The Kevin James and Jan Perry Radio Show to Debut this Morning on KABC 790 AM

The Kevin James and Jan Perry Radio Show to make its cameo appearance this morning on KABC 790 AM from 9-10 A.M.

LA's newest talk radio duo Kevin James and Jan Perry.

Doug McIntyre just announced that the "Sonny and Cher of Talk Radio" Kevin James and CD 9 City Councilwoman Jan Perry, will make their duo debut this morning in a one hour cameo from 9-10 A.M. on KABC 790 A.M.

While James is no stranger to the talk radio air waves, the soon to be termed out city councilwoman will be making her debut as a perspective talk show host.

We can envision a certain mayoral candidate possibly making a call in and maybe a current CD 8 City Councilman will place a call with some witty commentary on the duo's prior mayoral campaign endeavors?

Be sure to tune in for some local, insightful political talk.

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

Scott Johnson in CD 14

A Politically Scorned Wendy "The Villar Greuel's" Texts become Campaign Fodder

With no apologies to our former bloggin Mayor Sam colleague Michael "MEAT" Trujillo, we bring you this latest 2013 Mayoral Campaign Message regarding the some adoring texts from Wendy "The Villar Greuel"  to now Eric Garcetti supporter Kevin James. 

Poor little MEAT can't bear the truth. Thus, his only recourse is to do what Chief Faker/Parker does best, embellish some spin. From "MEAT's" Facebook Page.

Breaking news: Eric Garcetti's IE attack ad against Wendy Greuel is brought to you by: Wal-Mart. 
So Garcetti returns the Wal-Mart money to only have it recycled into his IE as an attack against Wendy Greuel who just so happens to be Labor's choice for Mayor.

Denial has no bounds in MEAT's convoluted brain .....

Differences: IE's for both mayoral candidates as of today have attacked their opponents. However only Eric Garcetti's IE uses laundered Wal-Mart money to do it. Since Eric hasn't condemned it, then it must be ok, right? 

But MEAT, its OK to use DWP ratepayer's money, now washed into IBEW dues/ political expenditures, correct? Yet regardless of who paid for the effective political ad of truth below, there is no denying that the "Villar Greuel" had a "political text thing" for Kevin James.

The latest political ad from Brian Van Riper's IE Committee in support of Eric Garcetti.

Brian VanRiper ‏@brianvanriper4 MayThis is our @Wendy_Greuel web ad that will run through election day. It links to http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-greuel-garcetti-james-20130430,0,4192078.story … pic.twitter.com/r4SCRncjkG

For MEAT, the truth above is really going to become politically and monetarily acute, come May 21, as the donations below show. But then what Special Interest may have fronted the money for MEAT, maybe IBEW? After all, MEAT knows how to "recycle other people's money' as a previous Facebook passage of his notes .......

Michael TrujilloApril 20 via mobile

While eating my pastrami dipped sandwich Norm Langer handed me $40 so I can tip his own waitress. I Love LA! — at Langer's Delicatessen-Restaurant. 

Thus, maybe IBEW gave MEAT some money to "tip" the Villar Greuel Campaign? Just speculating ...., like MEAT.

03/22/13

Michael Trujillo   (Consultant, Michael Trujillo) Los Angeles, CA 90017

Wendy Greuel  Mayor 1356050 - Wendy Greuel for Mayor 2013 - General

A - Monetary Contribution Received  (IND - Individual)  [Period: 01/01/13 to 04/06/13]

$1,300.00 [Election: 05/21/13]

09/30/12

Michael Trujillo   (Consultant, Michael Trujillo) Los Angeles, CA 90017

Wendy Greuel  Mayor 1337185 - Wendy Greuel for Mayor 2013

A - Monetary Contribution Received (IND - Individual)  [Period: 07/01/12 to 09/30/12]

$1,300.00

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

Scott Johnson in CD 14

Garcettimania surges to 50-40% Lead over The Villar Greuel in LA Times Poll

As a new LA Times Poll shows Eric Garcetti leading 50-40% over Wendy "The Villar Greuel" in the 2013 Mayoral Campaign. "Garcettimania" made an appearance at a standing room only "Meet and Greet" in Sunland-Tujunga.

 Front runner Mayoral Candidate Eric Garcetti addresses a standing room only crowd at Sunland-Tujunga "Meet and Greet Event" at Joselito's Mexican Restaurant.

 Former Mayoral Candidate Kevin James and former Assemblyman Anthony Portatino pose for photo. ** Portatino was glad to meet "Infant Assemblyman Mike Gatto's favorite blogger in person. 

 Garcetti chatting it up with voting constituent,

One of many photos taken with eager supporters.

Its imperative to continue on outreach to until the last second on Election Day.

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

Scott Johnson in CD 14  

Nuch picking up Bloggin Momentum from Unexpected Sources

As the Kevin James Endorsement gives a big boost to the re-election chances of City Attorney Carmen Trutanich, unexpected momentum is rising from a formerly hostile local blogger's sphere.

 City Attorney Carmen Trutanich shakes hands with Third Place Mayoral Candidate Kevin James.

** Blogger's notes: Every once in a while, its nice to have laptop and cellphone camera at the ready, for little bloggin field trip. Yesterday's scheduling was perfect for a morning stop-by at the South Steps of City Hall, to partake in Kevin James Endorsement of City Attorney Carmen Trutanich for a second term. Trutanich was jovial and at ease during the presser (maybe the settlement of his lawsuit with John Shallman, stemming from his failed District Attorney Campaign, played a role?). For the record, Trutanich would not personally comment on the specifics of the settlement, citing a confidentiality agreement between the parties. Regarding the James Endorsement, the former Federal Prosecutor cited Trutanich past trial lawyer experience and chided challenger Mike Feuer for being a co-sponsor of the AB-109 Prison Realignment Scandal. Our notes and and other related thoughts continue below. 

As noted above, James was critical of Mike Feuer's co sponsorship of AB 109. James cited his computer search that turned up an increased number of AB 109 related crimes within California. LA Weekly's Gene Maddaus reminded Trutanich that he was a early supporter of AB 109, to which Trutanich replied that his job was to "make lemonade out of a lemon". The subject of AB 109 was also the basis for A question directed  at Trutanich by this blogger, that cited a recent comment by LA Dragnet Blogger and LA County Deputy District Attorney David Berger, which he stated the reason for Trutanich's support of AB 109, was predicated in Trutanich's desire to get California Governor Jerry Brown's support for his losing District Attorney Campaign. Trutanich responded that "Berger is a cyber stalker" and his relationship with Governor Brown predated AB 109.

 

 Trutanich and James remarks did not go unnoticed by the Feuer Campaign. At one point, an observer who was supposedly linked to Feuer's Consultant John Shallman, broached loudly on the tired subject of Trutanich's pledge to donate $100,000 dollars to LA Best, which Trutanich deflected with a "have a good day" comment and a matching pledge request of the "walk by shill". But what should concern the Feuer Campaign is a growing momentum in the local blogger's sphere, against his ethically-challenged antics. From Joseph Mailander today .............

Hey, don't faint.  But here's an excellent summary of a City Attorney debate by Paul Hatfield that may cause you to take a second peek at Carmen Trutanich.

While we have yet to see a LA Weekly's Gene Maddaus report on last night's City Attorney Debate, the Feuer Campaign (and Shallman) may want to take pause, From debate observer and blogger Paul Hatfield.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            .

The only thing missing in tonight’s City Attorney debate in Valley Village was one of the candidates shouting, “You can’t handle the truth!”

The heat did match the final courtroom scene between Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise on two of the subjects.

The first was Feuer’s controversial contract with his campaign manager John Shallman.

Feuer claims the Ethics Commission told him his contract passed muster. Trutanich flashed a document purporting that the Commission has no record of Feuer’s inquiry. Feuer countered that the Commission was not allowed to comment on his inquiry. Trutanich fired back saying if the discussion was confidential, it violated the Brown Act, which requires public transparency. He went on to chide Feuer about relying on an oral statement to support such a critical matter, implying it was sloppy practice.

I spoke briefly with Trutanich after the debate concerning the related court case filed against Feuer by an activist. He said the worst that could happen to Feuer would be the removal of his name from the ballot.

 Thus, with Mailander and Hatfield opining on the ethical issues pertaining to Mike Feuer, the time was also right to question Trutanich on the root reason for the breach between himself and former employee, turned LA Dragnet Blogger David Berger (who's supported candidate Greg Smith endorsed Feuer yesterday). Trutanich cited city confidential personal codes for not commenting directly on Berger's departure from the City Attorney Office. But as former uber critical bloggers of Trutanich now take a second look, maybe Berger will be transparent on the "root reason" for his current bloggin vitriol directed at his former boss and why he ended up back at the District Attorney's office?

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

Scott Johnson in CD 14

Morning Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine for Thursday

While the Wendy "The Villar Greuel" Campaign denigrates itself with cheap campaign stunts, Eric Garcetti gathers with former challengers, turned supporters. Plus, Garcetti gets the endorsement of the nation's largest Latino-owned newspaper chain, the Eastern Group Publications.

Former challengers Kevin James, Emanuel Pleitez and Jan Perry join Eric Garcetti yesterday in Hollywood.

As Eric Garcetti and Wendy "The Embraced Villar Greuel" prepare for tonight's first mayoral runoff debate, both campaign took divergent campaign paths yesterday, in the wake of Mayor Antonio Villar's last "State of a Fail Reign as Mayor Address".

The "Embraced Villar Greuel Campaign", on cue from Mayor Villar's "lack of education dialog" remarks, lower themselves with a cheap campaign stunt, that drew the ire of a Camino Nuevo Charter School Official, who documented Eric Garcetti's positive ties to the campus.

The school’s chief executive said she didn’t object but was disappointed when she later learned that Greuel had used the visit to attack Garcetti as a politician who would not be independent from the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), the union supporting his bid for mayor.
“Camino Nuevo should not be used for any negative campaigning,” Ponce said. “We worked really hard to get where we are, in partnership with a number of elected officials. It was disappointing to have Camino Nuevo used as a backdrop for negative campaigning.”
Ponce said that a $700,000 federal Community Development Block Grant — delivered after a council motion by Garcetti — was critical in the construction of the soccer field. 
After opening in October 2010, she said, the field “really revived the community and brought together a whole bunch of stakeholder groups and constituents.”
Ponce said that she and other school officials are not officially supporting anyone in the mayor’s race.

Meanwhile, Garcetti was gathering in Hollywood, with his former campaign challengers, who have now all endorsed his campaign.Further, the Latino-owned Easter Group Publications re-endorsed Eric Garcetti for Mayor, we post some excerpts below.

Every city official has backed bad choices that have had deep and painful consequences for Los Angeles. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa acknowledged his bad decisions Tuesday during his last State of the City Address as mayor.A true leader is one who will own up to the mistakes, learn from them, and has the courage to go back and try to make things right, if not at least better.Asking your employees to make larger contributions toward some of their benefits is not a pleasant thing to do, but as president of the city council, Eric Garcetti asked the city’s police and fire employees to do just that, and they did. We know he did not do it alone, or maybe always as quickly or willingly as some would have liked. As council president there were many things he could have done to skirt the issues, but he recognized that we are all in this together and set an example for the rest of the city’s employees to follow.We are impressed that in the run up to the May 21 election, Eric Garcetti has for the most part remained unflappable and less strident than his opponent, a characteristic we believe will bode well for the city of Los Angeles.  

FYI, you can watch tonight's debate, starting at 7 P.M. on ABC 7.

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

Morning Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine for Tuesday

A Better Way LA IE PAC in support of Kevin James gets $200,000 Cash Infusion.

Mayoral Candidate Kevin James.

Morning Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine for Monday

Great late morning as our usual political briefs become nearly a mid-day aggregation of election news.

** The Better Way LA PAC in support of Mayoral Candidate Kevin James, has been blessed with another $200,000 donation as Election Day looms on week from today. Thus, ensuring that the reform massage of Kevin James, is broadcast loud and clear.Meanwhile, this political music video should offer a compelling reason to vote "Jamezzzz"

 Kevin James Music Video

** As the Old Gray Collectivist Hag on Spring Street points out, the Jan Perry Campaign has done the best job of dispensing mailers to perspective voters. Lets make no doubt here that Perry Campaign Political Consultant Eric Hacopian, has done the best job by far of stretching campaign dollars into effective mail box pieces.

** The candidates seeking to replace termed-out CD 1 City Councilman Ed Reyes, gather one last time at Lincoln Heights Sacred Heart Church to debates the issues as Election Day nears. Going negative was Jose Gardea, who accused Gil Cedillo of being a shill for Wal Mart and Chevron Oil. Cedillo politely shrugged of the attacks, in mostly a mundane affair.

** As City Attorney Carmen Trutanich and his challengers wrapped up a series of contentious, animated debates, Nuch has released his first TV ad as he seeks to offset the monetary and Special interests advantage of Mike Feuer. Challenger Greg (not Greig) Smith picked up the endorsement of the “Valley Daily Moldy Green Sheet” (aka Daily News).

....... and Bet Tzedek has hundreds of attorneys.

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

Morning Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine for Monday

Former Councilperson Bernard Parks and Jan Perry Planning Staffer David Roberts endorsed by LA Times in CD 9 Contest. 

A candidate like David Roberts who know the district and has a plan for economic revival, is worthy of being its next CD 9 City Councilperson.

Great Monday morning to all as we enter the last full week of campaigning before our March 5 Election Day.

How excited are you in casting your vote four the next mayor, a new councilperson, a sales tax increase, some Doomberg-financed LAUSD School Board candidates and lets not forget LACCD Trustees?

According to Valley Daily Moldy Green Sheet (aka Daily News) City Hall Beat Writer Rick Orlov, only ten percent of register voters have returned their absentee ballot. That telling fact should add urgency to the campaigning of the candidates as they seek out voters to get their respective campaigns, in the top two slots, as most contests seem likely to end up in a May Runoff.

** In the contested campaign battlegrounds of Council Districts 9 and 13, the “Old Gray Collectivist Hag on Spring Street” (aka LA Times), has endorsed former CD 9 Redistricting Commission Representative David Roberts and City Councilman Eric Garcetti staffer Mitch O’Farrell, respectively. We spent some quality time interviewing Roberts last week at his Campaign Headquarters and will endeavor to share that conversation with our audience this evening.

** The candidates to replace CD 1 City Councilman Ed Reyes will meet tonight in their last debate before Election Day at the Sacred Heart Church Auditorium (Sichel and Griffin Streets) in Lincoln Heights, beginning at 7:00 PM.

** Tune in your radios to Westside LA/ Santa Moscow’s Public Radio Station KCRW at 2:15 PM , as the candidates for City Attorney come together for their last debate. Expect a contentious, vigorous dialog as the sitting City Attorney Carmen Trutanich and main challenger Mike Feuer are sure to rain verbal salvos on run another.

** The Old Gray Collectivist Hag on Spring Street is up to its old agenda journalism antics with today’s supposed expose on the past and currents comments by Mayoral Candidate Kevin James. So much for the thought that one evolves his opinions as he or she goes through daily life’s experiences.

Mayor Sam exposes more campaign work via "Stay at Home Wife/ Political Consultant Lani Shallman

John and Lani Shallman sharing quality consulting time at home. 

** Lastly, we have a “Stay at Home Mom/ Political Consultant” Lani Shallman sighting!! Last seen making over $ 1 Million dollars in business, off the likes of a WalMart and Tea Party associated IE PAC in the 46th Assembly District Election. Mrs Shallman is doing IE work in support of WalMart Friend and CD 9 Candidate State Senator Curren Price. Those chums of WalMart sure have each others back.

MAIL-1

Date Payee/Description Amount 02/07/13 West Coast Public Affairs/ Printing, mail service, delivery, data files, postage $14,286.58

$14,286.58

MAIL-2

Date Payee/Description Amount 02/07/13 West Coast Public Affairs/ Printing, mail service, delivery, data files, postage $14,268.58

$14,268.58

MAIL-3

Date Payee/Description Amount 02/12/13 West Coast Public Affairs/ Printing, Mail Service & Delivery, Data Files, Postage $14,286.58

$14,286.58

MAIL-4

Date Payee/Description Amount 02/12/13 West Coast Public Affairs/ Printing, Mail Service & Delivery, Data Files, Postage $14,286.58

$14,286.58

MAIL-5

Date Payee/Description Amount 02/21/13 West Coast Public Affairs/ Printing, Mail Service & Delivery, Data Files, Postage $14,286.58 02/21/13 JMM Research/ Survey $6,500.00

$20,786.58

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

Morning Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine for Thursday

Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate City Controller Wendy "The Valley Villar Greuel", goes negative with "liar attacks" against Garcetti, Perry and James.

City Controller Wendy "The Valley Villar Greuel".

Oh My God!! 

The "Valley Villar Greuel" totally attempted to gag her three mayoral opponents by calling them liars.

After weeks of seeing her tired talking points of "Waste, Fraud and Abuse" face factual deconstructing by the old, new media, along with her opponents, the Villar Greuel (along with "Private Citizen/ Campaign Consultant" John Shallman), snapped yesterday.

The Villar Greuel Campaign went "Pinocchilo" in an attack mailer on opponents Eric Garcetti and Jan Perry which resulted in this retort from Perry Campaign Consultant Eric Hacopian.

“The only thing revealing about this mailer is that they just confirmed to the world which candidate is in third place,” he said in an email.

Meanwhile, another of the "Valley Villar Greuel's" opponents Kevin James held a press conference in the shadow of City Hall.

James, a former federal prosecutor, opened a new line of attack against Greuel, saying she was stonewalling in responding to a public records act request for her email with campaign advisors and Brian D’Arcy, business manager of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 18.The union, which represents more than 8,600 Department of Water and Power employees, has put $700,000 into an independent committee backing Greuel.“What do they have to hide?” James asked reporters outside City Hall. “Where are the documents?”At a morning campaign stop in Studio City, Greuel said she would need to ask her city staff whether any email between her and D’Arcy existed on her city account. But she denied stalling any response to records requests.“We’re transparent,” she said. 

Oh Plez! Gag the "Valley Villar Greuel" for good (politically) on Election Day.

** LA Weekly's Patrick Range McDonald has two election-theme missives in this week's print edition. First, is an attempted unscrambling of all the candidates in the crowded CD 13 Campaign to replace Mayoral Candidate Eric Garcetti. Second, is an excellent feature story on the Emanuel Pleitez for Mayor Campaign. Regardless of the fact that Pleitez is not given much of a chance at winning. the mere telling of his life experience is an inspiration for those growing up in similar circumstances.

** KPCC Frank Stoltze provides a written narrative on the ongoing battle between the Villar Greuel for Mayor Campaign and the Los Cerritos News duo of Randy Economy/ Brian Hews. Some of the nasty exchanges.

“This is very strange behavior from someone who claims to run a tight ship,” Hews said online.  “She claims to be the city’s chief auditor, but a review of her record shows she’s really just L.A.’s chief campaigner.”Earlier, the LCCN obtained records of Greuel’s schedule that the paper said was evidence Greuel's controller's office staff illegally worked on her political campaign on city time. Greuel said they were off the city clock at the time.The Greuel campaign also hit back at the newspaper by obtaining and releasing the arrest record of the reporter who did the story.“It was the lowest of the low,” Hews said. "This was a split-second decision that turned out to be an error on our part,” Greuel spokesman Dave Jacobson said.  “Distributing materials highlighting someone’s substance abuse was a mistake."  It's worth noting it takes more than a split second to obtain and distribute an arrest record.

....... and it won't take that much longer to Vote for Kevin James on Election Day.

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

Former Mayor Riordan endorses Kevin James in 2013 Mayoral Contest

Former Mayor Richard Riordan endorses Kevin James. 

Kevin James is now top choice of the former Mayor,

Former two term LA Mayor Richard Riordan has endorsed Kevin James in a big coup for his surging campaign. 

The endorsement, following on the heals of the "A Better Way" IE PAC first TV ad, well-positions James to solidify his republican/ conservative base ahead of March Elections. 

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

Scott Johnson in CD14 

NewsConference: Kevin James, Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate

KNBC's Conan Nolan speaks with Mayoral candidate Kevin James.


 

View more videos at: http://nbclosangeles.com.

Also, a special piece with Tom Brokaw talking about his days as a newsman in LA.

"Wendy Math": A Tutorial on Bogus Political Auditing

From the Kevin James for Mayor Campaign, we bring you (Villar) "Greuel Math".

If Google can create "Spollcheck" for a certain Mayor Sam Blogger, then its time to patent an "Auditcheck" for the Villar Greuel.

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

Scott Johnson in CD 14

Mayoral Candidates Slam Wendy Greuel for Cooking the Books

City Controller and Mayoral Wendy Greuel has been touting figures of $160 million of fraud, waste and abuse in City spending she's found during her term; but it appears the numbers don't add up - and this is even according to Greuel's own bean counters.

Watch how Greuel stutters and stammers her way through being confronted with the info - or in other words, busted.

Let's put an end  to the Decade of Decline and give up on re-electing any insiders. Or LA will bankrupt within short order.

For more, watch this KTLA report...

"Henhouse" The First Video from the "Better Way LA PAC" in support of Kevin James for Mayor

The  first video highlight the "three foxes" running to control the LA Mayoral Henhouse.

Is that the Villar Greuel Fox lusting over a future City Hall Henhouse?

For your viewing pleasure from the Fred Davis "Better Way LA IE PAC" in support of Kevin James for Mayor. Link here for early thoughts from LA Weekly's Gene Maddaus.

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

Scott Johnson in CD 14

Wendy Watch: "Friday Night Light-More on Noguez (for Sunday review)"

Dear Friends,

The Los Angeles Times published an article (BELOW) regarding the questions we raised surrounding the relationship between L.A. City Controller Wendy Greuel and disgraced and jailed L.A. County Assessor John Noguez.

Controller Greuel met with Assessor Noguez weeks before the investigation into his illegal conduct and the wild reduction in property tax revenues for Los Angeles had become public knowledge. 

Supervisor Zev Yaroslavksy's website references in an article (BELOW) the city’s Chief Administrative Officer Miguel Santana saying he found out about the property tax revenue gap belatedly and that it would likely cost the city $18 million.

In the Times article Greuel says according to the city charter it's her obligation to track county property tax assessment revenues for the city.  Greuel appears to have missed or ignored the warning signs.  

Did Noguez meet with her to warn her?  Why didn’t she audit property tax assessment revenues coming to the city to make certain the city was getting their fair share?

Wendy was obligated to know, but apparently she has been too busy campaigning for a promotion to the Mayor's office, instead of protecting at least $18 million according to her own CAO.

Jeff Corless

Campaign Manager

James for Mayor

Morning Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine for Friday

The Old Gray Collectivist Hag on Spring Street unleashes "ACORN Rainey" to blunt the Kevin James Campaign momentum.

 The LA Political Insiders PR Organ of Record.

Republican Agenda Basher of Record James "ACORN Rainey".

The LA Political Insider Elites are running scare of the Kevin James for Mayor Campaign. 

Thus, its time for drastic measures by its journalistic enabler "The Old Gray Collectivist Hag on Spring Street", via this bias agenda missive by James "ACORN Rainey", on the past Villar Greuel, John Noguez meetings .

With the likes of noted Liberal bias scribes Tim Rutten and Bill "WWG2" Boyarsky, sent to the journalistic retirement dachas, it falls upon "ACORN Rainey" to protect the interests of the elite insiders and their mayoral candidate of choice City Controller Wendy "The Villar Greuel".

It should come as no surprise that the Villar Greuel's "Private Citizen/ Political Consultant" John Shallman would call upon the Times and "ACORN Rainey" to stop the upward momentum of the James Campaign, considering the Shallman/Times failed past efforts on behalf of another insider darling "The Empty Political Vessel called Chris Essel".

We understand that Rainey (and the elites), were indignant that the James Campaign would have the audacity to make the assertion that the Villar Greuel and jail former LA County Assessor John Noguez, may have shared fiscal thoughts during past meetings.

But the act of "feigning indignation missives", is a noted, repeating behavior trait of "ACORN Rainey".

This especially when Republicans or Conservatives have the temerity to question the veracity/ integrity of Liberal institutions such as ACORN,  President Barack "H" Obama, his paper cover-up of video-taped anti-Israel comments by Rashid Khalidi and now the James Campaign's outing of the Villar Greuel/ John Noguez Meeting.

Thus, the James Campaign should push upward in knowing that the elite insiders are growing restless in combating an increasing potent outsider campaign to return ethics to 200 Spring Street.

** LAUSD District Four School Board Member Steve Zimmer displayed an unknown passion for conviction at last night's Candidate forum with Challenger Kate Anderson. For some in El Sereno, they may ask where was Zimmer's conviction when he had the chance to close down a fail Charter School?

** CD 3 City Councilman and City Controller Candidate Dennis Zine may lead in the money race to replace the Villar Greuel, but former City Controller Laura Chick is backing the insider choice Ron Galperin.

** Just breaking this late AM, Billionaire Texan Harold Simmons has donated another $500,000 to the IE Committee in support of Kevin James. Clearly this is in response to IBEW's Boss D'Arcy support (again) of the Villar Greuel. James Campaign Consultant made this comment to the LA Weekly.

It's not clear that Simmons has much interest in the particulars of L.A. politics. Davis has pitched the James campaign to conservative donors as an opportunity to restore the Republican brand in California.
"My guess is that Harold Simmons would like to see Los Angeles improving its financial situation," said Jeff Corless, James' spokesman. 
Corless also took a shot at Controller Wendy Greuel, who is receiving support from the IBEW, which represents employees of the L.A. Department of Water and Power.
"A private citizen supporting a candidate is not an issue compared to the DWP union directly supporting Wendy after she has voted for their pay increases and their pension benefit enhancements," Corless said.
At a debate on Thursday night, Greuel was asked about whether the IBEW support would influence her decisions as mayor.
"I've been an independent city controller," she said. "I've demonstrated that I'm an independent person, and no matter what I'll continue to do that."

A truly independent thinker would frown upon this latest DWP/ City Council misbehavior directed at Ratepayer Advocate Fred Pickel via this post by Ron Kaye.

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