Morning Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine for Thursday

The retrial of former CD 2/7 City Clowncil Central Committee Member Richard "The Zorro Marxist" AlarCON and wife, begins today as the LA County District Attorney's Office of Public Integrity seeks a conviction on both for Voter Fraud.

The Booking Photos of former CD 2/7 City Clowncil Central Committee Member Richard "The Zorro Marxist" AlarCON and wife Flora Monte del Oca AlarCON.

Its Judgment Time, Part Two for the former CD 2/7 City Clowncil Central Committee Member Richard "The Zorro Marxist" AlarCON and wife.

As new CD 7 City Clowncil Central Committee Member Felipe "Mini Padilla" Fuentes awaits his moment to become the next Clowncil Central Committee General Secretary/President, the AlarCONs have been awaiting the LA County District Attorney's Office of Public Integrity second and last chance to prosecute the duo on Voter Fraud charges.

Observers close to the AlarCON Family have notice in recent months that the former CD 2/7 Clowncil Central Committee Member, has lost weight and exhibited melancholy behavior (especially after losing his Michael Trujillo-consulted Assembly bid) as the days to his next appointed time of justice, ticked away to today.

** The weeks-long silence from CD 14 City Clowncil Central Committee Member Jose Huizar, regarding the fire bombings of African-American Families within the Ramona Gardens Housing Development, ended yesterday as the Princeton Graduate, with law enforcement officials, announced an $100,000 Reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the suspects.

** For those who follow the Twitter pronouncements of CD 14 Clowncil Central Committee Communications Director Rick Coca, whoops, we meant Clowncil Central Committee Member Jose Huizar, will notice the regular supportive twitting of noted Land Use Attorney Ben Reznik (of the dubious Elephant Hill Deal). In a classic "Do as I Say, Don't Do as I Do Moment", Reznik is crying foul about a rival developer's payoff for support on a Century City Development as Bill "The Westside White Guy Emeritus" Boyarsky muses for "West LA Observed" ......

These payments, although long a dubious part of the developer-homeowner association relationship, are legal. Nobody is alleging wrongdoing. But they have become an issue in a fight over JMB Realty’s proposed 37-story Century City office building at Constellation Boulevard and Avenue of the Stars. Attorney Benjamin Reznik, who represents rival Century City property owner J.P. Morgan and the Beverlywood Homeowners Association, complained to the City Planning Commission of the conduct of four other homeowner groups who support the high rise.
He’s unhappy with JMB paying, as reported by the Los Angeles Times, $7.25 million to an organization, Friends of West L.A. for distribution to local civic institutions. Friends of West L.A. is composed of the Tract 7260 organization, California Country Club Homes Assn. Cheviot Hills Homeowners Assn. and Westwood Homeowners Assn. The associations have dropped their opposition to the project, angering homeowner groups that still oppose it.

......, meanwhile, the taxpayers are stuck with paying off the loan on a inflated-price land swindle.

** Lastly, Downtown News Editor and reigning "Scribe of Wit" Jon Regardie was channeling the poetic proclivities of the likes of the Princeton Graduate and his City Clowncil Central Committee Comrades as we excerpt below .........

Why Me?

By José Huizar

You think ruling a fiefdom is easy?

Nay sir, nay ma’am.

You do not know my burden.

You do not understand the 14th.

You do not know what it is like

   To have a $125 million streetcar

   Zoom up to $328 million.

You do not know what it is like

   To have your car go boom-crash

   Into another car,

   And to have the city attorney

   Settle the case for $185,000.

You do not know what it is like

   To back the wrong horse 

   In the mayor’s race.

You do not know what it feels like

   To have the new mayor

   Hang out with Jay-Z

   And plan a giant concert

   In your council district.

You do not know what it is like

   To have a consensual relationship

   With Francine Godoy

   And to get sued

   Because of it.

Why me?

Yet, despite all of this,

You do not know what it is like

   To know that

   You will still skate to a third term

In next March’s election.

Maybe me isn’t so bad.  

........, did Huizar mention that he went to Princeton in that long-wind rant?   

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

Scott Johnson in CD 14

Noontime Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine for Thursday

 Former CD 14 Chief of Staff and current CD 9 City Council Candidate Ana Cubas.

A $100 dollar contribution makes you a friend of Ana Cubas.

We recommend that Cubas sign DVD copies of her Youtube Classsic Video where she explains (or attempts to) the various discretionary funds in CD 14, and give them away for a higher contribution.

Great noon hour to all on this day before another TGIF, especially after a horrid election week for some of our local politicos. While some with the names of Nuch, Zorro Marxist, Brian of the $6th AD, Little Mikey and Tom of Montebello shudder at the thought of dark political days ahead. Others are planning their initial foray into the political world such as former CD 14 Chief of Staff Ana Cubas who aspires to become the only Female Princeton Graduate on the City Council.One would think that her former boss City Councilman Jose Huizar would be opening doors for his fellow Princeton Grad, but Cubas candidacy has cause some consternation between supposed allies Councilman Huizar and City Council Presdent Herb "Mini Amin" Wesson who is backing Assemblyman Mike Davis for the seat being vacated by 2013 Mayoral Candidate Jan Perry. Thus, after the collusion of Council President "Mini Amin" Wesson and Councilman Huizar on "City Redistricting 2012", the CD 10 City Council Strongman may wonder if the Princeton Grad is trying a backdoor attempt to weaken his control on the horseshoe.

** Battered former District Attorney Candidate and still City Attorney Carmen Trutanich has made it clear that he will run for re-election to his current position. But with his past DA Campaign Consultant John Shallman already spending challenger Assemblyman Mike Feuer's campaign resources, there maybe hope for Nuch in maintaining his City Hall East office space in 2013.

** Memo to MEAT, Brian and other assorted "campaign consultants" for CD 2/7 City Councilman turned 39th Assembly Candidate Richard AlarCON. Your battering at the polls by Raul Bocanegra may of been predicated by loss of focus on the "Comadre Network" by the Northeast San Fernando Valley Zorro Marxist. "MEAT", remember these ladies blog via word of mouth, not keyboard.

** 51st Assembly District Race third place finisher Arturo Chavez tells the Echo Park Patck that he'll most likely back Luis Lopez in the General Election.One person had this to say about the Chavez Campaign via the LA Weekly while lauding City of Bell BASTA's Christina Garcia defeat of Montebello's Tom Calderon in the 58th AD.

This is such a refreshing story - and a Latina math professor to boot, what are the odds of that?  It is ironic that she comes from the same hometown as political hack and felon Mario Beltran.  Mario just got his ass handed to him running Cedillo's chief of staff's campaign to replace him, Arturo Chavez.  Too bad, because Arturo was a good guy that got caught up in the back rooms of political "kingmakers."  Beltran also was an ardent Calderon supporter too although it seems that Tom could have benefitted more from a jock strap than from Beltran.  All these political staffers thinking they can run campaigns and carrying themselves as the gurus of Latino politics should cringe in shame.

.......... but the irony here is that in defeat, Arturo Chavez is standing up against the machine/kingmaker's quest to impose Jimmy "PACman" Gomez upon our community, by supporting Luis Lopez. For that, he is to be commended..

Your thoughts ..............
Scot Johnson in CD 14

CD 2/7 City Councilman Richard Alarcon names Michael "MEAT" Trujillo to City of Los Angeles Redistricting Commission

 Even indicted CD 2/7 City Councilman Richard Alarcon can laugh at his appointment of Michael "MEAT" Trujillo to the City of Los Angeles Redistricting Commission.

Will MEAT call out the "devil dogs" on those who oppose his dealings on redistricting?

Leave it to indicted CD 2/7 City Councilman Richard Alarcon to "breathe political life" back into the "dirty political lungs" of Michael Trujillo.

Last we saw of "MEAT", some unknown Assembly Candidate Jimmy Gomez was returning a campaign contribution from one "Michael Trujillo", as reported yesterday. Now a day later, Councilman Alarcon appoints him to the commission that will redraw the councilmatic boundaries within the City of Los Angeles (will MEAT recommend that AlarCON's wife CD 2 home be redrawn into CD 7?).

One can spend mucho time speculating on how the author of the infamous "bullet in the forehead email" directed at CD 14 City Council Candidate Rudy Martinez, chanced upon this opportunity to resurrect his political career. (is former Councilman Huizar's "Media Consultant" Ed Headington a close friend of AlarCON and MEAT?). This blogger wants to give Councilman AlarCON the benefit of the doubt that MEAT past work as the "Driving Ms. Daisy of Los Angeles Politics", blessed Trujillo with vast knowledge of Los Angeles by-ways that could be incorporated into council district boundaries. 

So with AlarCON's appointment, the political rehabilitation of MEAT has begun and with friends like Ed Headington and the City Maven, there will be no shortage of blogging coverage and that includes this blogger's discerning coverage.

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

Scott Johnson in CD 14