Morning Brief on the latest Separatist Decree via State Senate El Presidente Pro Tempore Kevin De Leon the First

As the LA Times and the "Cubafornia on the Pacific Political Establishment" continue to exploit a 120 Days Immigrant Vetting Pause, "Cubafornianista State Senate El Presidente Pro Tempore Kevin De Leon the First" is attempting to FAST TRACK legislation that would make the former Multi-Party, Golden State ......., a One Party People's Sanctuary. 

"Cubafornia on the Pacific State Senate El Presidente Pro Tempore Kevin De Leon the First".

Confederation States of America (CSA) President Jefferson Davis. 

**Blogger's Note: A Disclaimer: The following missive is a simple exercise in thought provoking, ......, and only that. Any insinuation of Racism is solely the property of those who are myopic in exercising objectivity based upon the facts----S.J.

Not long ago in the political past, a young Logan Beach (in San Diego) Union Organizer (and CLOSE friend of former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez) found a Mt. Washington Domicile (via the couch of noted Democratic Activist Carol Jacquez and Bill Rumble, allegedly) .........., and with thanks to the late LA Political Machine Power Broker Miguel Contreras, was "MADE", a Special Interests-beholden Politico (with Carpetbag).

In 2017, the now self-proclaimed "State Senate El Presidente Pro Tempore Kevin De Leon the First", who was a fleeting Vice-Presidential Option of the losing "Wife of Bill Clinton Presidential Campaign" is again, espousing his racially-tinged political rhetoric , that in hindsight, has commonality with another noted, American Separatist Leader CSA President (and fellow Democrat) Jefferson Davis.

Like the former Democratic President of the Confederacy, the Political Protege of Esteban Nunez's Dad Fabian, is seeking to exploit an ethinic (and Undocumented Populace) in furthering a self-enriching Political Agenda, as witness with his latest legislated desire to make "Cubafornia on the Pacific".a One Party People's Sanctuary.

The self-proclaimed (and inaugurated) "El Presidente Pro Tempore (and other supporters of the unlawful Sanctuary Confederacy)" know that their Political Futures are wedded to the continuing flow of an Illegal Immigrant Populace that becomes dependent on a Government Establishment (and Crony Capitalist Economic Culture) that enslaves them in a permanent Exploitation Class.   

In order to preserve their 21st Century Version of the South's King Cotton (now the Immigrant-exploiting Cubafornia on the Pacific) Economy, the now Cubafornianista Leadership, is repeating past Democratic actions, by challenging the Federal Government, feigning State Rights, by allegedly offering Sanctuary to those ........., who are in reality the latest generation of an enslaving, Exploitation Class. 

Thus, the political theatrics of the El Presidente Pro Tempore and his Democratic Brethren is no different than their 19th Century Political Forebearers,  who sought to preserve their Political Plantations (via preserving an Exploitation Class) at a GREAT cost to National Unity-----Scott Johnson.  

Hot Morning Brief on the Southeast LA Mario Beltran Political Machine for Monday

From day jobs shilling for the likes of Gil "One Bill (or Broken Deal)" Cedillo and indicted Calderon Brothers, Ron & Tom ..........., to documented, after hours "adventures" at the former Downtown LA 740 Club, ex. Bell Gardens City Councilman, now Southeast LA Political Consultant Mario Beltran, is never far from (exploiting) the latest Southeast LA Political Controversy

Pledging to tell the Truth is not Mario Beltran's best, political trait.

The reigning Bad Boy of Southeast Los Angeles County Politics, is front and center, in fermenting political mischief, again, this time in Huntington Park.

Huntington Park, which has been the political birth place for the likes of former US Treasurer Rosario Marin and indicted, former LA County Assessor John Noguez, was the latest pit stop in the on-going dialog regarding illegal immigration last week.

First Term Huntington Park City Councilman Jhonny Pineda created a national uproar when he, with the support of three council colleagues, appointed the illegal alien duo of Julian Zatarain and Francisco Medina (a former Assemblyman Cedillo intern), to the Recreation & Parks and Health & Education Commission respectively.

It was a given that rabid commentators on both fringes of the illegal immigration issue, would be fixated on the actions of the Huntington Park City Council (with Councilman Valentin Amezquita dissenting), but the "real story" behind these appointments have nothing to do with espousing the positive contribution of illegal immigrants, instead its all about the money (ie. future government contracts).

Councilman Amezquita, along with former HP Councilwoman Linda Caravallo, were in-studio with KRLA 870 AM Talk Show Host Randy Economy this past Saturday evening, to discuss the controversial appointments. During the show, a caller from HP stated that the "real story" regarding the appointments, had to do with Councilman Pineda and his council allies role in placing supporters in key commission positions, to facilitating awarding contracts to business interests connected to ......, MARIO BELTRAN (and 2016 Assembly Candidate Efren Martinez, allegedly).

While its not apparent that Beltran is seeking HP Economic Development Fund to open a version of the infamous Downtown LA "740 Club" on Pacific Blvd., there is some truisms to the fact that he is seeking to create a new business entity to hopefully garner contractual opportunities from HP officials ......., and considering that Beltran was the "Political Consultant" to the four council member majority, then that possibility could become a reality.

Huntington Park is no stranger to dubious, outside political interests, seeking to control its City Council, with the goal of reaping contractual enrichment. From 2003 to 2013, noted Southeast LA Municipal Attorney Francisco Leal, reaped millions of dollars in legal fees from the municipality before his connections to indicted former LA County Assessor John Noguez, ignited a civic rebellion against his HP City Hall allies.

With Leal out of the picture, HP (along with other Southeast LA municipalities) are being targeted by the latest political cabal, fronted by a political miscreant, who knows no shame in shilling for those, now the subject of federal indictments, viscously attacking the alleged sexual preference of his political opponents ......., and of course, behaving like he has no political skeletons, rattling for all to hear (and read in numerous missives of record).

Thus, while the likes of Assemblywoman Christina Garcia commends the Huntington Park City Council for its courage in appointing "The Undocumented" to city commissions, the blunt reality is that the same person who "outed" her alleged sexual preference, was exploiting the contentious issue of illegal immigration, to mask a blatant money grab of municipal funds (allegedly).

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

Scott Johnson in CD 14



MayorSam Exclusive: Pleitez Accuses Garcetti of Courting Anti-Immigrant Donors

Pleitez: Slamming Garcetti
Donors

In an exclusive to MayorSam, we've learned that candidate for Mayor, Emanuel Pleitez plans to present accusations against fellow mayoral candidate, Eric Garcetti, that the Councilman has taken campaign contributions from "anti-immigrant" donors in Arizona.

With both Pleitez and Garcetti, who both make note of their Latino heritage on the campaign trail, seeking to grab as much of the Hispanic vote as possible, such revelations against Garcetti could be damaging.

In presenting the allegations, based on data culled from campaign filings, Pleitez is pointing the hypocrite finger at Garcetti, who was taking the donations while at the same he supported a Council led boycott of the State of Arizona over it's controversial immigration reform bill, SB 1070.

Eric Garcetti is a great dancer!

Among the donors Garcetti is reported to have received contributions from:

Jack Selby - Selby is a Paradise Valley, Arizona financial consultant who has donated heavily to both the Presidential and Senatorial campaigns of Republican John McCain. In the last Senate election cycle, when a primary challenged McCain took a hard right turn and issued strong support for AB 1070, Selby maxed out on contributions to McCain, so much that McCain had to refund contributions made over legal limits. Selby donated $500 to Garcetti.

James Harrison - Harrison, a construction manager from Fountain Hills, Arizona also gave $500 to Garcetti. Harrison is an active contributor to the campaigns of John Shadegg, a now retired Congressman and Paul Gosar, currently a Congressman out of the Kingman area. Both Shadegg and Gosar have advanced controversial legislation for a border fence.

Michael Meldman - Meldman is the CEO of Discovery Land Company, a recreational development company. He gave Garcetti $500. He too maxed out on contributions to McCain. As well, Meldman gave a $1,000 contribution to Ben Quayle, the son of the former Vice President, who was elected in 2010 to Arizona's 3rd Congressional District, succeeding Shadegg. Quayle advocated a controversial birthright citizenship proposal and ran campaign ads claiming President Obama is "the worst President in history." Quayle was defeated in 2012 by Democrat Raul Grijalva.

Pleitez plans to make these allegations at a press conference this morning.

What will these folks think of Garcetti playing with SB1070 Supporters?

Mayor Villar the "Master Debater"? We think naught

Mayor Antonio Villar from his "We Clean Your Toilets" Speech.

Lets credit LA Weekly's Simone "The Snarky One" Wilson for her objective and thoughtful missive on the debating skills of Mayor Antonio Villar, that is, the lack of. Wilson, who like the "Bloggin Commandante", leans towards amnesty towards illegal alien lawbreakers, still had the audacity to blast Mayor Antonio Villar's CNN debate performance on immigration with former President George W. Bush's Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez.

Mayor Villar has over the years, morphed into a tire cliche machine when it comes to immigration,  "I build bridges, not fences". "A pathway to citizenship" and the most famous, "WE CLEAN YOUR TOILETS!" come to mind when forced to flashback on Mayor Villar's previous pronouncements on immigration. But Gutierrez is right on when exposing both parties shortfalls on immigration. 

Establishment Republicans see illegal aliens as a cheap pool of disposable labor who are left to their own devices in their day to day struggle to survive in a illegal underworld. Democrats see illegals as a ready source of voters to tip a split electorate back into a democratic tilt to the left with another round of amnesty, plain and simple. That is why billions of dollars in services to illegals is an acceptable investment considering if amnesty ever comes, then these voters can be counted upon to support higher taxation to offset their costs.

But for President Obama, the short term question is whether cliche-laden politicos such as Mayor Villar are the right messengers on hot button issues like illegal immigration (for bloggers and talk radio hosts, give us more "WE CLEAN YOUR TOILETS!"). But to do proper justice on the immigration issue, we need a dialog devoid of catch phrases and a renew dedication to common sense policy that predicates enforcement of current laws, with a guest worker program that makes the employer responsible for the health and welfare of their workers and lastly, a path to citizenship for those first who have followed the rules. 

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

Scott Johnson in CD 14        

Los Angeles Politics Hotsheet for Monday

Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times

In the last election the LA Times finally (kind of?) woke up to the fact that the status quo in LA they have long promulgated - whether it was the whites only Committee of 25 cabal of the real Mayor Sam's day or the current Latino-left-labor-developer unholy alliance of today - might not be good for the City.  Now they call on the status quo incumbents (and incumbent lite in the form of CD12 Clowncilman-Elect, Mitch Englander) to lead.  Ha.





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Los Angeles Politics Hotsheet for Tuesday

The Democrats' Worst Nightmare

A beautiful thing is happening in Los Angeles, that is, every weekend tens of thousands of unpaid volunteers give of their time (and sometimes their money) to work to support and assist many City departments such as the library, parks, Police, etc.  Still, the union hacks have an issue with it.

The battle continues between the Hollywood Farmers' Market and a nearby film school which, even though it is closed on Sundays when the market operates, says it needs access to it's parking lot and the market blocks it. Sounds more like the neighborhood has gone upscale since the days of the market first opening in the early 90s and the yups aren't so thrilled with the pilgrimage of hippy dips seeking organic Belgian endive.

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Los Angeles Politics Hotsheet for Monday

Generous pensions given for years to public employees by politicians bought and paid for by their unions are at the heart of the fiscal problems local cities and states are having now. For quite some time this issue flew under the radar but taxpayers are getting aware of the near fleecing of public treasuries as we have seen locally in the City of Bell.  Many states are getting tough on these pensions but as noted by the Daily News the City of LA has only taken token steps.  If the Mayor wants to solve the problem, he will have to grow some major cojones.




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The Last Word on Antonio Villaraigosa

After Antonio Villaraigosa won the City election on March 3rd, I was a bit surprised that no media resources contacted me for a comment afterwards. I understand that the election wasn't all that exciting for them....a sitting Mayor with a 3 million dollar campaign war chest going up against nine other men who combined didn't have 10% of the Mayor's money, fame, or access to the media. Not much of a contest in their eyes, so they didn't bother to write about it. It was a sad commentary on the death of journalism in this country . In most stories about the election, the so-called "journalists" didn't even bother to mention the names of his opponents.

It's too bad they didn't call me after the campaign, because I had some choice comments for them. Words I had held back on and refrained from using during the campaign. They didn't bother to ask me, so I decided I will go the independent route and use what has become the REAL and most innovative media in this country... I will blog it myself!

Who could make a better comment on the race for Mayor? After all, I was one of the men running !

When I was being interviewed on the radio by Patt Morrison of KPCC, I called Villaraigosa "the most dangerous man in Southern California". I don't regret saying it, but I may have been inaccurate. He might not be number 1, but he's in the top 5. Patt Morrison stunned me for a moment when she asked if there was "anything the Mayor had done right ?". I have to admit I hadn't thought about the question a lot, but I quickly answered that I liked the Mayors strong support of Israel. However, I actually have doubts that the Mayors enthusiasm on the subject is genuine. When he was in the State legislature he represented a somewhat different area politically than he does now, and I am not convinced that Israel was ever high on his list of priorities. Me, on the other hand, I went to Israel long before I got involved in politics, and I even have an old photo of me with a full beard wearing an IDF t-shirt (and I'm not even Jewish) . I'm not sure I could say that Antonios support for Israel was ever legitimate and not politically motivated.

I'm not going to demonize the Mayor and call him "a traitor" like a certain candidate and some of his supporters continually did. Antonio Villaraigosa is a man like any other man. He has his good points and his bad points. He came from a very rough social background and overcame some physical ailments early in his life. He struggled in his pursuit of an education but eventually overcame that to became Mayor of Los Angeles. So I will give him a little credit for that. But allow me to repeat a quote of mine from the Sunland-Tujunga debates held by the Mayor Sam blog...

"I don't think the Mayor is smart. I don't think he is talented. But this man is crafty. He is a political animal. He is almost like an old-style mob boss."

That is how I see the Mayor. An untalented, but hard working overachiever.

A man who "worked" his union connections to eventually gain political control of a major city.

A man who knows the value of political favors and a man who knows how to collect from those in his debt.

However, I also see him as a man who could easily become a dictator if given half a chance. He has worked for organizations in the past like the ACLU, and the teachers unions, and the Democratic Party... all groups who say that they support freedom.....as long as you do exactly what THEY want you to do!

Most of my opposition to him has always been on a purely ideological basis.

His liberal policies of continually growing the government and finding new and creative ways to levy new taxes are ideologies that I find highly offensive. I feel that Antonio Villaraigosas "non-enforcement" policies towards illegal immigration only encourage more lawbreaking and make our City less safe for its citizens. His tireless support of illegal immigration often makes me question his loyalty to the United States. His membership in a racist organization called "MECHA" while a student in college says a great deal about his poor judgement and his lack of character. His choice to preside over a gay marriage ceremony (in order to gain political capital with the far left) offended me because, as a Catholic, our faith doesn't allow that, and he knows it. I will spare you the details about his personal life, but again, there he shows an almost pathological inability to be honest with anyone.

To many voters, he will always be known as the man who made the famous speech in 2006 where he said "We clean your toilets!!" These are not words I want any elected leader of mine saying at any time in his career. I want leaders I can be proud of...not ones that I am embarrassed of... (which is how I feel about the current Mayor).

In my opinion, Villaraigosa is only Mayor for one reason.

James Hahn fired Bernard Parks.

The African-American community (and many Parks supporters) turned on Hahn in the election and voted for the guy who finished as runner-up in 2001. Little did they know they were voting in a man with Socialist ideologies. An illegal immigration appeaser who would end up doing more damage to the African-American community than they could ever have imagined.

Yet somehow, the 15% of the people in this city who voted on March 3rd saw fit to return him to the Mayors Office. The only part of this I understand is that most voters didn't have any idea of who the other candidates were. If any of the other candidates had raised a million dollars to spend on their campaign, this election would have been very different.

Villaraigosa may not yet be finished doing damage to citizens here. He seeks to be elected Governor in 2010.

Laugh if you want, but it is a prospect that should frighten L.A. voters. He actually has a shot at winning.

Several Bay area politicians are going to splinter the vote there, and Villaraigosa may be the only big name in Southern California to seek the job. He could take the Democratic Party nomination with a small plurality. After that, the voters of The Peoples Republic of California will do as they are told and put him in Sacramento.

God help us all.

Scholarships for the Undocumented

Right wing-nuts and left wing race baiters please take note.

Here's a dispatch from the you can be for immigration reform without being racist or wanting to ban taco trucks and novelas department.

Our Mayor is promoting college scholarships for the undocumented.  At a time when native born and legally immigrated students are struggling to make ends meet where does this fit on the Villaraigosa's priority chart?

From: Miguel Leon
Subject: CORE Scholarship for Undocumented Students - Deadline: April 10, 2009
Date: Friday, March 13, 2009

Hi Everyone,

Hope this message finds you well, please see attached..... just an FYI.

Best,

Miguel

Miguel Leon
Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa
Office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development
200 N. Spring St. Rm. 303
Los Angeles, CA. 90012
(213)473-9768
miguel.leon@lacity.org

*******Please forward to all network contacts*************

Dear Friends,

CORE (Chicano Organizing & Research in Education) is pleased to announce its first annual "Que Llueva Café" scholarship. Applicants must be undocumented, Chicano/Latino, high school students entering college this fall. The postmark deadline is April 10, 2009.

Please spread the word by forwarding this information to any students and/or networks that can benefit from this opportunity.

I am sending you the scholarship application with this email.

Microsoft Helps Illegal Alien Children

I'm a critic of illegal immigration and believe more has to be done incuding employer sanctions and getting tough at the border. Similiarly, we need to pass measures like Jamiel's Law to cut down the number of illegal alien gangbangers in our community.

That being said there's a human face to the issue and none more critical than unaccompanied minor illegal alien children. Microsoft is working to deal with the issue through the funding of legal help for these children who are victims of the debate over illegal immigration as well as problems with their own family and the economic/government situation in the countries they come from. This is a great alternative to government programs and Microsoft should be saluted.

Someone Designs A Government Program A Bigger Failure Than LA Bridges

A controversial federal program that encourages people living illegally in the United States to turn themselves in is being scrapped, after only eight people utilized the program in nearly a month.

That's all - eight.

Priorities

96% of murder warrants are for criminal aliens in the country illlegaly as is 78% of LA's most wanted list.  A 16 year old was killed during a planned gang fight near Los Angeles High School last week.  Two suspects are accused of trying to kill an off-duty police officer in San Pedro last Friday night.  The Bank of America in Van Nuys was robbed again Tuesday.



Despite that, our City leaders in LA have priorities.  They're banning fast food in South LA.  The police are arresting photographers near Britney Spears' home.  The City Council voted to ban plastic bags Tuesday. 



Yet the politicians on our Clowncil save for one won't touch Jamiel's Law and won't even admit to the crime problems we have. 



It's all about priorities.  So if you're a photographer and see Britney carring a Big Mac in a plastic bag, be sure not to take her photo.

Gavin Newsom futures fall sharply

thepartycow, Gavin Newsom, 18th November, 2005 (via Flickr)

San Francisco Chronicle:

The man charged with killing a father and two sons on a San Francisco street last month was one of the youths who benefited from the city's long-standing practice of shielding illegal immigrant juveniles who committed felonies from possible deportation, The Chronicle has learned.

Edwin Ramos, now 21, is being held on three counts of murder in the June 22 deaths of Tony Bologna, 48, and his sons Michael, 20, and Matthew, 16. They were shot near their home in the Excelsior district when Tony Bologna, driving home from a family picnic, briefly blocked the gunman's car from completing a left turn down a narrow street, police say.

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom reportedly blames the N.R.A. for the killings. SFC

Ask Mayor Sam

Dear Mayor Sam, I am a faithful reader of your blog. Not sure if you are aware or not but last week a group in Phoenix announced it is going to try and do a recall on their city mayor; Phil Gordon. As they feel he has been too sympathetic to illegal aliens. Here is a link. I was wondering if it would be a possibility here to do the same to our wonderful illegal alien circus leader, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

As much as I love seeing him pop his smiling face into every celebrity filled event or happening around town, I think he needs to be relieved of his duty so he can party full time. I just think i want a mayor who represents my demographic, i.e. working class tax payer with two kids, with legal status. Somebody who is not comfortable with a high level of illegality because it is good for his career or pocketbook. Someone who will re-establish Los Angeles as a world class city, not a third world slum. I would love to hear your thoughts on this.

Signed, Anonymous

Dear Anonymous,

As much as many of us would love to see Mayor Villaraigosa vacate the third floor, a recall is not practical. The illegal immigrant issue may be enough for the folks in Phoenix to hang their hat around; though there is significant dissatisfaction with the Mayor's positions on illegal immigration I doubt it would gain enough traction for a recall.

Another issue is timing. We're less than a year away from next year's election where the Mayor will stand for a second term. Even if succesful, a recall would have the effect of removing the Mayor only a few months before an election anyway.

Your best bet is to put your efforts into getting behind a candidate such as Walter Moore. You could donate to him here. If Moore isn't your flavor, rumors are that County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky or perhaps developer Rick Caruso are planning to get in the race and challenge Villaraigosa.

So relax and work towards another candidate. We'll have the opportunity to recall the Mayor soon without a special election.

Cheers,
Mayor Sam

Will he, or won't he?

Muskito, Flags2.jpg, 6th May, 2007 (via Flickr)

Last year's May Day escape to El Salvador was a bad look for Mayor Villaraigosa. In the wake of a controversial police containment at MacArthur Park, Los Angeles' first Latino mayor in 133 years was branded a vendido, and heckled at a make-up rally organized two weeks later.

This time around, political and public safety are in fashion. LAPD will operate undercover "extraction units" designed to suppress bottle-throwing subversives, and Villaraigosa will keep a close eye on the situation from his Third Floor chambers. No trade mission. No symposium. No Hillary.

The only remaining question: will he have the huevos to come down to the ground level and speak to the masses?

Mayor Sam's Afternoon Hotsheet

One of the arguments for allowing illegal immigration is that those who sneak over the border for a better life do "the jobs Americans will not do." But a major problem that illegal aliens can not help with and in fact may make worse is the growing shortage of skilled labor in California. As baby boomers retire, there are fewer doctors, nurses, computer progammers, etc. while at the same time the rise in population caused by illegal immigration creates more demand for these services. Ernesto Cortes Jr., Southwest regional director of the Industrial Areas Foundation, told the Temple Daily Telegram, “Right now we’re headed toward becoming a Third World city."

We need more police officers! There's compelling reasons for police officers to join other departments than LAPD. So the City has offered $5000 signing bonuses to new officers and $10,000 bonuses to officers who transfer from other departments. Mercury Insurance kicked in $1 million to help with it. But now the Clowncil wants to end the program (and spend the money elsewhere I guess).

You might think I'm shilling for the billboard companies, but I have no issue with the signs, especially if they're electronic ones put up along the freeway or in entertainment districts like Hollywood, NoHo, Downtown, etc. They might be too ugly for the Anglo Westside but if folks downtown want them or in other areas, let them do it. We don't need suburban blue-hair cranks telling us what to do in other parts of the City.

Mayor Gavin Newsom's fiance sounds like a bright chick. Jennifer Siebel planned to change her voter registration from Republican to decline to state. However, she instead registered with the right wing American Independent Party. Maybe he should have stayed with the 19 year old.

Just like the City, British bankers are seeing their expense accounts sliced. Most notably cut is reimbursement for trips to strip clubs and brothels (note to American readers: those are generally more accepted in Europe than in the US.)

Stuart Waldman picks up an endorsement from a teacher's union.

We don't hear much about NIMBYs in Beverly Hills but of course they have them in spades. They're against a new hotel on the site of the Beverly Hilton; though probably you'd have to live there to afford it. Swimmin' pools, movie stars.

Mayor Sam's Hotsheet for Monday

Tractor Dealership, Hazleton, Iowa - Photo by Mayor Sam

Rumor of the day: Mayor Villaraigosa will propose cutting the funding provided to the City's Neighborhood Councils on Monday.

There's been a buzz about Zev for Mayor for weeks. His "anti-density" tour has received lots of press as well as the adoration of NIMBYs everywhere. However, two bloggers are taking him to task. Boi from Troy makes the case that Zev's policies promote sprawl; making LA something akin to Kansas. Politicker says that Zev is a big time hypocrite who allowed high density development when it benefited the wealthy on the Westside, overbuilding the area while at the same time opposing the subway to the sea. Though many Angelenos pissed off at Mayor Villaraigosa and the City Clowncil for kowtowing to developers would gladly vote for Zev; political insiders tell me Zev doesn't have the cojones to challenge Antonio.

This isn't getting much buzz. Councilman Richard Alarcon stung from his loss on the Las Lomas development vote was once again the odd man out, but this might endear him to the Neighborhood Council crowd: He was the lone vote against raising DWP rates. He explains why in CityBeat.

A Texas teenager was given a school assignment to create a protest sign. She chose opposition to illegal immigration as her cause. Upon arriving to school with her sign, she was jumped on, thrown up against a brick wall and told she would be raped and killed by several other students. Most likely, the school will suspend her for "hate speech" and the violent students will get counseling. So much for liberal tolerance!

Talks continue between the Screen Actors Guild and producers before the contract deadline of June 30th. If no settlement is reached, an actors strike could start up just as production for the fall TV season gets underway. Maybe Mayor Villaraigosa could say something that means something here?

An architecture blog posts one of Frank Gehry's initial sketches for the Walt Disney Concert Hall. It looks sort of like one of those doodles you make when you're on the phone with someone you don't want to talk to.

Sunday Notes on Illegal Immigration

The following are a few recent items concerning the topic of illegal immigration. Publishing them does not necessarily I agree with any of the views expressed.

The former Fishwrap of Record may have got cold feet about allowing comments on their piece logging 40 views on Special Order 40. According to Mayoral candidate Walter Moore, the Times deleted his comments as well as those of others. Maybe there were too many comments from Don Quackers?

Debate continues over our comment whether Edwin Rivera, the alleged shooter of SWAT Officer Randall Simmons, was an illegal alien or not. Though the Los Angeles Times reported Rivera's uncle as saying he was born in the United States, a story on an El Salvador newspaper site quotes his sister as saying that Edwin was born during a return visit to El Salvador after the family had first emmigrated to the US. Another site with a now expired link quotes another story from elsalvador.com that alleges that Edwin was undocumented. Whether or not Rivera was ever illegal; it is clear that the shooting of Simmons - unlike Jamiel - was not related to gang violence.

A report by a Tuscon television station claims that while a significant number of US born Latinos are opposed to illegal immigration and efforts to provide amnesty, most are afraid of speaking out for fear of being ostracized by others. "There are a lot of Hispanics that are upset about the illegasl just the same way as the Anglo population," a third-generation Mexican-American told KVOA television.

A report by Men's Health says that 59% of Americans see illegal immigration as a "very serious" problem and that 74% find the impact of illegal immigration to be negative.

Mayor Sam's Hotsheet for Monday

OVER THE WEEKEND

Parents of a teenager allegedly murdered by an illegal alien will go to City Hall on Tuesday to call for support of Jamiel's Law, rolling back Special Order 40 protection for illegal alien criminals.

Rumors abuzz that a Latina from a Central California Coast Fishwrap of Record could be the next editor of the Daily News.

Saturday evening I had the opportunity to warm up the crowd and introduce KABC's John Phillips who was the emcee for the California Jaycees Foundation's Outstanding Young Californian Awards. Among the winners was Council President Eric Garcetti. Councilman Garcetti was nice enough to come and introduce himself to me; it was my first opportunity meeting him. Though Garcetti has pursued some things I absolutely disagree with, he is certainly the brightest person on the Council.

In Sunday's Daily News, KABC's Doug McIntyre offers his view on the sad story of the murder of Jamiel Shaw and the need to pass Jamiel's Law.

A great piece from Joe B. on how Los Angeles shanghaied Sunland-Tujunga to become part of the City of Angels.

LA POLITICS

We've told you before that Zev Yaroslavsky is running for Mayor on an anti-development platform. Marc Haefele takes a look at the Fifth District County Supervisor from a pro-Villaraigosa point of view. Zev still says he's not running. Yet.

Despite the City Clowncil's goofy ban on murder, a lot of people got shot and some were killed this weekend in the Valley. A total of 13 shootings were logged citywide. I guess the criminals didn't get the Clowncil's memo. If the Mayor and Chief Bratton want to keep putting their head in the sands on at least one of the issues driving crime, they can. But the chickens will come home to roost.

CALIFORNIA POLITICS

More support for Stuart Waldman. The Assembly candidate reports an endorsement from the 179,000 member AFSCME (AFL-CIO) California PEOPLE. This follows endorsements for the 40th AD Democratic candidate from a number of firefighter unions.

Immigrations and Custom Enforcement agents have arrested about 50 illegal aliens working in various Los Angeles area warehouses. No word on if the employers were sanctioned.

Looks like Absolut Vodka supports the reconquista. No wonder I only drink Grey Goose, Ketel One and occasionally, the cheap shit, UV.

BLOGS-LA-PHERE

If you miss your daily dose of Joseph Mailander, don't fret. You can catch Joe at his new blog, Street-Hassle and still get all your early morning hotsheets and Sunday Mimosas. In the recent Mimosa outing, Mailander exposes the usual bullshit that runs through LA. Also, there's links to the surviving better halfs of the legendary Martini Republic. It appears the best the dum dums visiting Street-Hassle can do is attack Joe's photos. Keep trying guys.

Shaw Family Headed to City Hall to Support Jamiel's Law

When Walter Moore first introduced Jamiel's Law, the usual third and fourth floor spin chamber (and their wannabe friends) dum dums put keyboards in motion to make the racist claim that there was no way that an African-American family who lost their teenage son to a criminal illegal alien gang banger was going to join with a White man to oppose the City's controversial Special Order40 policy at least against criminal illegal aliens, most of whom prey on black and brown neighborhoods.

They couldn't have been more wrong.

Last week, the parents of Jamiel Shaw, Jamiel Sr. and Anita, appeared with Moore on KABC's McIntyre in the Morning program to voice their support for Jamiel's Law. Since then there have been more appearances on all of the talk radio programs of record such as KRLA's Kevin James and KFI's Bill Handel.

Many local pols are not sure what to think about Jamiel's Law nor is it even certain they "get it." It's clear that many do not understand the depth of the feeling on the issue in the community. Ben Golombek, Communications Deputy for Councilwoman Wendy Greuel, reportedly spoke with one of our tipsters and said, "Who is Walter Moore? He is not elected to any post. He can not introduce legislation." (To see how patently absurd that statement is, view the history of "Megan's Law" which was not initiated by any elected officials.)

In my view, the reason for the hyper-activity out of Camp Spin-a-Raigosa and associated parties is there is a hugh fear of the fact that 1) African Americans are speaking up against Special Order 40 and 2) That Walter Moore is gaining considerable additional traction for his Mayoral campaign with this issue, and is even beginning to percolate beyond the blog-LA-sphere. Both notions scare the bejesus out of the Mayor.

Number 1 is particularly concerning. Its part of this liberal attitude, which is both hypocritical and racist at the same time, that minorities, particularly African Americans owe their complete and full allegiance to the Democratic party and liberal orthodoxy. Any deviation by an African American is considered treason and grounds for you to become the target of what would be considered absolutely a racist attack if it came from a conservative Caucasian. The Democrats and Liberals, supposedly the party of diversity and tolerance, are anything but when it comes to deviation from the lock step party line. There is no "Big Tent" within the Donkey party. We even see this with the attacks on minorities and women who do not support Hillary Clinton from the New York Senator, her husband the former philandering President and their minions such as James Carville.

Getting back to the Shaws, indeed, any thought they are not on board with the push for Jamiel's Law is wiped out by the fact that the Shaws are going to speak in favor of Jamiel's Law at Tuesday's Clowncil meeting. They will appear at City Hall to give their full support to Jamiel's law and are encouraging the community to join them.

Please help us change the law. As you know, our son, Jamiel A. Shaw,II was murdered on March 2, 2008. Now we are trying to fight back, but we need your help!

On April 8, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., The Shaw Family will be going to City Hall to speak to the Council Members about 'JamielsLaw'. We are asking you to please visit the website, 'JamielsLaw.com'. If you agree with JamielsLaw, we are asking you to support us and join us!!

Forget DWP or anything else going on. This is the number one political problem for Antonio Villaraigosa right now. The usual team will be going full force to put a stop to it. Let's hope that Walter Moore, the Shaws and their supporters go all the way. A move to help prevent the death of innocent teenagers is too important to let the usual LA politics quash it.