Updated Election Results via LA County Registrar Recorder Office

Counting those provisional and absentee ballots by hand.

** Blogger's note: Great Sunday morning to all as some 100,000+ absentee and provisional ballots from last week's election await processing. Updated counts were posted Friday afternoon with Tuesday the next date voting totals will be posted. Here are the updated results in the 46th, 50th, 51st and District Attorney Races. Special note to those afflicted with "Brian Johnson Myopia", the results we are about to post may cause confusion with reality---Scott Johnson.

46th Assembly District:  

ADRIN NAZARIAN	DEM	9,689	27.25
JAY L STERN	REP	7,173	20.17
BRIAN C JOHNSON	DEM	7,171	20.16

** Reality check! Brian Johnson is in third place by two votes.

50th Assembly District:

BETSY BUTLER	DEM	13,677	25.87
RICHARD BLOOM	DEM	13,542	25.62
BRADLY S TORGAN	REP	12,832	24.27
TORIE OSBORN	DEM	12,811	24.23

 ** 866 votes separates first and last place in this "Westside Liberal Battle".

51st Assembly District: 

JIMMY GOMEZ	DEM	8,863	37.43
LUIS LOPEZ	DEM	5,821	24.59
ARTURO CHAVEZ	DEM	5,494	23.2

** So much for the supposed "Campaign Managing" expertise of Mario Beltran.

District Attorney:

JACKIE LACEY		219,690	32.03
ALAN JACKSON		161,837	23.6
CARMEN TRUTANICH		153,588	22.39

** Shall(man) we nail the "Nuch Political Coffin" close?

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

Scott Johnson in CD 14

Notes on the Primary Election Scorecard for June 6, 2012

 Lies do cause political harm Carmen.

Another Big Money Campaign Loss for "Private Citizen/ Political Consultant" John Shallman.

Great morning to all in Los Angeles, California and thee United States of America!

As is customary after each election cycle, this blogger honors one of Los Angeles most beloved sports writer, the late Allan "Mud" Malamud by offer our post election musing "Notes on the Primary Election Scorecard". There are winners, definitely losers and other relevant observations on yesterday's election proceedings. But most important are your thoughts on yesterday's results.

Losers:

Dare we utter the four letter name of yesterday's biggest political loser? NUCH!

Who once again consulted his way through mega campaign funding only to sink again the political aspirations of his client? We may risk another "cease and desist order", but we must or "shall(man)" name the "swift boated, private citizen/political consultant", or maybe not .

The "kiss of endorsement death" via Mayor Antonio Villar, claimed another political candidate with former Mayor Villar staffer Torie Osborn failing to make the General Election runoff in the 50th Assembly District.

Voters in the newly-drawn 39th Assembly District will hopefully do the greater good and end the "Zorro Marxist Era" of political self-enrichment in November.

Charter School supporters ED Voice spent how much on 46th AD Candidate Brian Johnson only to see him just slip into the second spot in front of Republican Jay Stern by 83 votes?

What is another election cycle without a crying baby moment from the Infant Assemblyman Mike Gatto? Little Mikey will have multiple political tantrum days ahead as only 56% of voters selected him over Republican Greg Kirkorian who spent less than $10,000 on yesterday's vote.

The Calderon Family Machine of Montebello took a major hit yesterday as Tom Calderon fail to advance to the General Election in the 58th Assembly District. But nephew Ian Calderon (son of Chuck) placed second in the 57th Assembly District.

Under the local media radar were big losses for the public employees unions in San Jose and San Diego as voters elected to reform their respective cities retirement/pension systems.

Gotta love when the Health Nazis get defeated at the polling place, especially when the margin is close.

Congressman Howard Berman is on political life support.

** From the 39th AD, a losing streak continues for a "certain ex. blogger" who could not reverse his string of campaign losses, even with the help of some of his CD 15 campaign chums. 

Lastly, President Barack "H" Obama.

Winners:

Conservative common sense in Wisconsin.

Local Republican Political Consultant John Thomas for his work on behalf of District Attorney Candidate Alan Jackson.

Former Oak Hill Resident and Progressive Political Consultant Parke Skelton for his "Swift Boating" of the Trutanich Campaign.

San Gabriel Valley Republican Assembly Candidates Joe Gardner in the 48th AD and Matthew Lin in the 49th AD, who both bested their top democratic opponants.

Raul Bocanegra in the 39th AD.

Santa Monica's Richard Bloom's outstanding showing in the 50th AD, finishing ahead of Torie Osborn.

Luis Lopez placing ahead of Gil Cedillo's candidate Arturo Chavez and behind "The Machine's" Jimmy "PACman" Gomez. Chavez, who was hurt badly by the Kinde Durkee Scandal can build upon his positive community leagacy by supporting Lopez in the General Election.

Adrin Nazarian will surely face millions more of Ed Voice's IE money after his victory in the 46th. As usual, we must note the excellent consulting work via Eric Hacopian, on behalf of the Nazarian Campaign.

....... lastly, there is winning in losing for these two republican candidates.

Getting 16% of the vote against Assembly Speaker John Perez will not assure Activist Jose Aguilar of taking any oath of office in the near future. But he and his friend Phil Jennerjahn can share a common bond from yesterday's election. 

While not having the same success as fellow cheesehead Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, Jennerjahn like Aguilar, placed second in the 28th Congressional District to Congressman Adam Schiff with 17 % of the vote. Thus, both "Flounder" and "Jennerduh" advance to the General Election in November. WHAT A COUNTRY!! (** and great job both of you, especially for former cellar-dweller Phil).

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

Scott Johnson in CD 14.

Los Angeles Politics Hotsheet for Wednesday

Looks like Mayor Villaraigosa may have dodged a bullet.  Politico reports that local Mayors across the country are feeling the sting of voter rage against incumbents and many of the Hizzoners have been turfed out so far.  Even New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg may very well be in trouble in next week's election in the Big Apple. Stay tuned.

Word from Daily Variety via Franklin Avenue that like the daily fishwraps local TV news is in big trouble.  Legendary LA newsman John Beard is reduced to hosting happy talk in Buffalo, New York.  Boo hoo hoo. Those programs have been awful for decades.

Nanny state yet in full court press again.  The City wants to ban cigarette smoking in outdoor patios at restaurants.  Memo to Sleeping Greig Smith who is behind the measure "Cigarette's and smoking sucks but so does heavy handed totalitarian local government."  How working on a real issue? The Mayor seems to get it.

Thanks to Nuch terms around the name of his hometown, San Pedro have entered the local political lexicon.  Doug McIntyre writing in the Daily News says that the City Attorney is playing by "San Pedro Rules."

Los Angeles Politics Hotsheet for Friday

Joe B's CD2 Election Blog reports that former City Council Candidate Frank Sheftel has come out in support of former opponent Chris Essel.  A statement from Sheftel at the blog details his reasons for doing so.  However Sheftel does not indicate if he believes the Armenian Genocide happened or not.

AEG President Tim Leiweke says that City Attorney Carmen Trutanich "bullied" him and demanded that AEG reimburse the City for nearly $6 million in costs for the Michael Jackson memorial at Staples Center.  Nuch says when it comes to being a watchdog over the City's cash he doesn't mind being a bully.  Going after the sacred cows and power elite in LA is a good thing for Nuch to do.  It will bear him far more good will and political capital than going after the pot shops and busting crazy old loon Mayoral candidates.


What do you do when you're a termed out Assemblyman in need of a job? You get the Mayor to hire you at the Port.  What happens when, because LA's politics are so incestous, you have to give that job up because your wife's law firm represents the unions that the Port's employees belong to? You move over to the DWP.  That's what Wally Knox is doing and that's SO LA!

LAX has raised parking fees at the airport's economy parking lots.  Lots B and C will see a $2 per day increase going up to $10 and $12 a day respectively.  Tip: Check out LAX Park Place where you can get indoor valet parking for around $9 a day, with free shuttle and no waiting for that damn bus.

Nanny state alert! The City of Calabasas is considering a ban on plastic grocery bags.  Now we all know the old, dead Republican Mayor hates plastic shopping bags and uses reusable cloth bags at stores like Ralphs, Trader Joe's and HOWS.  He doesn't need the government to tell him to do that nor do those stores need big brother to motivate them to do something that makes sense and is environmentally friendly.  Remember when plastic bags are outlawed only outlaws will have plastic bags.

Open Thread for Wednesday

You guessed it - still too much work and no Mayor Sam.

Some suggested topics for today's open thread :

Nuch's tantalizing hint at a criminal case involving the City's expenses for MJ's memorial.

Signature gathering for CD2 race.

Someone wants to give Walter Moore a radio talk show.

Great idea! French workers "bossnap", threaten to set off bombs in their own workplace

Los Angeles City parks need an exemption to water restrictions or taxpayers will be stuck paying to rebuild lost play fields, golf greens, etc.

City Clowncil today debates restricting public comment and new penalties for what they feel is abuse of the privilage.

new City of Oakland to tax marijuana shops. LA next?


Blog away, dum dums.



(From RonKayeLA.com via YouTube)

Greasing Nuch

Looks like Pay-to Play may have already begun in the new City Attorney's office.

City Clowncil agenda 6-9-09
ITEM NO. (64)
09-1302

RESOLUTION (GARCETTI - ZINE - HAHN) relative to authorizing the City Attorney-elect to solicit and accept gifts for the purpose of financing the City Attorney-elect’s transition staff and expenses.