Mayor Sam's Hotsheet for Sunday

The LA Times makes the case how scary it would be indeed if there were a troika of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and "two of his most unwavering supporters" Jack Weiss as City Attorney and Wendy Greuel as City Controller running the City following the March primary election. Greuel's primary opponent Nick Patsaouras told the Times "It's very apparent that Wendy is part of the inner circle, which will cloud her judgment and compromise her independence."

The DWP has to raise rates, the City is broke, yet we can give out free light bulbs to all residents! And amazingly, the DWP will be paying people to go door to door passing out these light bulbs all over Los Angeles! Yes, I understand they are the power saving, newfangled CFL bulbs.   But ask these questions: 1) How much did the bulbs cost, 2) Who got paid and 3) How much will it cost to have them hand delivered to all residences in the city?

We reported the other day that City Council Member Bernard Parks was giving up his spot on the Board of Directors for the Metropolitant Transportation Agency.  Now it appears that Parks may have been pushed.  Lots of conflicting stories about the matter from the Mayor's office as well as the Council offices of those who are rumored to be replacing Parks on the panel that will soon has millions of dollars in sales tax money to spend on boondoggle transit projects that will undoubtedly go over budget, be way behind schedule and make some very special people, rich.

The LA Times reports that former South Dakota Senator and designated Obama Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Daschle failed to pay $128,000 in taxes over three years during his turn in the private sector earning over $1 million a year as a corporate "advisor." A spokes-hole for Daschle said that the Senator "is embarrassed and disappointed by these errors."