L.A. mayor lobbies state to head off 'rip-off'
Villaraigosa tells legislators a clean-air measure could benefit private utilities at the expense of Department of Water and Power customers.
[Look at the the pot calling the marijuana green. Villar talking about ripping off local residents is like Scarface complaining about street crime. And a governor run? That would make the assumption that he has a shot at re-election as mayor? I would bet that there's a better chance he'll end up behind bars before he is re-elected. (Or be forced to step down to avoid prosecution.)]
"I am a big supporter of AB 32, but the PUC proposal to rip off L.A. taxpayers and redirect ratepayer money to private utilities is a power grab that we will not accept," Villaraigosa said between meetings with state legislators.
[In other words, he wants as much money to go into his general fund/special interest coffers. He wants clean energy, but only from the people he is linked to.]
The mayor said that he was concerned that the recommendation could require the DWP to pay up to $750 million a year for pollution credits to cover its carbon emissions and that the money could end up being used to benefit investor-owned utilities that cause less pollution [that are not contributing to HIM]. The DWP is heavily dependent on dirty-burning fuels such as coal.
Commission President Michael Peevey said it was "premature" for Los Angeles officials to complain because guidelines have not been finalized.
[Don't let facts stop Antonio! He's all propaganda.]
Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez and Sen. Alex Padilla, both Los Angeles Democrats, said they agreed with the mayor that it would be better to let the DWP spend its money on developing cleaner energy sources.
[Wonder if they took money from clean air lobbyists to say that?]
The mayor was scheduled to cap his day with a fundraiser for his 2009 reelection campaign at a Sacramento restaurant. The event was organized by some of California's political elite, including Nuñez.
[He needs to fundraise. Eli Broad and Richard Riorend sure ain't gonna be spending a penny on this Federal Investigation target waiting to happen.]
While making a pitch for another four years at the city's helm, Villaraigosa said in an interview that he is not ruling out a campaign for governor.
[Oh course the maniacal, ego maniac isn't ruling it out, even though the rest of the state already has.]
"It would be an honor to be governor of California," Villaraigosa said. "And anyone who would dismiss that opportunity out of hand would either be disingenuous or shortsighted about the challenges facing our state. But I am focused on being mayor."
[Focused on being mayor...in between being Hillary Clinton Campaign Co-Chair (with more time in airplanes traversing the country than a retired airline pilot); Jackass Weiss Campaign Manager, LAUSD Cluster(f*cker) Superintendent and more campaigning for Hillary (a losing endeavor that he refuses to walk away from). And now, he's already campaigning for re-election, and he was JUST ABOUT TO ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING BESIDES GETTING HIS ASS KICKED TO THE CURB BY JUDGES AND FILLING POTHOLES. YEP, he's focused on being Mayor!]
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VIDEO: O'REILLY HAMMERS VILLARAIGOSA (and LA City Council) like you have never seen City politicians get hammered. "The City of Los Angeles, the second largest city in the country, is out-of-control. That's where it is, right now, in March 2008. You have a weak leader, you have a City Council that is confused. I'm 3000 miles away, I can't ring this mayor's neck. If I could, I would." - Bill O'Reilly (Video)
VIDEO: Villaraigosa gets heckled on streets of Los Angeles. (He thinks he is going to be governor?) If you have not yet seen this video...BEST VIDEO EVER! (Embedded video)
VIDEO: Villar on Tom Bradley and Villar at Dodger's opening day.
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