Magically Delicious! Tomas O'Grady on the Air Tonight!

Los Angeles City Council Candidate for the Fourth District, Tomas O'Grady joins David, Frank and myself this evening on Live LA Saturday Night on LATalkRadio.  

O'Grady, whose life adventure has taken him from the farms of western Ireland to Los Feliz, is seeking to best longtime controversial incumbent (and another Irishman) Tom LaBonge.

Also on the show, as always, from Jackass 3D, comedian Rip Taylor.

Listen tonight at 8:00 p.m.  Call with your questions live at 323-203-0815, or post them here.

Rudy on the Air

CD14 Council Candidate Rudy Martinez will join us tonight, in studio live at 8:00 PM PST on Live LA Saturday Night with David Hernandez, Frank Sheftel and myself on LATalkRadio.com.

Also on the show will be comedian Rip Taylor and West Hollywood City Council candidate, Scott Olin Schmidt.

Los Angeles Politics Hotsheet for Monday

Over 125 medical marijuana dispensaries filed for permits under the City's new get tough law.  However only 41 of those shops met the criteria in the City's view to qualify. Joseph Mailander's favorite assistant City Attorney told the Daily News "We were surprised more did not meet the standards."  The City may have set itself up for a war with the pot shops' operators however as San Fernando Valley activist/businessman Frank Sheftel, operator of the Toluca Lake Collective, said "The City Clerk gave no reasons for why they deemed someone eligible or ineligible. They are opening themselves to a floodgate of lawsuits."

Curbed LA reports that Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency Chief of Operations Glenn Wasserman has resigned.  This follows the replacement of former chief Cecilia Estolano by former CD 2 Candidate Christine Essel.

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Guest List for Live LA Saturday Night

Just a reminder tonight at 8pm I'm filling in for David Hernandez on Live LA Saturday Night.  Listen online live here (or download podcasts the day after).

Guests tonight include legendary comedian and star of the coming soon Jackass 3D Rip Taylor, political consultant John Thomas discussing Clean Sweep LA and the local scene and fresh off an appearance on Fox News and live from Tahoe, Paul Hatfield discussing the Grim Sleeper killer's pension and other topics.  It's the fastest 50 minutes in radio!