Mayor Sam Candidate Endorsements: Krekorian for CD2

This is the first in a series of posts where JoeB and I will give our endorsements for candidates for LA City Council and School Board.  Where there is agreement we will give the official MayorSam endorsement to the candidate. We start today with CD2.  For each post we will give both Joe's endorsement and mine along with our comments.  The choices in CD2 are:


MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT NO. 2 

•  PAUL KREKORIAN, Member of the City Council
•  AUGUSTO BISANI, Businessman
•  None
•  Other: 

JoeB: Krekorian has represented his constituents extremely well in his short time in office. He also has the best and most responsive staff in the City.

Michael Higby: Paul Krekorian in his short time in office has shown a clear grasp of the issues and has a staff/office that is the best in the business. Paul has earned a second term and it would be disruptive to a district that has been in turmoil for years to make a change now. Krekorian's opponent, Augosto Bisani is a good man and a great businessman. But he has failed to show a clear grasp of city issues and has not made the case why Krekorian should be replaced.

Verdict: Krekorian for CD2

Los Angeles Politics Hotsheet for Tuesday

Dennis Zine does an
impression of Tom LaBonge

CM and former motorcycle cop Dennis Zine used to be a fiscally conservative Republican who know exactly what the problem was with City government.  Then he joined the City Council and became part of it.  Doug McIntyre spells it out.

Zine took some hits when he approved a Costco siting at a mall in Woodland Hills. Local NIMBYs and anti-big box wackos went apoplectic but obviously the locals want to shop there or the Washington based retailer wouldn't go to the trouble.  However, in a move to mollify the retired and the professional agitators, Costco has released plans that promise the store - which generally have the ambiance of a cargo hangar at LAX - will be really pretty!

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Los Angeles Politics Hotsheet for Monday

Calling into the LiveLA Saturday Night talkradio program, MayorSam blogger Joe B. told David Hernandez, Frank Sheftel and myself that a Christmas tree lot that has opened up on the site of a former K-Mart in Sunland-Tujunga is secretly operated by Home Depot, who most of you remember, were booted out of the community following a successful campaign by residents.  While no one begrudges a legal business (certainly a Christmas tree lot) on land leased or owned by a particular organization the reward for Home Depot in this instance certainly can not be commensurate with the risk.  This blog documented for years the continual stupidity let alone near evil this hardware chain did in that community.  Like a crack addict wanting one more fix; they're back. This really doesn't help them any.  We suggest if you are to buy a Christmas tree you purchase it from lots run by non-profit organization, churches, youth groups, etc.

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