This embedded player contains a lot of comedy and tragedy from the first L.A. City Council meeting in Van Nuys in three months. No one showed up except a few of the regulars like ZD, Candido Marez, Noel Weiss, Miriam, Sharon and Donna...plus a few other people I didn't recognize. But I say you may as well pull the plug on the Van Nuys meetings based on the turnout.
EXCLUSIVE ZUMACAM VIDEO...GRIEG SMITH ADDRESSES "SPECIAL EVENT FEE WAIVERS": ZD and others have been complaining on a daily basis for two years about this issue. CM Smith stood up this week and announced that council would be looking into addressing some of the concerns regarding "Special Event Fee Waivers". (If you don't know what they are by now, better aks somebody.) Thanks to CM Smith for going on the ZumaCam to let the people know what is ahead.
SHAME ON LA SHITTY CLOWNCIL FOR CUTTING BACK PUBLIC COMMENT: After hours of paid presentation Dog & Pony Shows, they announce that they are running out of time and at risk of losing a quorum; so they cut the Public Comment time down to one minute -- after making people wait three months -- AND THREE HOURS. SHAME ON YOU CITY COUNCIL...YOU TRULY DESERVE THE LAUGHING STOCK REPUTATION YOU NOW HAVE NATIONALLY! PLUS...They had to re-do an entire item from last week, when they lost a quorum due to "Dog & Pony Show Friday" -- including having to play back a ten minute video of public comment from the previous week (for the people who showed up and spoke, only for Garshady to announce "No Quorum" (my favorite song by Led Zeppelin) -- so the ten minute video was played back (for the record) and had to open it up for additional public comments. All of this, but they will try and blame the loss of quorum of the annoying people of the public who showed up to speak out against the fraud, waste, abuse and corruption that is tanking the city, draining the coffers...then you add new fees and taxes...and triple the existing fees. More on this later you sorry pack of corrupt assholes.
AND WILL SOMEONE PLEASE REMIND ALARcon and REYES that they are elected officials of citizens of the United States of America? (I'm not sure which flag they think they were elected to represent. Hey Richard and Ed, it's the red, white and blue one! Get it straight! There seems to be some confusion on your part.
NOT A GOOD WEEK FOR JANICE HAHN: Besides the Fox 11 news report...and being filmed on the ZumaCam stuffing her face like she was watching a movie on "Lifetime" (during public testimony of a female abuse victim);
THEY LOST A QUORUM ON THE LAST ITEM, BECAUSE JANICE LEFT THE BUILDING WITH ONLY A COUPLE MINUTES TO GO. But leave the building she did, indeed. And that meant that even though her name was on the board, ZD and others can testify that she had already left the building with Elvis.
Zuma Dogg, of ZumaTimes.com notified the City Attorney, who informed The Times (ZumaTimes) that they DID have a quorum, even though everyone saw Janice leave before the vote of the final agenda item. So The People hope they reconsider the last item again on Tuesday and re-open public comment.
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