patrol officers will do when close to 300 Blue Liners are being redeploy from street duties, to deal with the ramifications of now City Attorney Mike Feuer's Legislative Co-authored "Non Revocable Parolee/ Non-Violent Offender" debacle.

We wish "Mini-Riordan I" the best in his new public calling, but as in the case of his former Mayor/ Mentor, putting thought before espousing, is better than swallowing foot. 

Your thoughts ................

Scott Johnson in CD 14