Kevin Alexander (of or de) Leon Arranges Highland Park Domicile For Announced 2020 CD-14 Campaign

In another CD-14 Political Deja Vu Moment, former California State Senate President Kevin Alexander (of or de) Leon, establishes Highland Park Domicile for his announced 2020 Campaign to replaced the termed-out Jose Huizar ........, and avoids pledging, not to run for Mayor in 2022.

The comfort of domicile (via an alleged Highland Park Room/Couch Rental), prompts a smile from aspiring CD-14/Mayoral Candidate Kevin Alexander (of or de) Leon.

** Blogger's Notes: Its safe to say that the Politico born as Kevin Alexander Leon, has never been a depository of original political thought and judging from today's comments regarding his CD-14 City Council (and beyond) aspirations ......., intuitive constituents are experiencing an unwanted Deja Vu Moment. 

In 2003, a termed-out State Officeholder (of formerly Pop Star-like prominence) narrowly-defeated an incumbent CD-14 Officeholder and made a pledge to serve his full four-year term......., but history will note that long-term commitments (such as vows of fidelity), were not a strong point of the then -branded, Antonio Villaraigosa.

Today, another termed-out State Officeholder (and failed US Senate Candidate) who brands himself as Kevin De Leon, is seeking to emulate the former Assembly Speaker in campaigning for the open CD-14 City Council Seat, while remaining vague about his own Mayoral aspirations ........ and how are constituents responding? From the LA Times;

Eagle Rock resident Hans Johnson, president of the East Area Progressive Democrats, said some in the district have bad memories of the 2003 council race, when Antonio Villaraigosa — then a former state assemblyman — ran for the seat and told voters he would serve a full four years. Two years later, Villaraigosa broke that promise, running for and winning his race for mayor. “There’s a lot of resentment still in our part of the 14th District over that,” Johnson said.

  

Its also a F-A-C-T that De Leon did not defeat (for numerous reasons) the re-elected Senator Feinstein within his own Northeast LA (and CD-14)-based State Senate District in the June Primary ...., and a future City Councilman De Leon Branding will not be a S-U-R-E thing in 2020-----Scott Johnson.

How much do they like me (or not) in CD-14?

Walsh: Villaraigosa, Obama's DNC Anti-Occupier Fixer

John Walsh in action

John Walsh (not to be confused with the host of "America's Most Wanted), is a legendary, Hollywood based activist and master of political theater. For years, Walsh has been aligned with organizations that have fought rail transit, government waste, and other municipal misdeeds that he feels unjustly impacts the poor. Though Walsh is a member of the Hollywood Democratic Club, he has no love lost for local elected officials who are Democrats, notably Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Outraged that President Obama has chosen LA's Mayor as Chairman of the Democratic National Convention, Walsh is determined to expose to progressives all of the reasons why Villaraigosa must be dethroned as convention chair. What follows below is Walsh's latest screed, in all it's CAPS lock and bombast, but, a well reasoned analysis in my view.

OBAMA'S WORST NIGHTMARE IS THE NATIONWIDE OCCUPY MOVEMENT RAINING ON THE PRESIDENT'S CONVENTION PARADE IN CHARLOTTE THIS SUMMER.

WILL OCCUPIERS' HEADS BE CRACKED OPEN IN SEPTEMBER ON THE STREETS OF NORTH CAROLINA WHILE BARACK IS GIVING HIS NOMINATION ACCEPTANCE STREET? IF SO, SAY GOODBYE FOR SURE TO THIS STATE'S SWING ELECTORAL VOTES.
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Morning Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine for Wednesday

 Meet the "Lil Tony" in me if you dare.

Mayor Villar, Pat McOsker and the LAFD Rank and File are not going to silence themselves.

Now the City Council knows the obvious.

If anyone has learned anything about the former "Tony Villar of City Terrace" in six-plus years as Mayor Antonoio Villaraigosa, don't "present contrary political witness" to the political facade refined daily by the  Mayor's image/ media team.

For United Firefighters of Los Angeles City (UFLAC) President Pat McOsker, this means that someone from the mayor's staff hinted strongly to mute his attacks on Mayor Villar's Fire Chief Brian Cumming's crafted (and much-maligned) response times stats to 911 calls.

Pat McOsker, like his brothers Tim, Mike and John, know well what its like to be on the receiving end of a "Team Villar" attack after years of association with the Hahn Family. Many local political observers including myself,  feel that the LAFD "brownouts" and follow-up service cut backs originated from the bad blood between Team Villar towards the McOskers.

... and judging from the mess that Mayor Villar has mired Los Angeles in for six-plus years, the McOskers can feel proud about their past endeavors. 

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

Scott Johnson in CD 14