Haiku: Where are the damn synchronized traffic lights???

http://www.noblehaiku.blogspot.com/

Mayor squanders cash.

Just sync lights and buy buses!

Stop torturing us!!!

Pre-dawn missives for May Day, 2008

Time to rise, face the tomb of Marx, and sing "INTERNATIONALE" for our "brothers and sisters comrades" on this day of the worker.

May Day in Los Angeles has evolved from the days of "Meet and Confer" between riot gear wearing members of the LAPD and young communist/anarchists, to now what has become an actual event complete with large scale marches and political pandering to match.

May Day 2006 will always have a place in Angelino political folklore for the utterance of a certain slogan. "WE CLEAN YOUR TOILETS!!", by a then rising, and going places political leader.

In 2008, the likes of Fabian Nunez, Ed Reyes, Gil Cedillo, Dov Charney and Larry "Nativo" Lopez will take to the streets to remind Americans that no peace, thus no justice, will continue until we legalize/reform our immigration laws and stop the raids by ICE.

Afternoon shorts from Downtown:
Los Angeles Chamber of Collective, err, Commerce calls on ICE to stop the raids.
Major Ports shut down in protest of Iraq War.
L.A. Times running poll on the pro and cons of today's marches .
LA Times 5:50 PM Fewer protesters on May Day
****Day without a Kobylt at KFI****
Where are the crowds??? No Kobylt, no protesters.
LAPD estimates 6,000 people walked the streets

The one irony of many on display today is if we had the ability to flash back 20 years, The same unions marching today for immigrant rights (ie. more dues paying members and VOTERS), would of been protesting the impact of illegal immigration on the Blue Collar community, times do change.

The local fishwraps, the "OLD GREY HAG ON SPRING STREET" and the "MOLDY GREEN SHEET" have column feets of news print dedicated to today's events in downtown and pertinent background information. City Beat remains faithful to its leftist/unionist ideals, and stories about airport contracts, polluted school sites and a LA TIMES/LAPD PR release on gang suppression are just some of the other issues of the day.

Solidarity to all and.................................SAVE THE TACO TRUCK!!! NO TACOS, NO PEACE!!!!

BREAKING NEWS!! DC MADAM commits suicide, did Captain Jack have a scoop on local connection to the trial???

LINK to see Fox News at 10 Exclusive story on Councilwoman Janice Hahn/Grape Street Crips collaboration.