Mayor Sam's Hotsheet for Monday

Perhaps like Walter Moore's rumored move to France some of his supporters may be considering doing the same. Valley Doll finds a Walter Moore supporter in Porter Ranch who may perhaps be planning to sell their home as well. This on the heels of an LA Times report that the Chatsworth-Northridge based Council District 12 was the only one citywide to cast more votes for Moore than Villaraigosa.

Back last July when the Mayor was off on another one of his junkets the LA Times brought to light how the City had done nothing to combat illegal trash dumping in South Los Angeles. Seven months later, the dumping continues. South LA resident Jose Vargas told The Times "People know they can get away with it."

The Mayor didn't deny reports that he plans to run for governor when appearing on a news show Sunday on CNN. Villaraigosa boasted to host John King "We won overwhelmingly." We'll try to figure out how he only got 55% of the vote in an election without, as the LA Times says, "any serious challengers."

Zuma Dogg claims that he caught on video recently re-elected School Board President Monica Garcia parking her LAUSD provided vehicle in a red zone while picking up dry cleaning and that then Garcia drove off while talking on her cell phone. Also at Valley of the Dolls. Beckford Parents Blog

UPDATE: Zuma Dogg has posted the video

Speaking of how utterly screwed up LAUSD is, Steve Lopez in the LA Times writes about how parents at his child's public school are regularly hit to volunteer and provide hundreds if not thousands of dollars to make up for funding shortfalls. At the same time the School District passes additional bonds and new taxes and it can't make the thing work. Perhaps these parents' groups that raise funds should follow the example of Valley Doll as well as Sunland Tujunga's Lydia Grant and their efforts to encourage parents to become politically active and hold their elected leaders accountable.

A Metroblogging writer and some readers point out the folly of the DWP's free CFL light bulb program - they haven't got their light bulbs yet. You may remember the DWP is spending millions to hire people to walk door to door and pass out the lightbulbs. We still don't know why DWP General Manager David "E WASTEWATER PLURIBUS" Nahai didn't figure out it would be cheaper and more efficient to put a coupon for the bulbs in ratepayers' bills that they could take to local retail stores.

15,000 citizens in Fullerton turned out Saturday for a "Tea Party" protest against tax increases sought by both the state and federal government. At the same time writer Tom Blumber of Newsbusters.org says that media coverage of similar protests nationwide - which appear to be growing - has been near nil.

California is now one hour ahead of Tijuana following the shift to Daylight Saving Time Sunday morning. Last year, the US and Canada decided to extend DST by one month however Mexico chose to remain on the traditional schedule and will "spring forward" on the first Sunday in April. So for the next few weeks those traveling between Tijuana and San Diego will need to adjust their watches accordingly.

Antonio Villaraigosa, King of Trash

When the word came out that poor neighborhoods in Los Angeles became dumping grounds for trash, where was our Mayor? On a junket in Israel.



A report on the problem issued Tuesday defended city officials despite growing mountains of smelly, rotting trash sitting for weeks amongst residents who have little power or influence to do anything about it.  The Mayor's point person on the issue, Board of Public Works President Cynthia Ruiz had the nerve to say "We have been doing a fabulous job," despite towering piles of filth and a dysfunctional patchwork of city departments that won't communicate with one another and get little done.



While poor people sit amongst the stench what does the Mayor do? He trolls for dough with people who would never have to worry about this kind of problem. 



And it's not just trash. Traffic. Crime.  The economy.  Taxes.  Cuts in City services. Hell they've raised your trash taxes twice already and want to do it again!  We won't get into his personal ethics when it comes to cheating on his wife or fundraising that reeks.  Are you better off today than you were four years ago?



If you say no, you can thank the King of Trash!