L.A. City NEWS FEED Via Twitter (LA Daily Blog) - L.A. City Council Announces 4000 Layoffs "By Any Means Necessary"

[Having to call for the immediate elimination of 4000 jobs (and related services) brings a tear to Jan's eye.]

1. GRAND AVE PROJECT: Was supposed to create tons of jobs and revitalize downtown L.A. as "economic hub." City & County's BIGGEST failure EVER! about 1 hour ago from HootSuite
2. When you read Andrew Cuomo's 24 pg report on Wetherly Captial PENSIONGATE shenannigans, makes you say, "NO ALTERNATIVE PENSION INVESTMENTS." about 2 hours ago from HootSuite
3. RT @villaraigosa: Strong move by City Council -led by Parks, Perry, Smith, Reyes- to downsize LA City govt http://tinyurl.com/ykv79v2 about 2 hours ago from HootSuite
4. Council Prez says cutting civilians while protecting police seen as a "big pill to swallow." Mayor disagrees. http://tinyurl.com/ykv79v2 about 2 hours ago from HootSuite
5. ASSembly feathers stick together: ALARcon, Koretz, Krekorian the 3 and only NO votes on today's council action for 4000 layoffs for Wall St. about 2 hours ago from HootSuite
6. "We're going to have to reduce the services we provide." - Former Assemblyman, Current L.A. City Councilmember Paul Krekorian about 3 hours ago from HootSuite
7. "I don't think there is any way we can avoid significant layoffs and signifcant loss of services." - Former Assemblyman. CM Paul Krekorian about 3 hours ago from HootSuite
8. "I don't know how we provide services to the city and I think it's a DEVASTATING mistake." - Paul Koretz. (Yeah, Paul; past 3 yrs has been.) about 3 hours ago from HootSuite
9. 4000 layoffs is ONE THIRD of 12,000 general fund staff. That's enough to drag down the other two-thirds and bring ENTIRE DEPTS TO HAULT. about 3 hours ago from HootSuite
10. RT @LANow: Cortines recommends who should run 30 campuses; charter schools wanted more http://bit.ly/aCD7vJ about 3 hours ago from HootSuite
11. MY, how times have changed in ONE WEEK: Last week Garcetti said, "Let's revisit layoffs in 30 days." This week, "Layoff 4000 by any means!" about 4 hours ago from HootSuite
12. When Wall St wants to see 4000 people layed off, which esentially shut city down, it's because they are only looking at numbers on a sheet. about 5 hours ago from HootSuite
13. When you're sitting on 45th floor of NYC skyscraper, it's easy to say, "Layoff 5000 as a starting point" cause YOU won't have to LIVE here! about 5 hours ago from HootSuite
14. WE HAVE? Is he a fortune teller?: RT @BarackObama: Our work is far from over, but we have rescued our economy from the worst of this crisis. about 5 hours ago from HootSuite
15. BUFFOON OF THE DECADE AWARD RECIPIENT: Los Angeles City Councilmember Grieg Smith http://ow.ly/16C30E about 7 hours ago from HootSuite
16. They Can't Even Run The City NOW...L.A. Council Agrees to 3,000 MORE Jobs Cuts by JULY 1st (HEAD FOR THE HILLS!!!) ... http://ow.ly/16C30G about 7 hours ago from HootSuite
17. I think the red rubber nose is about to be jammed onto Carmen Trutanich's nose by the People of L.A. if he's talking collective busts today. about 7 hours ago from HootSuite
18. HEY TRUTANICH, TAKE YOUR HEAD OUT OF STEVE COOLEY'S ASS and worry about REAL SAFETY EMERGENCY before us. Collectives are NOT it, my man! about 7 hours ago from HootSuite
19. HEY STEVE COOLEY & CARMEN TRUTANICH: The City just went BROKE over FRAUD, WASTE & ABUSE: I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR ABOUT COLLECTIVES, CLOWNS! about 7 hours ago from HootSuite
20. NUCH, when you have a thin staff and are using it to shut down collectives when WE have MASSIVE CRISIS in L.A., makes me say CUT HIS OFFICE! about 7 hours ago from HootSuite
21. PERFECT TIMING: I think the BEST TIME to talk about laying off police is right after you just released THOUSANDS of prisoners early. FUN! about 7 hours ago from HootSuite
22. "By any means necessary?" L.A. City line on laying 4,000 people. Does that mean shooting 4,000 people, if needed? That's REAL Elimination! about 7 hours ago from HootSuite
23. City Council Votes to Cut 4,000 Jobs http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local-beat/City-Council-Votes-to-Cut-4000-Jobs-84741502.html about 7 hours ago from HootSuite
24. RT @villaraigosa: Read my blog on what we're doing with LA's stimulus funds: http://bit.ly/9i3bmJ (WHATEVER IS IS, DIDN'T WORK! Squander!) about 7 hours ago from HootSuite
25. TO REPEAT, #1 REFORM CITY OF L.A. MUST MAKE, above ANYTHING ELSE...LACER pension money MAY NOT be put into "Alternative Investments!" NOT #2 about 12 hours ago from HootSuite
26. #1 REFORM CITY OF L.A. MUST MAKE: LACERS pension $$$ MAY NOT be put into "Alternative Investments" on Wall St. READ CUOMO REPORT on my blog! about 12 hours ago from HootSuite
27. JAN PERRY finally gets SOMETHING RIGHT!: During endless conversation on nutty NC $, suggested moving to REAL BUDGET in light of Moody's! about 13 hours ago from HootSuite
28. GRIEG SMITH JUST CALLED FOR THE MAYOR to appoint a new General Manager for DONE to replace Bong Water Kim. Ha! ZD AGREES! What a loser! about 13 hours ago from HootSuite
29. Ed Reyes whining that low-income people from other countries have "translation issues" (barriers) to Neighborhood Council participation. LOL about 13 hours ago from HootSuite
30. Zuma Dogg L.A. City News Update For Thursday 2-18-10 (FOX 11 News Report on WASTED FEDERAL STIMULUS MONEY & Weather... http://ow.ly/16BFrf about 22 hours ago from HootSuite
31. ANDREW CUOMO 24 PAGE INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENT on Wetherly Captial & Hank Morris. ZD BROKE STORY! Here's 4-1-1 from Cuomo! http://ow.ly/18A3L about 22 hours ago from HootSuite
32. LA Daily Blog had some TECHNICAL difficulty this week. I see some of my stats dropped to ZERO (0) for 2-17, while other stats still worked. about 22 hours ago from HootSuite
33. FOX 11 NEWS Report on L.A. City WASTED FEDERAL STIMULUS MONEY ( A lot of money...hardly any jobs!) http://ow.ly/16BEmD about 23 hours ago from HootSuite
34. $300 MILLION DOLLARS: That's how much Zuma Dogg estimates Meruelo Maddox owes City of LA in UNCOLLECTED TAX LIENS. Why did you let it slide? about 24 hours ago from HootSuite
35. So how did LA use its Stimulus Dollars?: Most would think a couple hundred million bucks from the government would. http://bit.ly/aLTla6 about 24 hours ago from HootSuite
36. LA NEXT?: California city wants to start charging $300 for fire response 911 calls for RESIDENTS, $400 for non-residents. 9:42 PM Feb 17th from HootSuite