LA Weekly Does Great Story Just In Time For Elections
The LA Weekly, particularly Patrick Range McDonald, has been churning out excellent stories lately- the expose on Tony Villarwas throughly researched and exposed the Mayor as spending 11% of his time on city business.
This week, the focus is on the 15 LA City Council members- the highest paid City Council in the nation, at $178,179 per year- “Its pay far outstrips that of councils in costlier New York City, whose members earn a mere $112,500, and San Francisco, whose members earn $95,868. Los Angeles council members earn about 70 percent more than the piddling pay of the Chicago City Council, at $110,556.”
“Los Angeles On $300,000 A Year” should be read by anyone intending to vote on March 8th. Not that we can do much about removing any of the memebers who have increased term limits from 8 years to 12 years. The article will definitely leave you shaking your head at some of the antics of the 15 Council members- there are many good zingers aimed at Jan Perry, including:
Between October 1 and January 14, the glitz-addicted Jan Perry spoke at an opening for the swank Seven Grand, the latest hip offering by nightlife impresario Cedd Moses; attended a fancy reception for fashionista Barbara Fields; spoke at the “Community Celebration in Little Tokyo” and got in a plug for herself at the Universal Soul Circus as its “guest ringmaster.”
It’s a shame that we don’t have more choices on who to elect to the City Council- and for the Mayor’s office. I definitely will be sitting this election out…
Villar was LA’s own Obama. Another demigod without substance and experience.
When he got elected it was all about how great diversity is and how it was such a big step for minorities and Hispanics.
Now the masses find out what this shyster is all about and how diversity usually equals mediocrity.
The LA voters made their bed, now they must lay in their shit.
February 27th, 2009 at 5:14 pmOfficer- check your e-mail please…
February 27th, 2009 at 5:17 pmI can’t figure out why Villar is running virtually un-opposed. I guess the Hispanics will out-vote us minorities so no one wants to run?
Politicians in general just suck so bad- WAY too many hipocrites and flat out liars- hell, my one-time hero Arnold turned out to be a huge disappointment for me…
February 27th, 2009 at 5:24 pmCORRECTION: The LA City Election Vote is Tuesday March 3, 2009. With low voter turnout, your vote will count even more. Make it count and after reading this article consider voting against the incumbents especially those who refused to debate their opponents: Garcetti, Reyes, and Zine. And also to those who voted themselves a 3rd term.
March 2nd, 2009 at 9:39 am