Mid-day Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine for Thursday

Former School Board Member and Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg helps secure "non-endorsement" of LAUSD School Board President Monica Garcia for reelection, by Los Angeles County Democratic Party.

 Mayor Villar's Education Machine Front Person LAUSD School Board President Monica Garcia.

Progressive Public Education Stalwart Jackie Goldberg. 

In a hot, crowded room jammed with fellow collectivists, two educational gordas of Los Angeles Public Education duel over the future of public-finance childhood indoctrination within LAUSD. 

Former School Board Member and Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg, representing the traditional unionist public school indoctrinators and current LAUSD School Board President Monica Garcia, the face of Mayor Villar’s For Profit Charter School Education Machine, sought to sway the assembled collectivist fellow travelers, in supporting their respective future vision of LAUSD.

Goldberg arose and stated the case for not endorsing Garcia to another term in office, as reported by Hillel Aron at the LA School Report Blog.

“It hurts me to speak against her,” said former City Councilmember and school teacher Jackie Goldberg, who supported Garcia four years ago but now regrets it. “Her leadership on giving our schools away to charters… has broken my heart.” 

When Garcia was given the chance to speak, she passed on using a microphone and bellowed ....

Garcia herself declined to use the microphone, but with her booming voice pointed out that “any Democrat that has endorsed in this race has endorsed me.” 

....... but at the end of the evening, Garcia went home without the endorsement of her party. Match point Goldberg and UTLA.

** KPCC's excellent City Hall Reporter Frank Stoltze has the backgound on the other endorsement actions of the Los Angeles County Collectivistcrats. Of interest was CD 1 City Council Candidate Gil Cedillo's move to deny challenger CD 1 Chief of Staff Jose Gardea party support in their election duel.  

** Downtown News Editor and "Scribe of Wit" Jon Regardie, shares his thoughts on the must watch races in March, we post an excerpt below for review.

Ninth District Battle Royale: Who will replace Jan Perry in the district that includes the L.A. Live campus and the Figueroa Corridor? Good luck figuring it out, as at least five folks have a legitimate shot at the runoff. LAPD Deputy Chief Terry Hara is the big fundraising leader to date, but some question whether a Japanese American can win the heavily Latino and African American district. Ana Cubas, the former chief of staff to José Huizar, is angling for the women and Latino blocs, but like others in the race she recently moved into the Ninth and is susceptible to charges of carpetbagging. Ex-USC government relations worker David Roberts has a deep history in the area and claims key endorsements including Downtown’s Central City Association, but he, former state Assemblyman Mike Davis and state Sen. Curren Price (a favorite of organized labor) are all pursuing the black vote. Again, this race could be decided by knocking on doors.

 ** President Barack "H" Obama's Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis has tendered her resignation. The former local state politician, is the local labor choice to replace fiscal moderate LA County Board of Supervisor Gloria Molina when she terms out in 2014.

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

Morning Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine for Hump Day

Governor Moonbeam II cries uncle to Ninth Circus Court on California Prison Overcrowding.

Governor Moonbeam II and "Greece on the Pacific" Democrats support of Prison Realignment via AB 109, has been a deadly debacle.

Great Hump Day to all as we start this morning on one of the deadly debacles of state legislation in recent history, AB 109 aka Prison Realignment. As Governor Moonbeam II cries uncle to the “Federal Ninth Circus Court”, in seeking to regain state oversight of the “Greece on the Pacific’s” state prison system, retire Parole Officer Caroline Aguirre was on KFI’s “John and Ken Show” yesterday outing those in local and state politics (Sheriff Lee Baca, City Attorney Carmen Trutanich and all democratic state legislators, minus Anthony Portatino), who supported dumping thousands of supposed “Low Level, Non Violent Offenders/ Non-Revocable Parolees” back on the streets. Aguirre did not hold back in also outing those in the Parole Department (Maria Franco), who have cover up the numerous failing of Parole employees in keeping dangerous criminals behind bars. Every reader of this post, should educate themselves on the deadly debacle of AB 109, by linking here to the “John and Ken Show” Podcast. (4:30 PM segment) We like to thank John and Ken for their public service in giving Caroline Aguirre the opportunity to spread the word on this deadly legislation.

** Memo to Mayoral Candidate City Controller Wendy “The Villar Greuel”. Your campaign's repugnant personal attack on journalist Randy Economy shows that you are worthy of the moniker bestowed upon you. Like Mayor Antonio Villar, you share his proclivities in attacking members of the press when an inconvenient truth regarding your campaign, correction, work schedule are made public.

** The Kevin James for Mayor Campaign garnered the wrath of The Villar Greuel Campaign for calling upon the City Attorney to investigate the current City Controller, regarding whether she violated city rules pertaining to campaigning on city time.

** Despite numerous visits by labor and democratic officials (as disclosed by Randy Economy), the Los Angeles County Democratic Party choose not to endorse the Villar Greuel and the other mayoral candidates before the March Elections. AB 109 supporter Assemblyman Mike Feuer and insider Ron Galperin picked up the "Dependentcrat's" endorsements for City Attorney and City Controller respectively.

** The Villar Greuel was shunned by her fellow activists sisters as the National Organization of Woman chose to endorse City Councilman Eric Garcetti.

AND LASTLY!! Mayor Antonio Villar fell back upon his “City Terrace, Born to Raise Hell Persona", in dealing with the media rabid interest in his excellent Cabo San Lucas Party with Charlie Adventures”. One reporter can be heard telling the former Tony Villar whether “What happens in Cabos, stays in Cabos? Sorry Tony! Not when you are seeking gainful, federal employment.

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

A "Cease and Desist Order" that "insists on" in the 46th AD Race

Los Angeles County Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman (top) and 46th Assembly District Candidate Brian Johnson (below) continue their "war of press releases" over democratic education reform.

No one has cease, charges insists and their is no order in this democratic intra-mural battle in the 46th Assembly District contest.

What started as a "Cease and Desist Order" against the Brian Johnson Campaign by Los Angeles County Democratic Party "Strongman" Eric Bauman has morphed into a intra-mural debate over education reform within the democratic party, that has help define the democratic candidates in this newly drawn democratic district in the Southeast San Fernando Valley.

Bringing you up to date on this intra-mural contest, Eric Bauman sent this salvo in the direction of the Brian Johnson Campaign after their "rapid response retort" to Bauman's initial "Cease and Desist Order" which we cut and paste below.

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County Democratic Party Chair and California Democratic Party Vice Chair Eric C. Bauman released the following statement in response to the Democrats for Education Reform’s statement on LACDP’s cease and desist letter:“The Los Angeles County Democratic Party has always worked side-by-side with teachers and educators to stand up and fight to improve public education for our students.“However, no organization or person, including the so-called ‘Democrats for Education Reform,’ is above the law and they may not buck the statutory requirements set forth in law. We are surprised at former State Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero’s comments. As a former Senate Majority Leader, she is fully aware of the requirements of California’s Elections Code and campaign finance laws.“Third party groups, such as EdVoice, that deceive voters with independent expenditures to promote and insinuate the purported support of Democratic-sounding groups like DFER, while being funded by Republicans and conservative organizations, serve only to mislead voters and distort truth.“The Los Angeles County Democratic Party stands behind our cease and desist letter and looks forward to the Democrats for Education Reform’s prompt compliance with its legal obligations as set forth in the provisions of the California Elections Code.”

Memo to the California Republican Party, this intra-mural dust up in the 46th Assembly District campaign proceedings, is what the state GOP should be exploiting in crafting an inclusive new message that positions the GOP as the educational reform party in the Golden State.

But meanwhile for this blogger, the 46th is turning into the mother lode of bloggin content as we near Primary Election Day in June and to the contesting parties we state, "campaign onwards!"

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