Your favorite government servant -
DWP General Manager
H. David Nahai - got
busted wasting water and power so now he's getting the conservation religion. Blogger and new Sister City Hero Alan Mittelstaedt blew the whistle on H. David seeking a public records request for the GM's utility bills - following which H. David came clean.
Apparently Mittelstaedt got so far under H. David's skin that Nahai claimed the blogger was "harrassing" him.
On the heels of the
Lakers' big loss in the NBA Finals former Laker
Shaquille O'Neal is gloating, joking with reporters
"Kobe couldn't do without me." The last time the Lakers won a championship ring was when Shaq was still in town. The NBA legend has even gone as far to record a rap video poking fun.
Random question of the day: In light of the current mortgage crisis, much ado is made about "
predatory lending." How often though do you hear the media talk about "
irresponsible borrowing?" Its time to hold individuals accountable for their actions and not exclusively blame government, business, or others when the chips are down.
You may remember an episode of
The Beverly Hillbillies where
a con man tried to sell naive Ozark millionaire Jed Clampett local landmarks like The Hollywood Bowl, the freeway system and Griffith Park. In real life, a reported former boyfriend of actress
Anne Hathaway has been accused of
fraudulently trying to sell Vatican landmarks.
And finally for whatever reason there
has been much discussion on the blog about City Council President Eric Garcetti referring to his live-in female lover Amy Wakeland as "his partner." A number of our readers feel that this is a term historically reserved for pre-legal marriage homosexual unions and that as a heterosexual
Garcetti should refer to
Wakeland as his girlfriend and hopefully soon, his fiance. Prior to the legalization of
same-sex marriage,
domestic partnership was an option for gay couples but it was and is still not available to heterosexual couples if at least one partner is not yet a senior citizen. Therefore Eric needs to marry sweet Amy as do 45 year old
Helen Hunt and her described domestic partner 47 year old
Matthew Carnahan. As an
ordained minister, I am happy to perform the service for free. After all, doesn't a future mayor need a First Lady and not a First Partner? (
By the way before you start yammering and posting about me being politically incorrect, we're just having a little fun here. The truth is now that same-sex couples are finally getting the rights they deserve; some heterosexual couples should celebrate by taking marriage more seriously.)
Labels: Alan Mittelstaedt, amy wakeland, dwp, eric garcetti, Gay Marriage, H. David Nahai, kobe bryant, lakers, shaquille o'neal, the beverly hillbillies
