The Kenny Washington Stadium Foundation strives to rehabilitate a neglected Lincoln High School Athletic Facility Infrastucture

A proud, Bloggin Lincoln High School Tiger, Class of 1984, spotlights the efforts of the Kenny Washington Stadium Foundation, in rehabilitating a neglected athletic facility infrastructure.   

 The late, great Tiger, UCLA Bruin and LA Rams Kenny Washington.

** Blogger's Note: Please pardon this bloggin moment of flashback Tiger Pride as we share the ongoing efforts of the Kenny Washington Stadium Foundation, in rehabilitating the neglected Lincoln High School athletic infrastructure that produce the late, great Tiger, UCLA Bruin and Professional Football Star, who along with UCLA Classmate Jackie Robinson, were co-pioneers in integrating professional sports. During my four years at LHS, this young Tiger experience first hand and still feels the affects that a neglected athletic infrastructure can have on a school athlete. From running on a track that had the give of concrete, to an irregular surfaced football field, with bleachers so old that condemnation was the last recourse in preventing harm to the viewing public, this athletic graduate knows all too well the aches and pains a neglected athletic infrastructure can render. In now its third year, the Kenny Washington Stadium Foundation is continuing its public-private crusade to rectify decades of funding neglect by LAUSD, in rehabilitating the athletic infrastructure that not only produce Kenny Washington, but countless of Tiger Graduates, who's development of athletic skills, was an equal partner in the growth of the complete, character based, student athlete. Please support by attending or donating. For more information, please refer to the fact sheets, with photos below---Scott Johnson.

Kenny Washington Stadium Foundation Fact Sheet, Page 1

 Kenny Washington Stadium Foundation Fact Sheet, Page 2

The Goal of the Kenny Washington Foundation. But below the realities of decades of LAUSD neglect ..........

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Sunday Hotsheet

Jane Harman and her cigar club

Villaraigosa consigliere Austin Beutner is mulling over thoughts of succeeding his boss and says he will decide next month.  In a Daily News piece, the Deputy Mayor says despite his personal wealth, he does not intend to self-fund his campaign.  He'd rather sell himself to the usual suspects.

Has LA's teacher union, UTLA, found itself in it's waning days? The LA Times takes a look at the curent state of the once powerful organization which has not elected a school board member in eight years and isn't even trying this year.  As public employee unions fall more and more out of favor with the public, the UTLA has become the poster child for greedy special interests that have sunk California fiscally.

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Controversy galore on Election Day for Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council

As the sun rises on what is expected to be a hot day in the "City of Angels", a "devil of controversy" is brewing in the already contentious Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council Elections, the first in three years for the community just northeast of downtown.

We here at Mayor Sam were e-mail a copy of this "alleged" memo written by Lincoln High School Career Advisor Vera Padilla, who also is a current member of the LHNC and is running for re-election with the so-call "Action Slate". (For the record, the e-mail stated that the "Action Team" slate was attached to this memo.)

If this document is true, then there are questions galore about the ethical behavior of Ms. Padiila. First, the usage of school letterhead would present a serious "Conflict of Interest" involving Lincoln High School and LAUSD. Second, if this was done on district time, then questions of sanctions and discipline need to be brought to the table for discussion on why Ms. Padilla is campaigning for re-election and soliciting votes from her fellow staff members, when she is getting paid to create "road maps" that guide students to colleges and careers?

This memo, if true, is just another incident of questionable ethical behavior from the current LHNC under the leadership of David Galaviz.

Earlier in the year, this body voted to support the controversial "Las Villas Project" on the corner of Broadway and Thomas (old Rose Eye Center location). Later on the same night that Councilman Ed Reyes announced the end of the "Las Villas Project", NC members proposed giving money to support a community event for Jenny Krusoe's "Legacy LA Project". Yet at no time did any of the USC employees or Violence Intervention Program staff member Eileen Sanchez recuse themselves from voting, and not cite that their respective employers have a vested interest in the successful completion of the "Legacy LA Project"

In addition, did Carolina Castillo, USC employee and KIPP Charter School Board Member recuse herself when funds were allocated for the Charter School?

Voters in Lincoln Heights will have the final say in this contentous election from 1:00-7:00 PM today in the Lincoln High School Auditorium, located at 3501 N. Broadway.

***Afternoon Update, On site observers report that students were given hall passes during late morning classes and taken to the auditorium to vote with "Action Slate" in hand. When Principal Molina was confronted with this charge, he responded that this was a "civics lesson"..........in Chicago Style Politics?***