JUST SAY/VOTE NO to the alleged, Thieving (and Youth Exploiting) Risers of Hermon Neighborhood Council Scheme

Voting Stakeholders of the Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council and within the Hermon Enclave, should JUST VOTE NO to the alleged, "Thieving Joe and Wendi Riser's (with supposed CD-14 support)" Scheme to create their self-serving "Mini NC". 

The aspiring "Hermon Mini NC's Emperor Joe and Empress Wendi Riser", with enabling CD-14 City Councilman Jose Huizar.

** Blogger's Notes: In an ideal Council District 14 Ethical Envoronment, alleged, self-serving THIEVES are not rewarded in anyway, especially with their own Mini Neighborhood Council ......, unless you're a Documented Jose Huizar Loyalist (with Community Influence, allegedly).

Yet, that is EXACTLY, what can happen tomorrow (Saturday) as UBER Huizar Loyalists Joe and Wendi Riser (along with Mark Legapsi), are granted their desired dream of having Hermon become a "Mini NC (with Funding)" ............, pending a "YES VOTE" from Arroyo Seco NC (including Hermon) Stakeholders.

The Hermon Breakaway Initiative is the second "Mini NC" to be voted upon in CD-14 this week, with the aspirations of a Skid Row Neighborhood Council being narrowly defeated yesterday and the chances of Hermon avoiding the same fate, is the FOUNDATION for the latest CD-14 Ethical Controversy. 

Its an OPEN SECRET, that Councilman Huizar (with enabling staff) has exercise bias in supporting the efforts of Joe and Wendi Riser (not forgetting Mark Legaspi), to become the Hermon Ruling Troika, but that support may vanish, especially with the OUTING below, of alleged THIEVERY .........., and potential VOTING EXPLOITATION of students from the Los Angeles International Charter High School (LAICHS) ......., in return for "pledges of future funding (allegedly)".

THIEVERY (allegedly): The photos below were taken during an Empower LA/LAPD/Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council (ASNC) Action to retrieve ASNC Property that "somehow" was taken WITHOUT APPROVAL, relocated to the LAICHS Campus (prompting safety concerns) .......... and relabeled as the "Hermon Emergency Bin" (that lacked proper permitting). According to the LAICHS Website, Joe Riser is a Board Member .......... and allegedly kept information from School Staff regarding the true ownership of the "Bin"; pictured below.

YOUTH VOTER EXPLOITATION: According to sources, the Student Body, Parents, Staff and Board Members of the LAICHS are being pressured to VOTE YES for the Hermon Mini NC, with the promise that the Non-Profit Charter School will receive Public Funding from the NC Budget (as what happen during the LHNC Election in 2009). The FACT that Joe Riser is a current Board Member and VERY LIKELY a future Hermon Mini NC Board Member, is a IRS/Los Angeles County Board of Education/District Attorney/Ethics Commission Investigation, waiting to happen ....... especially if this ethically-challenged SCHEME is successful----Scott Johnson

ASNC Property, relabeled (without approval) as the "Hermon Emergency Bin" on the Campus of the LAICHS.

LAPD Officer checking the Lock on the Bin.

ASNC Members "cutting the lock" during the Action undertaken to retrieve its Property.

Empower LA Staff Member Jeff Brill video documenting/inventory of the Bin Contents before its removal.

The former Bin Lock after its removal by ASNC.

Mayor Sam Exclusive: Ethical (and Safety) Issues regarding the Hermon-located Los Angeles International Charter High School

In a Mayor Sam Exclusive, we broach serious questions regarding the Ethical Standards pertaining to the Board of Director Governance of the Hermon-located Los Angeles International Charter High School (LAICHS) ......., and the protocols (or lack of) that allowed the placement of an alleged Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council Storage Container (with undisclosed contents) on its campus. 

 The Self-proclaiming "Emperor of Hermon" Joe Riser. 

 "The First Empress of Hermon (and HAT Inc. President)" Wendi Riser with appreciative CD-14 City Councilman Jose Huizar.  

** Blogger's Notes: In a Mayor Sam Exclusive, we keyboard serious questions pertaining to the Ethical Standing and Safety Protocols at the Hermon-located Los Angeles International Charter High School. 

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Hot Teasing Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine for Monday

As a once-envisioned, Neighborhood-representing, counter balance to the City Hall Power Structure, become increasingly, mere communal rubber-stamps for the Special Interests-beholden Los Angeles City Clowncil Central Committee, the subjective Leadership of Empower LA General Manager Grayce Liu, in regulating the Neighborhood Council System, is creating an environment of self-serving cronyism .........., and an unsafe environment for those who dare to speak out (or bloggin comment).

An increasingly Disempowering LA's NCs General Manager Grayce Liu.

**  Disclaimer: The following is sure to ingratiate this blogger further with a certain City of LA Department General Manager that is increasingly acting subjectively in enforcing policies that in turn, benefit the latest crony favorites of the local Clowncilperson, to the detriment of respective neighborhoods city-wide.

Witness the latest incarnation of the LA-32 Neighborhood Council, where the approval of CD-14 City Clowncilman Jose Huizar (via screening by his loyal El Sereno Field Office Staffer Julio Torres), is a requirement for any Stakeholder seeking to serve on the supposed, communal-representing entity ........., and those who don't, face branding (or blacklisting) as "challenging" ........, or worse. 

In a Mayor Sam Exclusive, we disclosed the recent verbal and physical action by a LA-32 NC Board Member, targeting a retired, Female Law Enforcement Officer during the July General Board Meeting .........,and what is the response to a "Request for Comment" from the former Failure Mayor Antonio (now Villargovea)-appointed GM, responsible for insuring the safety of ALL partaking in NC-related activities?  NOTHING, NADA, NO COMMENT!! 

This lack of granting the courtesy of a response, is sadly becoming a tired tactic of GM Liu in seeking to brand Stakeholders/Constituents seeking to question ethically-challenged decisions via respective NCs  ........,, as challenging trouble makers. 

Yet, more troubling is the adverse ramifications the subjective implementation of policies via GM Liu (and staff), are having upon neighborhoods, along with the punitive branding of those who merely seek to objective question the actions that are increasingly disenfranchising Stakeholders ..........., and in the days ahead, we will keyboard specific examples of such. 

Mrs. and Mr. Francine Godoy (seated on the right).

** We understand that these are not the "Best of Times" for the Spouse of former CD 14 City Clowncilman Jose Huizar Scheduler.Deputy Chief of Staff Francine "Bigfoot" Godoy Marco Soto. The noted Taxi Company Lobbyist (and Board Member of the Hermon-located Los Angeles International Charter High School), recently saw legislation to further regulate rival UBER, go down in defeat in Sacramento (prompting a graphic retort from State Senator Ben Hueso) may find some interest in the following from California Aware.

A bill that would place charter schools under the same transparency rules as their public counterparts faces a likely veto. AB 709 by Assembly Member Mike Gipson (D-Gardena) would put charter schools (except those on tribal reservations) under either the Brown Act or the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act—depending on whether their sponsors were local or state entities—as well as the California Public Records Act and state laws barring conflicts of interests in government and requiring the filing of public statements of economic interests by the board members and key employees. The need for such sunshine regulation, at least in some states, is suggested by an August 21 report on John Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” program. The bill got a final vote of approval Wednesday (August 24) and is now headed for the Governor’s desk. It may well die there as did a similar measure last year, because Governor Brown, as mayor of Oakland, founded two charter schools there and, according to columnist Dan Walters, has “placed $20 million in ‘startup funds’ for new charters in his 2016-17 budget.”  

We wonder what Mr. Soto's (and political friends) "Real Opinion" of the Mayor Sam Blog would be if we increased our discerning coverage of the Charter School's governess (or maybe we already do)?/

Your Thoughts ..............
Scott Johnson in CD 14.

Please Help The Family of Student Andres Perez of Los Angeles International Charter High School

Staff and Friends of Popular Herman-located Los Angeles International Charter High School Senior Andres Perez, have set up a Go Fund Me Account to help with the Services and Burial of a Great Young Man of Faith, killed in Tuesday's horrific Highland Park Accident.

Andres Perez giving Witness to his Faith.

** Blogger's Note: Its pains me, especially in the last recent months, to keyboard any missive regarding the death of someone connected to myself, either through friendship directly, or via an attachment to a friend. Yesterday's horrific accident in Highland Park that tragiclly claimed the life of a young man, grounded in faith, who was well-centered via a foundation of supportive friends and family, became one of those attachments when I contacted a friend who's child was a classmate and close friend of Andres Perez. Just in my conversations with that confidant (who acts as a quasi Den Mom to the close knit group of students on many occasions) it became readily apparent to myself, the numerous positive attributes (especially rooted in character) that Andres possessed. Simply, Andres is (or was) someone that through his continuing maturation, would of been a pillar of faith that strengthens his surrounding community via good deeds ....... In this moment of great loss, I implore those who can ......, to consider helping the Perez Family (link here to his Go Fund Me Account) in giving this Young Man of Faith a services befitting one our Better Angels of Tomorrow----Scott Johnson.