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Sunday, December 28, 2008

Los Angeles City Controller LAURA CHICK on Chicago-Style Closed Door Ballot Measure "B"..."THE PROCESS STINKS HERE."

Controller Laura Chick on KPCC's Larry Mantle "Air Talk", Dec. 23, 2008

It just feels wrong, it feels like were going backwards, like were starting to use Chicago as our role model city you know the way Chicago gets things done where deals are being struck behind closed doors all the time and the public isn't in the mix very much.

What's wrong to me is the process, something moved very quickly within three weeks with the most minimal public discussion, very little committee review. Typically, the council lmembers all want an issue that remotely relates to their committee to go to their committee. It is not at all unusual for issues especially things going on the ballot to go to two or three committees. Certainly, the Budget and Finance Committee, Councilman Parks' committee, to look at issues of  fiscal impact, and  potential cost. None of thiat happened here.

Three weeks, this thing I think maybe went to one committee very little debate, or discussion or reports presented or analysis requested..and boom its going on the ballot. We hear that taxpayer dollars were spent for outside consultant expert advice ....and that advice it seems was suppressed, suppressed even within the council.and certainly to the public including really some disingenuous efforts made to deny the existence of the report and to keep this information hidden and secret.

On top of that, a last-minute, stealth, at the 12th hour, almost as the clock was striking midnight, a heavy-hitting political lawyer serves a lawsuit against the citizens who have written the against argument on this solar ballot measure  and yanks them into court and i think suing for legal  fees as well...They're going to teach them a lesson.what is going on in City Hall...

This is an anti-transparency City Hall right now

The process stinks here. Green power, solar power, we know are good things. Creating union wage jos is a good thing, that's how our middle class is hanging on by their fingernails. But the public deserves to have thoughtful open public airing of different points of view of potential risks of the different analyses...

The way a council member should be making a decision is listening to those different tpoints of view. There was no rush here but there seems to a rush here. What is that about...My suspicion is the decision was made behind closed doors with visits from proponents of this to individual elected officials and discussions, not illegal, not violating the Brown Act, were had and everybody got on board and sold this is a good thing. This is certainly a step to helping the mayor deliver on a promise that is really been pie in the sky and that's 20 percent renewable energy by 2010 for L.A. 

The decision was made at that front end without needing to have the questions really analyzed asked and answered. It was a deal that was cut. It's my basic philosphy as an elected official when you do things that way when you're cutting deals and you don't want to discuss in detail in public, that's not in the best  interest of the public

Recent Press on Measure B (DWP Solar Energy Bond/March 3 Election) VOTE NO!

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraiogsa Tries To Silence The Public Over "Risky" Ballot Measure "B" (Solar Energy BONDoggle)

...S BLOG: City Hall Seeks to Silence Critics It's amazing to me that this story has yet to show up in any of the local media when one considers the civil liberties implications of the Mayor of a major city taking opponents of a controversial measure to court to silence their dissent. In searching the net, the activist...
LA City Update - 

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraiogsa Tries To Silence The Public Over "Risky" Ballot Measure "B" (Solar Energy BONDoggle)

...S BLOG: City Hall Seeks to Silence Critics It's amazing to me that this story has yet to show up in any of the local media when one considers the civil liberties implications of the Mayor of a major city taking opponents of a controversial measure to court to silence their dissent. In searching the net, the activis...
LA City News - 

City Hall Political Machine Tries to Intimidate Activist Community

...blic Debate on Solar Energy Fraud Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and his team of lobbyists, strategists and pay-to-play cronies have sued the eight people who signed the No. on Prop. B ballot argument -- an attempt at intimidation under the guise of law.This measure isn't about solar energy and has nothing to do with the largest solar energy in...
LA City News - 

[Zuma Press] Recent "Zuma-Dogg" Blog Mentions

...blic Access TVvia Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by LA Weekly - Los Angeles,CA,USA on 12/26/08By Rick Anderson By Patrick Range McDonald The day before Thanksgiving, Zuma Dogg, an outspoken community activist who has a comedian's sense of the absurd, ...Meet Your New Mayoral Candidate...via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by Valley Doll(Valley Doll) on 12/...
Zuma Times Blog - 

[Zuma Press] Recent "Zuma-Dogg" Blog Mentions

...blic Access TVvia Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by LA Weekly - Los Angeles,CA,USA on 12/26/08By Rick Anderson By Patrick Range McDonald The day before Thanksgiving, Zuma Dogg, an outspoken community activist who has a comedian's sense of the absurd, ...Meet Your New Mayoral Candidate...via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by Valley Doll(Valley Doll) on 12/...
LA City News - 

Sunshine on Solar Fraud: The City Council Debate

...bout things and make up their own minds but if I have to go back to the fateful City Council meeting on Nov. 7 and listen to these people prattle dishonestly about a half-baked solar energy plan, you should to.The debate started with President Eric Garcetti asking -- or more precisely answering -- what he claimed were the 13 questions distilled ...
Ron Kaye L.A. - 

Scenario for Dictatorship: Los Angeles of, by and for the Special Interests

...the people behind Antonio Villaraigosa -- men like Ari Swiller and Keith Brackpool who have huge investments in water and power development companies -- have been raising millions in campaign funds for the mayor and the political machine he heads.They are part of the inner circle of strategists and operatives who see themselves on the brink of c...
Ron Kaye L.A. - 

Lincoln High 90031- Quick Notes: The City "asks" for your advice ...

...Blog- City of L.A.'s fraud, waste, & abuse · MORE Bad Publicity For Villaraigosa/Garcetti's MEASURE B (Solar Energy BONDoggle) by LA TIMES (And They Are Supposed to SUPPORT VIAGRAOSA!) - ... Lincoln High 90031- Quick Notes - http://lincolnquicknotes.blogspot.com/
Google Alerts - zuma-dogg - 

L.A.'s Solar Energy Fraud: Is this what President-elect Obama stands for?

...bility for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's fraudulent solar energy proposal leads straight to President-elect Obama, raising questions about whether all that talk of change and citizen participation and democracy was just so much lip service.The mayor himself was named to Obama's transition team of economic advisers. Deputy Mayor Nancy Sutley -- ar...
Ron Kaye L.A. - 

NEW: Welcome to LOS ANGELES VOTERS FOR CHANGE (March 3, 2009 Election Slate)

...candidates and ballot positions in the March 3, 2009 City of Los Angeles general election.The Power of LA Voters For ChangeWe The People of Los Angeles, have a chance to create some real change at City Hall during the March 3, 2009 general election where Antonio Villaraigosa is up for re-election, several Los Angeles city council and LAUSD board...
L.A. Voters For Change - 

L.A. Voters For Change: Los Angeles Times Exposes Measure B (Solar ...

...burg (Aka: Zuma Dogg); City Attorney: Noel Weiss, Carmen Trutanich; City Controller: Nick Patsouras; Council District 1: Jesse Rosas; Council District 3: Dennis P. Zine (Incumbent); Council District 5: David T. Vahedi ... LA Voters For Change - http://lavotersforchange.blogspot.com/
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Los Angeles Times Exposes Measure B (Solar Energy Bond) As "Extremely Risky" While Council President Eric Garcetti Witholds Information From Public

...bitious L.A. solar plan 'extremely risky' An outside consultant says Measure B, which easily made the March 3 ballot, is more costly than portrayed by the city's Department of Water and Power.By David ZahniserDecember 19, 2008When members of the Los Angeles City Council agreed last month to put an ambitious solar energy plan on the March 3 ballo...
L.A. Voters For Change - 

City Hall's Solar Energy Fraud Revealed

...oppose Proposition B -- the solar energy fraud measure -- into court this morning to challenge most of their argument on the March 3 ballot.Kaufman -- who has long represented the mayor and boasts his clients include the City Attorney, a majority of the City Council, powerful city unions, numerous Democratic Party politicians, several insider in...
Ron Kaye L.A. - 

Analysis calls ambitious L.A. solar plan 'extremely risky'

...consultant says Measure B, which easily made the March 3 ballot, is more costly than portrayed by the city's Department of Water and Power. When members of the Los Angeles City Council agreed last month to put an ambitious solar energy plan on the March 3 ...
Los Angeles Times - Top News - 

Analysis calls ambitious L.A. solar plan 'extremely risky'

...consultant says Measure B, which easily made the March 3 ballot, is more costly than portrayed by the city's Department of Water and Power. When members of the Los Angeles City Council agreed last month to put an ambitious solar energy plan on the March 3 ...
L.A. Times - California | Local News - 

Vote "No" on Prop. B -- The Solar Energy Fraud

...March 3 ballot measure Proposition B is a fraud and must be defeated.A lot of discussion focused on the lack of strong candidates taking on the mayor or any of the six incumbents seeking a third term they are eligible for thanks to the ruse they used to undo term limits restrictions under the guise of meaningless ethics reform in Proposition R.M...
Ron Kaye L.A. - 

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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraiogsa Tries To Silence The Public Over "Risky" Ballot Measure "B" (Solar Energy BONDoggle)

FROM MAYOR SAM'S BLOG: City Hall Seeks to Silence Critics

It's amazing to me that this story has yet to show up in any of the local media when one considers the civil liberties implications of the Mayor of a major city taking opponents of a controversial measure to court to silence their dissent. In searching the net, the activist blogs are on the beat but our favorite nannypoo local status quo loving West Los Angeles suburban crank Kevin "Westside White Guy" Roderick poo poos Ron Kaye's story.

First some background to get you up to speed. Last month the Council rushed to place a measure on the March City Primary ballot which would effectively raise DWP rates 12% (on top of an already approved 24%) to fund an initiative for solar energy. The plan calls for the DWP to use taxpayer funds to place solar panels on the roofs of public and private buildings using only DWP employees who are members of the politically connected International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) union whose various arms and committees have donated thousands of dollars to LA's elected officials in recent years, including chief plan proponents Council President Eric Garcetti, Council Member and City Controller candidate Wendy Greuel and Mayor Villaraigosa. The speed with which the Council moved to place the measure on the ballot led the LA Times to remark that it had the "scent of a swindle."

"This rush to the ballot has the scent of swindle about it."
LA Times

The next turn in the story of a swindle was excellent reporting by the only reporter apparently awake at the LA Times, David Zahniser discovered a "secret" analysis by a City hired consulting firm found the plan "extremely risky' and considerably more expensive than was being portrayed by the Department of Water and Power.'" The key findings of the analysis inlclude that the DWP, in the consultants analysis, does not have the infrastructure in place to carry out the program and that it would cost at least $2 billion more than DWP General Manager H. David Nahai claims it will.

Amazingly, according to Zahniser's report, when Garcetti received the consultant's findings he allegedly not only kept them from the public but his fellow members of the Council. After the sunlight shone by the Times' story, Garcetti released the report to Council members (of course well after they voted to place the measure on the ballot).

But here's where it gets worse. Former Daily News editor turned blogger and activist Ron Kaye joined with several other community activists in composing the ballot argument against the plan. However the straightforward argument, mild in tone, was apparently too much for the Mayor and the Council. Earlier last week Villaraigosa hired an attorney and drug Kaye and his co-writers - including City Controller candidate and former DWP Commissioner Nick Patsaouras - into court to challenge their argument, calling it full of lies and mistruths (read the argument and do your own research - Kaye's argument is backed up by the facts). Amazingly, in addition to asking the court to throw out the opponents' ballot argument, the Mayor and his toadies are asking Kaye et al to come up with the court costs.

"They have made our Christmas week tough, trying to find a lawyer, raise money, understand the law and the risks we face."
Ron Kaye

Kaye and his associates are faced with going up against high powered and high paid attorneys including a well funded plaintiff in the case - high powered lobbyist Mitchell Schwartz - particulary during the holidays when attorneys and resources are in limited supply. Kaye reports that attorney and longtime activist Noel Weiss - himself a candidate for City Attorney - has joined The Solar Eight -- Jack Humphreville, Soledad Garcia, Humberto Camacho, Kristine Lee, Nick Patsaouras, Joe Pulido, James O'Sullivan and Kaye - as their legal advisor in the fight.

The case's next hearing is January 8 where the group will answer the Mayor's toadies' charges. That is a significant date for civil liberties, transparency and good government in Los Angeles. We will be watching.

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Posted by Michael Higby @ 12/28/2008 12:38:00 PM 0 Comments

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraiogsa Tries To Silence The Public Over "Risky" Ballot Measure "B" (Solar Energy BONDoggle)

FROM MAYOR SAM'S BLOG: City Hall Seeks to Silence Critics

It's amazing to me that this story has yet to show up in any of the local media when one considers the civil liberties implications of the Mayor of a major city taking opponents of a controversial measure to court to silence their dissent. In searching the net, the activist blogs are on the beat but our favorite nannypoo local status quo loving West Los Angeles suburban crank Kevin "Westside White Guy" Roderick poo poos Ron Kaye's story.

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Posted by Michael Higby @ 12/28/2008 12:38:00 PM 0 Comments

City Hall Political Machine Tries to Intimidate Activist Community

City Hall Political Machine Tries to Intimidate Activist Community

Lawsuit Seeks to Squelch Public Debate on Solar Energy Fraud


Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and his team of lobbyists, strategists and pay-to-play cronies have sued the eight people who signed the No. on Prop. B ballot argument -- an attempt at intimidation under the guise of law.

This measure isn't about solar energy and has nothing to do with the largest solar energy initiative ever undertaken. The City Council and mayor could initiate that by their own actions. This is solely about paying blackmail to the DWP and its IBEW union which have blocked solar projects for a decade and would have exclusivity on large-scale projects under this measure.

The Solar Eight -- Jack Humphreville, Soledad Garcia, Humberto Camacho, Kristine Lee, Nick Patsaouras, Joe Pulido, James O'Sullivan and me -- will not be silenced by this tactic.

But our lives have made difficult as we need to respond in court on Tuesday to the allegations that are ballot argument is false and misleading. We were unable to find a lawyer knowledgeable in city election law because this was dropped on us during Christmas week but Noel Weiss, candidate for City Attorney, has now volunteered to provide us help in putting together our pleading. The next hearing in court is Jan. 8.

Stephen Kaufman's law firm, which represents the mayor, eight City Council members and a host of other political figures, is handling the case for the City Hall political machine for the named plaintiff, Mitchell Schwartz, a high-powered environmental lobbyist.

This isn't just an attempt to squelch the Solar Eight or the debate over this phony ballot measure but a direct assault on everyone's right to freedom of speech and to participate in the political and electoral process.

We need support from Neighborhood Councils, homeowner and resident groups, service clubs, churches and every individual who cares about L.A. This is a defining moment. We need to come together and stop the political machine that is destroying the city. If we won't fight as one against these tactics and this dirty deal, I don't know that we ever will.

The March 3 primary gives us the chance to change L.A., to elect candidates to the City Controller's and City Attorney's offices who can stand for the community. Villaraigosa, Wendy Greuel and Jack Weiss along with the 15 obedient council members will have nothing in their way if they prevail in this election.

I have written about it today and over several days recently. Here are the links to copy and paste:

http://ronkayela.com/2008/12/prop-b-is-for-bribery-and-blac.html
http://ronkayela.com/2008/12/sunshine-on-solar-fraud-the-ci.html
http://ronkayela.com/2008/12/laura-chick-chicagostyle-polit.html
http://ronkayela.com/2008/12/scenario-for-dictatorship-los.html
http://ronkayela.com/2008/12/las-solar-energy-fraud-is-this.html
http://ronkayela.com/2008/12/las-solar-energy-fraud-is-this.html
http://ronkayela.com/2008/12/the-secret-solar-plan-document.html
http://ronkayela.com/2008/12/the-city-hall-political-machin.html

Support the Solar Eight. Support the efforts to make this a great city and get rid of Chicago-style corruption.

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Zuma Dogg For Mayor: Rose Bowl Party, New Year's Day in Lincoln Heights, CA





ZUMA DOGG

For Mayor


Thursday January 1st, 2009

NEW YEAR’S DAY
Rose Bowl Party

12Noon


DJs * LIVE Music * Food * Voter Info


USC vs. Penn State

Corner of

BROADWAY & DALY

2437 N. Broadway

Lincoln Heights, CA 90031


Meet and Greet

Zuma Dogg, Candidate for Mayor

Jesse Rosas, Candidate for L.A. City Council District 1


ZumaDoggForMayor.com – Rosas2009.org


Let’s Clean Up City Hall”



Friday, December 26, 2008

[Zuma Press] Recent "Zuma-Dogg" Blog Mentions




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Shutting Down Public Access TV
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by LA Weekly - Los Angeles,CA,USA on 12/26/08
By Rick Anderson By Patrick Range McDonald The day before Thanksgiving, Zuma Dogg, an outspoken community activist who has a comedian's sense of the absurd, ...

Meet Your New Mayoral Candidate...
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by Valley Doll(Valley Doll) on 12/26/08
Zuma Dogg (LA Daily Blog) and Michael "Mayor Sam" Higby are presenting a HOLIDAY PARTY, this Friday, December 12th, 7pm, at Casa Princesa in Eagle Rock (4527 York Blvd., just east of Eagle Rock Blvd., across from Sparkletts.) ...Valley of the Doll - http://valleydollshouse.blogspot.com/

Shutting Down Public Access TV
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/26/08
The day before Thanksgiving, Zuma Dogg, an outspoken community activist who has a comedian's sense of the absurd, stands in the far back of the thinly attended City Council meeting at Los Angeles City Hall, waiting his turn to speak ...LA Weekly News - http://www.laweekly.com/

Morning Buzz: Thursday 12.11.08
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by Kevin Roderick on 12/26/08
LAT; LA Weekly runs a puff piece on City Hall gadfly and candidate Zuma Dogg, the paper's past freelancer. LA Weekly; Wilshire's Miracle Mile has a new rooftop sign. Variety; Celeste Fremon has some bad news and some good news in the ...LA Observed - http://www.laobserved.com/

LAist: Mayoral Candidate *Zuma Dogg* & Time Warner
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/26/08
LA Weekly nicely profiles activist and public-access television star Zuma Dogg who is running for mayor on the March ballot. But the story is much more than ...

Mayoral Candidate *Zuma Dogg* & Time Warner
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/26/08
LA Weekly nicely profiles activist and public-access television star Zuma Dogg who is running for mayor on the March ballot. But the story is much more than just Zuma, it's...Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA... - http://www.yourstreet.com/news/los-angeles-ca-civic-center

Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics: *Zuma Dogg* *...*
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/26/08
Nov 27, 2008 ... Labels: bernard parks, gene simmons, Los Angeles City Council, public comment, wendy greuel, zuma dogg, zuma dogg marathon ...

Talk Radio One » Blog Archive » Marc Germain LIVE MONDAY 8PM *...*
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/26/08
A local food blogger has some suggestions of where to find good eats in LA. Zuma Dogg may be LA's next mayor. Photojournalist Ken Kobre has a new site to promote and The Gossip Mom. You must be logged in to post a comment. ...Talk Radio One - http://www.talkradioone.com/

Zuma's LA Daily Blog: NEW: The "*Zuma Dogg* For Mayor" Campaign T *...*
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/26/08
ZUMA DOGG FOR MAYOR Campaign sign:. $10.00 per 20 signs. (Approx. 7 inches x 22 inches) Each one custom made by ZD. This is a picture taken at an art gallery that featured the sign as a "work of art" (thank you) tonight in NoHo. ...Zuma's LA Daily Blog - http://ladailyblog.blogspot.com/

Los Angeles Times Pressmens 20 Year Club: Rainy Monday News
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/26/08
The Blogging Pressman meets Zuma Dogg · Sam Zell is a douche - William Lobdell; What Happened to "Tell Zell"? - Patterico; Your Subscription Has Run Out - Tina Dupuy; The Day the Newspaper Died - Splice Today; The Lowdown on Motown ...Los Angeles Times Pressmens 20 Year Club - http://www.edpadgett.com/blog/blog.html

Josh's Blog: I Met Tom LaBonge Today
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by Josh Haden on 12/26/08
Go Zuma Dogg! And Tom LaBonge too! And my favorite T.V. news anchorwoman, Ellen Cheng, who hosts the informative L.A. This Week. It'll be a sad day if L.A. Public Access goes away. It doesn't seem right. The new California State law ...Josh's Blog - http://joshhaden.blogspot.com/

LAist: *Zuma Dogg* Collects Signatures for Mayoral Campaign
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/26/08
Dec 3, 2008 ... Activist, Venice local, political gadfly and blogger Zuma Dogg has collected enough signatures to hopefully qualify for the March 3rd ballot ...

Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics: *Zuma Dogg* *...*
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/26/08
Mayoral candidate Zuma Dogg senses growing momentum for his campaign and challenges the notion that Walter Moore, with support from talkradio hosts and about $200000 in campaign funds, is the leading challenger to Mayor Villaraigosa. ...Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home... - http://mayorsam.blogspot.com/

Dwarl: Other blogs in Los Angeles
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by D.. on 12/26/08
Zuma Dogg though, seems to have devoted his life to doing this - he tries to hold our elected politicians to account, but so much seems to slip and slide through the massive multi layer bureaucracy. at 8:50 AM. Labels: Los Angeles ...Dwarl - http://dwarl.blogspot.com/

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/26/08
Now that Zuma Dogg has been certified as an official candidate for the Los Angeles ... by Los Angeles Mayoral Candiate Zuma Dogg and "Guitar Player" Gil. ...

Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics: Mayor *...*
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/26/08
Zuma Dogg is interviewed by Talk Radio One host Marc Germain about his campaign for Mayor. Unlike some other local talkradio hosts, Germain does not appear to be impressed by candidate Walter Moore, calling Moore's candidacy "one note. ...Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home... - http://mayorsam.blogspot.com/

Lincoln High 90031- Quick Notes: Elections all done? Still a *...*
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by rg- readingnews on 12/26/08
The most interesting challenger on that list is Zuma Dogg, a city activist, beginning over two years ago in that role with a dispute for his own matter with the city and learning the ropes of what goes on in city hall since then, ...Lincoln High 90031- Quick Notes - http://lincolnquicknotes.blogspot.com/

Zuma's LA Daily Blog: *ZUMA DOGG* EXCLUSIVE: LOS ANGELES CITY *...*
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/26/08
I know people are saying, "Oh Zuma Dogg, you yell and scream and are loud." Don't be bamboozled by the YouTube videos of the past. I DO raise my voice sometimes, in a passionate way, and sometimes if the Council president thinks it is ...Zuma's LA Daily Blog - http://ladailyblog.blogspot.com/

Zuma's LA Daily Blog: *Zuma Dogg* PayPal Alert!
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/26/08
Welp, the year of council meetings wrapped up yesterday, and so did Zuma Dogg's money. As of this moment, I have $0.00. Yeah, I wish I hadn't spent all my own money going to the dumb council meetings, now. But it's too late. ...Zuma's LA Daily Blog - http://ladailyblog.blogspot.com/

Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics: One Jumbo *...*
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/26/08
Austin Mess: Bigger, Stinkier, Curiouser · Mayor Sam's Hotsheet for Wednesday · Austin Mess Gets Deeper · Mayor Sam's Hotsheet for Tuesday · Zuma Dogg Gets the 'Big Mo' · I'm Not Prepared to Throw the Shaws Under the Bus ...Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home... - http://mayorsam.blogspot.com/

Zuma's LA Daily Blog: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Wants To Know *...*
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/26/08
PayPal Zuma Dogg. Call Zuma Dogg! ZD Cell Phone: 213-785-7272. Leave comment or story ideas on voice mail if I don't pick up. (Anonymity guaranteed. Call anytime!) LA Daily Blog Links. Zuma Dogg For Mayor Campaign Website · Zuma Dogg ...Zuma's LA Daily Blog - http://ladailyblog.blogspot.com/

L.A. Voters For Change: Los Angeles Times Exposes Measure B (Solar *...*
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by Zuma Dogg on 12/26/08
Mayor: David Saltsburg (Aka: Zuma Dogg); City Attorney: Noel Weiss, Carmen Trutanich; City Controller: Nick Patsouras; Council District 1: Jesse Rosas; Council District 3: Dennis P. Zine (Incumbent); Council District 5: David T. Vahedi ...LA Voters For Change - http://lavotersforchange.blogspot.com/

Lincoln High 90031- Quick Notes: The City "asks" for your advice *...*
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by rg- readingnews on 12/26/08
For UCL... Zuma Dogg's "LA DAILY" Blog- City of L.A.'s fraud, waste, & abuse · MORE Bad Publicity For Villaraigosa/Garcetti's MEASURE B (Solar Energy BONDoggle) by LA TIMES (And They Are Supposed to SUPPORT VIAGRAOSA!) - ...Lincoln High 90031- Quick Notes - http://lincolnquicknotes.blogspot.com/

Zuma's LA Daily Blog: Bitter Cranky Update From *Zuma Dogg* as a *...*
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/26/08
If I operated under that mentaility, there wouldn't have been even one Zuma Dogg public comment, or one single blog post, and you never would have heard of Zuma Dogg. Because I would just say to myself, "I'll just sleep in, ...Zuma's LA Daily Blog - http://ladailyblog.blogspot.com/

Zuma's LA Daily Blog: NEW: *Zuma Dogg* Mailing Address: *Zuma Dogg* *...*
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/26/08
Zuma Dogg P.O. Box 50616 L.A., CA 90050-9998 (213) 785-7272. For example, if you had a bunch of blank posterboard, you can send it there, and I can make "Zuma Dogg For Mayor" signs. Posted by Zuma Dogg at 4:15 PM. Labels: zuma dogg ...Zuma's LA Daily Blog - http://ladailyblog.blogspot.com/

Textron, Unisys to cut 3500 jobs - BizChuck
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/26/08
Zuma Dogg Interviews Dennis Zine on City Worker Salary Increases. News about the privilege speech of Cong. TG Guingona re: Teachers' Salary Increase. Feature News about Cong. TG Guingona's privilege speech re teachers' salary increase ...Business news & stories - BizChuck - http://www.bizchuck.com/

Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics: Jack Weiss *...*
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/26/08
Indeed, it appears the Clowncilman who had to be called out by Zuma Dogg for not being in Chambers often during Council meetings is taking a page from the John McCain playbook. The latest missive out of the West LA based lawyer Weiss' ...Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home... - http://mayorsam.blogspot.com/

Zuma's LA Daily Blog: City of Los Angeles "SUPER-MEGA-SHADY *...*
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/26/08
But for everyone who is just discovering "Zuma Dogg" -- now that he is a "Candidate For Mayor" in the March 3, 2009 City of Los Angeles general election -- I'm going to throw logic out the window, and let people see ...Zuma's LA Daily Blog - http://ladailyblog.blogspot.com/

Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics: Revolution *...*
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/26/08
Rounding out the foursome with their finger on the reality of what's happening on Spring Street is McDonald whose expository composition on the phenomenon that is Zuma Dogg was an excellent introduction to the deeper story of the ...Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home... - http://mayorsam.blogspot.com/

Happy Holidays From Zuma Dogg & Santa Claus!
via L.A. Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 12/13/08

NEW: Welcome to LOS ANGELES VOTERS FOR CHANGE (March 3, 2009 Election Slate)
via L.A. Voters For Change by LA Voters For Change on 12/23/08
Please go to http://lavotersforchange.com/.

ZUMA DOGG EXCLUSIVE: LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL TO TIGHTEN "RULES OF DECORUM" RULES -- WHICH PAVES THE WAY FOR A SIX MONTH BAN ON PUBLIC SPEAKERS
via L.A. Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 12/17/08



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Posted By Zuma Dogg to Zuma Press at 12/26/2008 05:37:00 PM

This is a test of the Zuma Dogg Blog Alert System!

With the City of Los Angeles general election for mayor, city council, city attorney, city controller and various measures coming on March 3, 2009 (after the Holiday break, there will be only EIGHT (8) weeks until the elections)...THIS IS A TEST OF THE ZUMA DOGG BLOG ALERT SYSTEM:

LAUSD Update
Los Angeles Voters For Change
Voters For Change
Zuma Times
Zuma Press
Barack Obama Blog
Zuma Dogg For Mayor
Barack Blog
L.A. Voters For Change
Los Angeles City Council
L.A. News Update
City Council Meeting
BlogNewYork
Election '09
Zuma's Blog
Election Press
L.A. City Council
ZumaVision
Public Input
LA City Update
L.A. Daily Blog
Zuma Dogg
Mayor 09
Election Info
Neighborhood Council Blogspot
Barack Talk
ZumaTube.com
LA City News
Rock The Vote


all addresses .blogspot.com


this is only a test

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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

City of Los Angeles "SUPER-MEGA-SHADY" Avalanche Post by Zuma Dogg (8/23/08-12/23/08

It's probably the last thing someone running for elected office should do: Make it easy for everyone to see everything that I have said over the past year. But for everyone who is just discovering "Zuma Dogg" -- now that he is a "Candidate For Mayor" in the March 3, 2009 City of Los Angeles general election -- I'm going to throw logic out the window, and let people see exactly what I have been saying about Los Angeles City Hall, this past year. What better way to know what ZD has been all about this past year! WARNING: I'm a little rough around the edges, but sometimes people get past it.


Zuma Dogg For Mayor.com

Monday, December 22, 2008

LA City News Wire Monday Evening Update (NEW Stories you may have missed.)

Zuma's LA Daily Blog: Zuma Dogg's MEGA-THREAD For Monday December ...Zuma Dogg for Mayor Sign - Ink Studios Gallery, NoHo Arts District - Photo by Mayor Sam Mayoral candidate Zuma Dogg senses growing momentum for his campaign and challenges the notion ...Zuma's LA Daily Blog - http://ladailyblog.blogspot.com/

Los Angeles controller suggests contracting out servicesLos Angeles Times - CA,USABy David Zahniser Los Angeles City Controller Laura Chick called Monday on Mayor Antonio Viagraosa...

The Clyde Fitch Report: Arts Advocacy Update LXXBy Leonard Jacobs In Los Angeles, City Council members are "struggling to keep the plug from being pulled on Los Angeles' public access TV network. New cable company franchise rules threaten to cut off the city's four channels reserved for public, ...The Clyde Fitch Report - http://clydefitch.blogspot.com/

Hamlin On Nonprofits » Blog Archive » Holiday BluesThe Los Angeles City Council has departed from its long standing practice of waiving fees and costs for nonprofit events. For years, the City swallowed the cost of such services as police protection and traffic control when those fees ...Hamlin On Nonprofits - http://davidmhamlin.com/

The City Project Blog » Blog Archive » 2008 The Year in PicturesHealthy Parks, Schools, and Communities Los Angeles City Council Highlights. Vista Hermosa Park Grand Opening. SCAG Park Access and Low Inome Communities SCAG Multiagency Effort to Improve Access to Parks and Recreation ...The City Project Blog - http://www.cityprojectca.org/blog/

Zuma's LA Daily Blog: Los Angeles City Council Approves Six Month ...Today, the Los Angeles City Council approved a six month ordinance banning new billboards, like the Clear Channel (Flashing UFO) digital billboards, ...

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Get Urban Farming Started in LA The ...One activity that can have the most far-reaching effects in these times of crisis is Victory Farms as put forth by Eleanor Roosevelt during the Great Depression.The LA Progressive - http://www.laprogressive.com/

AO Art Observed™ » Blog Archive » Museum Of Contemporary Art in ...Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa urged on Thursday for the museum's trustees to allow a 30-day public review and to uphold its lease clause to remain a "museum of 'world class' stature.' MOCA officials also denied that Director ...AO Art Observed™ - http://artobserved.com/

Good things ahead for 790-KABC/Los Angeles As David G. Hall Becomes Director of Operations

One of my biggest frustrations with local talk radio stations like 790 KABC is when local talk show hosts spend time talking about national issues, after we just sat through several hours of nationally syndicated programming (without ANY local issues being discussed.) And a couple talk show hosts and their producers are fully aware that Zuma Dogg feels this way, as I will call on the phone to tell them.

I THINK GOOD NEWS IS ON THE WAY (even though it will be mostly bad news being delivered)!

AM 790-KABC/Los Angeles has hired David G. Hall as the new Director of Operations. David was the guy who turned KFI into the powerhouse that it is. David may, or may not, realize that he knows Zuma Dogg. David knows Zuma Dogg from his radio days when he was going by the name DJ radio monikor "Dave Elliott."

Zuma Dogg was writing a bunch of articles on "marketing strategy" for the radio industry. And Hall was quick to pick up the phone and say how much he liked the stuff I was writing, and he invited me down to the station, and we chatted. It was about the first week I moved to Los Angeles.

Expect David to REALLY boost up the local news department and expect MUCH MORE City Hall coverage. And overall, as one of the biggest AM talk radio fans/listeners in the city, I'm stoked David is taking over KABC.

I love Doug McIntyre's show, but I wonder if David Hall will be comfortable tuning in to a round-the-clock infomercial for Wacko Walter's niche campaign?

NEW: Zuma Dogg Mailing Address: Zuma Dogg, P.O.Box 50616, 90050, Y'all!

I must be moving up in the world, cause now I even have my own Post Office Box, y'all!

Many people have expressed an interest in donating to Zuma Dogg, but don't like to use PayPal.

So now, you can use the method most of you like to use...CASH IN AN EVELOPE, Y'ALL!!!

Checks are O.K., too; but believe it or not, people are so paranoid, they prefer to send cash, instead of anything else. YOU COULD ALSO GO TO THE STORE AND BUY ONE OF THOSE MASTERCARD/VISA/AMEX GIFT CARDS FOR THE AMOUNT YOU WANT TO DONATE, THEN JUST SEND THAT, TOO!

There's STILL PayPal, too. But this should be good having an actual P.O. Box. If you send me a $10 Starbucks card, I can get a cup of coffee, and they are required to refund the rest in cash, due to a new law.

MEANWHILE, if you have things to send ZD in the mail, the address is:

Zuma Dogg
P.O. Box 50616
L.A., CA 90050-9998
(213) 785-7272

For example, if you had a bunch of blank posterboard, you can send it there, and I can make "Zuma Dogg For Mayor" signs.

Zuma Dogg's MEGA-THREAD For Monday December 22, 2008 (Re-cap of many L.A. Blogs and News Sites)

THIS SHOULD GET YOU CAUGHT UP ON ALL THE BLOGS AND NEWS SITES. Most recent stories on bottom of thread.

FINAL ZUMA DOGG SHOWS ON TIME WARNER PUBLIC ACCESS: Time Warner Santa Monica System (Channel 98 for most people.): Tuesday December 23rd at 12 noon (Election 09 ULTIMATE Political Rant Episode); and the FINAL show taped will air on December 25th at 11:30pm. Time Warner Hollywood system, covering the rest of the City, airs Sunday December 28th at 11:00pm. (A show just aired last night, on that system.) It too, is the final show taped. And it's a fitting middle finger salute to Douchetonio on the way out the door, y'all!

Happy Holidays From Zuma Dogg & Santa Claus!
via Zuma's LA Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 12/13/08

Zuma Dogg Busts Mayor Villaraigosa's X-mas Tree (He can't even run that!)



NEW: Welcome to LOS ANGELES VOTERS FOR CHANGE (March 3, 2009 Election Slate)
via L.A. Voters For Change by LA Voters For Change on 12/19/08
Please go to http://lavotersforchange.com/.

We hope you join us in promoting this slate of candidates and ballot positions in the March 3, 2009 City of Los Angeles general election.

The Power of LA Voters For Change

We The People of Los Angeles, have a chance to create some real change at City Hall during the March 3, 2009 general election where Antonio Villaraigosa is up for re-election, several Los Angeles city council and LAUSD board member seats are on the ballot; along with numerous ballot measures.

Last mayoral election, no one had heard of YouTube or MySpace. Most of us had never even heard of a "blog", let alone read one. And although many of you had email accounts, this election cycle, EVERYONE has an email account and list of email address contacts. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO START MAKING MUCH MORE OF AN IMPACT IN THIS NEW TECHNOLOGICAL ERA!

LA VOTERS FOR CHANGE has put together a blog where we will post videos from candidates, news articles and blog posts that help support some of the reasons we need change in 2009.

L.A.'s Solar Energy Fraud: Is this what President-elect Obama stands for?
via Ron Kaye L.A. by Ron Kaye on 12/21/08
The trail of responsibility for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's fraudulent solar energy proposal leads straight to President-elect Obama, raising questions about whether all that talk of change and citizen participation and democracy was just so much lip service.

Bitter Cranky Update From Zuma Dogg as a blog reader thinks more people should realize the value of ZD's blogging.
via Zuma's LA Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 12/22/08

Zuma's LA Daily Blog: MORE Bad Publicity For Villaraigosa *...*
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/22/08
WE'RE TALKING "FRONT BURNER" LIKE THE DAYS WHEN ZUMA DOGG WAS BLASTING ABOUT CONDO-CONVERSIONS IN VIOLATION OF VACANCY RATES!!! HOW DID THAT GO FOR YOU HERB! MY NEW YEARS RESLOUTION IS TO KEEP YOU HONEST, HERB. NONE OF THIS DOUBLE-TALK, ...Zuma's LA Daily Blog - http://ladailyblog.blogspot.com/

The 'Secret' Solar Plan Document -- 13 reasons Prop. B is a Fraud
via Ron Kaye L.A. by Ron Kaye on 12/20/08
Editor's Note: Judge David Yaffe gave Jack Humphreville and other signatories on the No on Prop. B ballot argument until Dec. 30 to respond to the legal intimidation by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's lawyer who is representing Mitchell Schwartz and the League of Conservation Voters political action committee which claims there are false and misleading statements. Rebuttals are due Jan. 5 and the next hearing is Jan. 8.

ZUMA DOGG EXCLUSIVE: LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL TO TIGHTEN "RULES OF DECORUM" RULES -- WHICH PAVES THE WAY FOR A SIX MONTH BAN ON PUBLIC SPEAKERS
via Zuma's LA Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 12/17/08

Austin Mess: Bigger, Stinkier, Curiouser
via Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Higby) on 12/17/08
Round one: Ben Austin, charter school leader, parent advocate and presumed favorite son of Mayor Villaraigosa fails to get sufficient signatures to qualify for the ballot to run for the school board seat being vacated by Marlene Canter. Austin claims that his political consultant, Sue Burnside,...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

BREAKING NEWS: Mayor Attempts to Censor Prop B Facts
via Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics by petra.fried0@gmail.com (Petra Fried in the City) on 12/19/08
The Mayor is dragging community activists and neighborhood council DWP Committee members to court today in an attempt to censor the facts associated with Prop B, the IBEW's $3.6 billion money-making March 3 ballot scam disguised as a "solar energy bond". From Ron Kaye: ...Please be aware that...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Showdown at City Hall: Billboard Blight or Moratorium
via Ron Kaye L.A. by Ron Kaye on 12/16/08
The warning signs are clear: The City Council and the mayor have no stomach to take on their benefactors -- the billboard companies -- who they gave away the city to even after they won a lawsuit to stop the visual blight of electronic and illegal signage. Only you can put the fear of the people in them. And they are worried about a rebellion. On Tuesday, the council met for an hour to talk about the billboard problem -- behind closed doors because it's none of your business -- but didn't disclose what conclusion they reached or whether they violated the open meetings law by talking about the moratorium.

L.A. wants opinions on budget crisis
via KABC - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports on 12/22/08
The city of Los Angeles wants residents to give their opinion on the current budget crisis.

NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MEETINGS
via News by editor@dailynews.com (The neighborhood council calendar is published Mondays. Fax or e-mail information two weeks in advance to 818-713-0058 or dnmetro@dailynews.com.) on 12/22/08
NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MEETINGS Here is a list of this week's neighborhood council meetings.

Mayoral Candidate *Zuma Dogg* & Time Warner
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/22/08
LA Weekly nicely profiles activist and public-access television star Zuma Dogg who is running for mayor on the March ballot. But the story is much more than just Zuma, it's...Civic Center, Los Angeles, CA... - http://www.yourstreet.com/news/los-angeles-ca-civic-center

LA Weekly Blogs Zuma Dogg's Public Access Videos! (Plus Leslie Dutton and others!)
via Zuma's LA Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 12/12/08

The *ZUMA DOGG* Video Blog: Recent YouTube Videos By *Zuma Dogg*
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by francine dancer(francine dancer) on 12/22/08
The ZUMA DOGG Video Blog: Recent YouTube Videos By Zuma Dogg.life after punkbunny - http://francinedancertv.blogspot.com/

Zuma Dogg Can Tell You, Villaraigosa DOES NOT Have The Supporter He Used To, Cause They Are Now Calling "Zuma Dogg" (Now That He Is On The Ballot)
via Zuma's LA Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 12/13/08

Zuma Dogg For Mayor: Campaign Blog Thread (Volume 1)
via Zuma's LA Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 12/14/08

NEW: The "Zuma Dogg For Mayor" Campaign T-SHIRT & Campaign Sign
via Zuma's LA Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 12/14/08

Zuma Dogg on Marc Germain's "Talk Radio One" Show
via Zuma's LA Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 12/16/08

Zuma Dogg Gets the 'Big Mo'
via Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Higby) on 12/15/08
Zuma Dogg for Mayor Sign - Ink Studios Gallery, NoHo Arts District - Photo by Mayor Sam Mayoral candidate Zuma Dogg senses growing momentum for his campaign and challenges the notion that Walter Moore, with support from talkradio hosts and about $200,000 in campaign funds, is the leading challenger...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

LA VOTERS FOR CHANGE: Lincoln Heights 90031 Blog Discusses March Election (Reyes vs Rosas, Zuma Dogg vs Villaraiogsa)
via Zuma's LA Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 12/17/08

Los Angeles City Council Approves Six Month Moratorium on Billboards
via Zuma's LA Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 12/17/08

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Wants To Know: What's Important To YOU, Sucker? (He Really Wants To Know, Please Don't Let Him Down)
via Zuma's LA Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 12/18/08

Laura Chick Audit "SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT" Regarding L.A. City Councilmember Janice Hahn
via Zuma's LA Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 12/18/08

LA Times SLAMS Measure B, And Garcetti Looks Garshady Over This "Green" Plan
via Zuma's LA Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 12/18/08

EVEN MORE Bad Publicity For "Measure B" (Solar Energy Boondoggle) On March '09 Ballot (See Also: Eric Garcetti/Wendy Greuel)
via Zuma's LA Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 12/19/08

Los Angeles Times Exposes Measure B (Solar Energy Bond) As "Extremely Risky" While Council President Eric Garcetti Witholds Information From Public
via L.A. Voters For Change by LA Voters For Change on 12/19/08

Analysis calls ambitious L.A. solar plan 'extremely risky' An outside consultant says Measure B, which easily made the March 3 ballot, is more costly than portrayed by the city's Department of Water and Power.By David ZahniserDecember 19, 2008When members of the Los Angeles City Council agreed last month to put an ambitious solar energy plan on the March 3 ballot, they talked effusively about their desire for cleaner air and "green" technology jobs -- the kind that could boost the economy during a recession.What they didn't discuss was an analysis by a city-hired consulting firm that called the solar plan "extremely risky" and considerably more expensive than was being portrayed by the Department of Water and Power.

Please Sign the LOS ANGELES VOTERS FOR CHANGE Petition HERE
via L.A. Voters For Change by LA Voters For Change on 12/17/08
Click here for the "LA Voters For Change" Petition

Some Good Reasons To Vote "NO" on Measure B (Solar Energy BONDoggle)
via Zuma's LA Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 12/20/08

Obama ups the ante on economic stimulus plan
via Los Angeles Times - Print Edition on 12/21/08
New warnings about the economy prompt his team to more than triple the cost of the plan in an effort to create or save more jobs. Warned that the economy may get considerably worse, President-elect Barack Obama has more than tripled the size of the economic stimulus package he embraced during the campaign and is aiming to create or save 3 million jobs, up from 2.5 million, transition officials said Saturday.
Hedge Funds Dump NYC Real Estate

via WSJ.com: What's News US on 12/21/08
Several hedge funds are dumping New York-area office space as they struggle with investor redemptions and stingier lenders.

L.A.'s mysterious solar energy plan
via Los Angeles Times - Opinion on 12/22/08
Rooftop solar energy is a fine idea, but voters are still in the dark. It's a no-brainer: Capture the sunlight that pours down most days on Los Angeles rooftops and convert it to electricity. If solar panels can generate enough power to run even a few of the air conditioners that Southern Californians use to weather our scorching late-summer days, it will be worthwhile. The Department of Water and Power estimates that the city can do that and more -- it expects 400 megawatts from rooftop panels that pump energy right into the local distribution system without new transmission lines running across sensitive ecosystems. The program could make L.A. the nation's leader in nonpolluting solar technology. No arguments here.

L.A.'s new arts school an expensive social experiment
via L.A. Times - Education on 12/22/08
The campus has long been intended as a local school, mostly serving students from surrounding neighborhoods. Critics say the district's best resources shouldn't be restricted geographically. With just nine months left before it opens, a new arts high school in downtown Los Angeles still lacks a principal, a staff, a curriculum, a permanent name and a clearly articulated plan for how students will be selected -- critical details for a school that aims to be one of the foremost arts education institutions in the United States.

Los Angeles Times Pressmens 20 Year Club: TV Ad Support for L.A.Times
via Google Alerts - zuma-dogg by on 12/22/08
Zuma Dogg SITES WE ALSO ENJOY Al Martinez · Chris Gulker · Clawson-Preston Memorial · Dad Talk · Edward's Facebook · Edward's YouTube · ExpatJane · Flickr Photographs · LA Times Composing Room ...Los Angeles Times Pressmens 20 Year Club - http://www.edpadgett.com/blog/blog.html

L.A. can use race as factor in magnet schools
via SFGate: Top News Stories by begelko@sfchronicle.com (Bob Egelko) on 12/22/08
Los Angeles can continue to seek racial balance in assigning tens of thousands of students to specialized magnet schools despite California's voter-approved ban on race preferences in government programs, a state appeals court has ruled. Friday's decision by...

Governor brings budget fight to L.A.
via KABC - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports on 12/22/08
Governor Schwarzenegger is bringing is fight over the state budget crisis to L.A.

Los Angeles City Budget. What's Important To You?
via LAFD News & Information by LAFD Media and Public Relations on 12/18/08
The City of Los Angeles is facing major financial challenges over the next few years that will affect many facets of each of our lives. Mayor Villaraigosa and other City leaders are asking for your input on the performance and necessity of the services provided by the City and to help them place priorities on the levels to maintain.Mayor Villaraigosa and City Leaders are conducting an online survey, and all stakeholders are encouraged to take this survey to convey your concerns regarding the priorities City leaders should establish when developing the City's budget.

Schwarzenegger Will Veto Democratic State Budget
via CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports on 12/18/08
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he will veto an $18 billion package of budget cuts and tax increases Democratic lawmakers pushed through the state Legislature.

Zuma Dogg Busts Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's In City Hall Christmas Tree Bamboozle (He Can't Even Run A Christmas Tree)
via Zuma's LA Daily Blog by zumadogg@gmail.com (zuma dogg) on 12/18/08

Interpreting W. Edwards Deming's 14 Points (Methods for Management of Quality and Productivity)
via The ZUMA DOGG Video Blog by Zuma Dogg on 3/15/07
QUALITY DIGEST/June 1994Long after Deming's death, his 14 points will continue to transform U.S. industry. Interpreting Deming's 14 Pointsby Zuma Dogg[Editor's note: W. Edwards Deming died December 20, 1993. The following article analyzing his famous 14 points was written before his death. Fortunately, Deming had the opportunity to review this analysis.]His name is W. Edwards Deming, the American who taught the Japanese about quality.Back in the late 1940's and early 1950's, Japan was in an economic crisis. They had just lost the war and it was time to rebuild. They took Deming's methods for management and productivity and put them to use in industry. The rest of this economic miracle is history. They listened when no one else would. How can WE bring our industry and our nation "out of the crisis"? Let's review Deming's 14 points of transformation: