Sunday Bloggin Feature: "Are Past Judgments ($193,000+) against Academia Semillas del Pueblo still pending"?

With the recent renew interest in the controversial charter schoool Academia Semillas del Pueblo, we have received many documents here at Mayor Sam regarding present issues such as declining test scores, questionable financial standing and a failed effort by LAUSD education professionals to revoke charter renewal (thanks to LAUSD School Board President Monica Garcia). 

Yet, what many have forgotten in the recent years is Academia's attempt to restrict the free speech rights of the likes of KABC Talk Radio Host Doug McIntyre and the financial ramifications the subsequent legal ruling had on the finances of the controversial charter school.  

Doug McIntyre and then parent company of KABC Talk Radio 790 AM Disney were the target of a civil rights and defamation lawsuit by Marcos Aguilar after McIntyre's reporting on the controversial comments of Aguilar and the low test scores of its students.

But Aguilar's lawsuit fail and Academia was found liable for Disney and McIntyre's legal fees. You can read the rest of the legal findings after the jump. BTW to Doug and Disney, has Academia paid up on their legal obligations?

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Stuffing on the Veranda

President Obama salutes the Democratic National Committee Chairman

Posting light over the holiday but here are a few nuggets for you to chew on.

Phil Jennerjahn drops out of the race for CD 4 and predicts a Tom LeBong victory.

Before Mayor Sam came to LA there was not this level of political coverage as seen in a Weekly story on Rudy Martinez's race for CD14. We've even made Mike Trujillo famous. You're welcome.

Here are some opportunities for you to help your fellow man and make Thanksgiving a little bit nicer for those down on their luck. It's also a great opportunity to see your favorite local elected get their picture taken.

Not realizing there are hungry people in their own city or a massive AIDS scourge in Africa, time on their hands NIMBYs in Encino are lamenting the free market has transformed an ailing Barnes and Noble into a CVS Drug Store. In the future people will not read but they will need stimulants. Just watch Idiocracy.

It's not exactly the death of high culture but Disney is giving up making animated fairy tales after its latest Rapunzel based feature Tangled is released this holiday season. Again, the march to Idiocracy continues.

Los Angeles Politics Hotsheet for Saturday

The Grown Ups Now In Charge of CD2 | Photo by Mayor Sam

Members of the Police Protective League are baffled why their leadership spent nearly a half million dollars to elect Chris Essel to the City Council when eventual victor Paul Krekorian had a good record of supporting those in uniform.  Perhaps the PPL bosses listened to Phil Jennerjahn when the former mayoral candidate blogged that Krekorian wanted to be a gang member.

Is Michelle Mowrey, who heads up bicycle programs for the LA Department of Transportation saying that Los Angeles isn't white enough to be a bicycle friendly city? Metroblogs notes some racially tinged remarks by the official when comparing Los Angeles to Portland, Oregon in response to a question by Clowncilman Bill Rosendahl saying "With all due respect the City of Portland is 450,000 people. It’s a homogeneous community that is very white, and very progressive with respect to transportation."

Friday Team Krekorian began their first day of fumigating the CD 2 offices. It's nice to see the grown-ups in charge again in the Second District.

CurbedLA reports a developer in Santa Monica is causing NIMBY outrage for proposing a 71 foot high building near the new Expo Line on Olympic Boulevard.  As a Curbed reader  notes if the developer really wanted a 71 foot tall building they should have proposed one 142 feet.

Franklin Avenue blogs some cool old local television commercials from back in the day including those for stores who are no longer here such as Gemco and May Company.

And finally the Walt Disney Company proves it's family friendly mettle by resurrecting an homage to a now deceased alleged child molestor.