OFFICIAL BROWN ACT COMPLAINT FILED W/LOS ANGELES DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICE, re: City Hall ID Check To Attend Council/Committee Meetings - READ HERE:

TWEETS TO TRUTANICH: 

• TRUTANICH: Change city hall cop language at visitor desk, TUES-FOREVER: First words out of cops mouth, "Where r u going?" NOT, "ID please." about 3 hours ago
• TRUTANICH: ZD=runnin' show/suit being written. SO, HERE IS CITY HALL PROCEDURE FOR ALL!: "Where R U going?" If "council"=NO WORDS/GIVE PASS!about 4 hours ago

This complaint was filed, today (02/27/12), with the Los Angeles District Attorney Office, online: 

Dear District Attorney's Office,


HERE IS YouTube VIDEO OF ME APPROACHING VISITOR DESK AT LOBBY OF L.A. CITY HALL on 02/17/12: 




The point IS...you are not required to show ID to enter the city hall for the council meeting...and you are NOT required to be an attorney to state the name of the law.

On February 17, 2012, entered L.A. City Hall and the police officer, behind the visitor desk, asked for my ID. 

I said, "No, not today, thank you."

The officer asked me where I was going. I said the council meeting. 


She insisted for the ID again. I again replied that I did not want to show ID to attend the meeting. 


She called another supervising officer to the desk, who again, asked me where I was going, then asked for ID.  [I got nervous when the one cop called over the second cop. Was I in trouble? Imagine how anyone else would fee?]

I again, had to explain I did not want to show ID. Then he required me to utter the words, "Brown Act," before the other officer would hand me the pass. 

The point is that no ID is required to attend the council meeting. Not that the person, showing up to give public comment or observe the meeting, has to be a legal expert and know the names of the laws. The laws are merely to be followed. 

This was more than anyone should be expected to reasonably endure to be admitted to the council meeting. The request alone has a chilling effect. 

February 21, 2012, I once again entered Los Angeles City Hall, went through the metal check, the walked to the lobby desk for a "visitor" pass, to attend the L.A. City council meeting. 

The officer (a different officer) said, "Let me guess, no ID." I said, "right." She explained, "That's fine." (As in cutting a break/no biggie/slack was being given). Then added, but, the Brown Act applies to the council meeting. This is the lobby. We don't share information. And you are not required to show ID to enter the meeting.

When I said, "That means you have to show ID to enter the meeting," there was some more back and forth. HERE IS THE ENTIRE AUDIO OF THE CONVERSATION: 


Check this out on Chirbit

City Hall strategy appears to be, "We DON'T require ID to attend the meeting. But, due to security issues, everyone must show ID (and the police write the name and address down on paper, as in a record book). And then, they may attend the meeting without showing ID. And since the City Hall lobby doesn't share the information with Council, it's allowed.

However, not requiring ID to attend the meeting, means you don't need to have an ID. BUT, if you need an ID to enter City Hall, that means you cannot enter the council meeting.

Additionally, the process has a chilling effect on anyone who would walk up to City Hall, see a line of people showing ID to the police, or if no line, getting to the lobby desk and having a police officer ask you for ID. 

The City will argue that it is required for security, but if someone breaks the law in city hall, then a cop will detain the person -- AND THAT IS THE POINT IN WHICH YOU ASK FOR ID! 

The officer told me, it was annouced in "roll call," that they WERE going to start REQUIRING ID, with no "Brown Act" proclamations in the lobby, because Brown Act does not apply to the lobby. 

This already has a chilling effect on Zuma Dogg, cause I don't wanna wake up early, leave my beach area, to head all the way to Skid Row adjacent, through gridlock traffic, only to find out, TODAY, is the day the city starts enforcing that ID is required. CAUSE I AIN'T GIVING CITY HALL THE INFO (LIKE MY ADDRESS) -- TO ATTEND THE COUNCIL MEETING!

BOTTOM LINE: There is no way to attend the L.A. City Council meeting without showing identification, FIRST. 

City Hall has a red VISITOR pass (different than the blue VISITOR pass), to distinguish between those going to the council meeting, who did not show ID (and are restricted to the council or committee meeting/cannot go to other floors, or departments). So, WHY do you need to show ID at the door?

ADDITIONALLY, until this month, they have been asking for people's name and address on the public comment cards, without disclosing the information is NOT required -- and that they are public documents, posted online. 

How long is statue of limitations for this violation? Posting addresses online, without saying, "not required," is just about the most outrageous violation I can think of. A lot of BAD people, out there, who can access the info! 

Zuma Dogg
Palabras De La Gente

U.S. President Barack Obama: HAVE NATIONAL GUARD READY for Los Angeles...CLEARLY the Mayor, City Attorney & LAPD Have PROVEN They Are Unfit (Do Not Have Will) To ENFORCE LAW. Has Become TRUE PUBLIC SAFETY THREAT to Los Angeles! CITY HELD HOSTAGE TO POWELESS OFFICIALS!

ALERT: L.A. CITY ATTORNEY CARMEN TRUTANICH: YOU'VE been awfully quiet, for once in your life! #OccupyLA is occupying park, ILLEGALLY. THIS IS GETTING EXPENSIVE & A LIABILITY!

To: U.S. President Barack Obama
Fr: Zuma Dogg & The 99% of Angelinos who are NOT in OccupyLA Cult Mob
Re: OccupyLA Cult Mob
Dt: 11/28/11

Dear President Barack Obama,

Please have the National Guard ready to roll to Los Angeles City Hall public park lawn space, where there is a cult encampment set up. Not only are they set up illegally, since they are not leaving at the 10pm curfew time that parks close; but the mayor has CLOSED THE PARK,, ENTIRELY, issuing an eviction notice, effective 11/28/11 at 12:01 AM.

But you've seen this chump, in person and have heard him try to stammer out some canned talking points, he still stumbles all over...AND NOW, he has CLEARLY proven that he does not have the will, esteem, dignity, power, or ability to enforce municipal laws.

Additionally, L.A. City Attorney Carmen Trutanich (Dan Raskov's boss and perhaps, occasional D.A. campaign political operative) has failed to lift a "word-class, legal strategy mind" finger to restore public access and safety for all.

And as for LAPD, of COURSE they want this to drag out LONGER than the Occupiers, themselves, so they can stand around and rack up the overtime and bolster the pensions.

It all adds up to things like L.A.'s most beloved political folk hero being physically attacked by the cult OccupyLA mob, including a guy with a Survivor flute, and a bunch of people with yoga mats.


Additionally, by allowing this illegal gathering to grow and fester; and by PRE-ANNOUNCING the eviction, in itself, it allowed a BIGGER crowd to grow, as others from other areas, showed up. The crowd OCCUPIED the city streets and forced road closures. (What if you had to drive your dog to the vet and couldn't get through and your dog died?)


Now, 24 hours after the eviction time, Villaraigosa is still making excuses, the City Attorney, Carmen Trutanich has been as silent as Helen Keller; and LAPD stands around waiting for an Occupier to ask them to dance.


LOS ANGELES CITY HALL HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT THEY HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CITY TO AN ANARCHY MOB, AND IT IS ALLOWING THE LAWLESSNESS TO BECOME STRONGER!!! WE ARE LOSING LOS ANGELES, BECAUSE CITY HALL REFUSES TO ENFORCE PUBLIC SAFETY LAWS, CAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO HURT ANYONE'S FEELINGS!!!


BOO HOO HOO! I RELATE TO YOUR ISSUES. WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN WE ARE GOING TO EVICT YOU, SO 1000 MORE PEOPLE CAN SHOW UP!


HAVE THE NATIONAL GUARD READY!!! FIRST CITY HALL FAILED TO ACT ON THE ECONOMY AND IT DIED!!! NOW, THEY FAIL TO ACT ON AN UNRULY, OUT OF CONTROL MOB...AND I HOPE NO ONE DIES!!!


SEND LEADERSHIP TO L.A. IT HAS BEEN CLEARLY PROVEN WE DO NOT HAVE ANY!


And if nothing else, these degenerate losers are making your initial union-backed movement look bad. And THAT makes YOU look bad. THE GIG IS UP, MR. PRESIDENT. (Ask Peter Borges, Richard Ziman, Victor McFarlane, that dumb-loser Ron "Jerkle" Berkle about me. And read my script, "KINGPIN!" (Do a Google search.)



Yours In Municipal Justice for All,
Zuma Dogg

NOTICE TO CITY OF LOS ANGELES: Plaintiff in Civil Rights Lawsuit To Be Filed Against City Decides on Settlement Amount To End This FEDERAL Matter, In Whole

[PICTURED: Look for Plaintiff David Saltsburg to be making his first appearance at an L.A. City Council meeting (as televised on TV 35 and http://LACity.org) to discuss this matter with Mr. Parks and whoever else pays attention to stuff like this during Tuesday's general public comment.]

L.A. Daily Blog has learned that David Saltsburg has announced the amount he is willing to settle his civil rights violations for, versus the City of Los Angeles in his FEDERAL case regarding 1st Amendment violations at Venice Beach and inside City Hall Council Chambers during city council meetings.

On March 25, 2006, Mr. Saltsburg was told he could no longer offer his "Zuma Dogg" T-shirts, DVDs and CDs of his own image and performances. Additionally, he was told he could no longer amplify his performances along the Venice Beach boardwalk.

When the performer who was "harassed" off the beach by LAPD cops who were found by a Federal Court on October 21, 2010 to be enforcing those rules in violation of U.S. FEDERAL law (violation of U.S. Constitution) appeared before L.A. City Council to notify them, on-the-record that they were enforcing rules in violation of Federal law, he was ejected and banned upon numerous occasions for things like calling a councilman, "shady" (who has since then been indicted with 32 counts) -- and for calling council, as a whole, "losers" after commenting on how the city lost BILLIONS of pension money in bogus Wall Street and real estate investments. (Garcetti called it "slanderous.")

After years of pleading with the city to restore Venice Beach to Federal compliance, they refused to settle the matter and only made things more restrictive both on the beach and inside council chambers.

Since the October 21, 2010 ruling by Judge Pregersen in favor of Mr. Saltsburg (along with Matt Dowd, co-plaintiff, with his own set of damages, separate from Mr. Saltsburg, who has since been diagnosed permanently disabled by an L.A. County medical doctor and suffered a prolonged streak of homelessness) has been contacted by the lawyer who sued the city over the way they handled the McArthur Park "May Day" gathering.

And as Saltsburg reflects back on what should be a happy occasion, but only feels more emotional duress over how his life has forever changed and how his quality of life has forever deteriorated and can no longer do many of the things he used to be able to do in order to financially survive:

He has settled upon a reduced amount based on budgetary hard times of only one million dollars. When you tell the story of David Saltsburg, and the civil rights violations inside and outside city hall, and a FEDERAL COURT ruling IN FAVOR of someone now permanently disabled, it's not a $500,000 matter. It's a one million dollar matter. The city should have to pay that much for trying to get away with all of this, and for DOING IT (1st Amendment violations on Venice boardwalk...AND CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS...AND THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS PART IS EVEN WORSE, IF YOU ASK ME!!!): So it's not $900,000...it's $1 million. (And I already reduced it from $1.5.)

Not saying you have to offer it. But I know the city has a BAD HABIT of being OVERLY-OPTIMISTIC and UNDERLY-REALISTIC. So I just want City Hall to know where they stand on this FEDERAL matter. Dave feels the city should have to pay a million for trying to get away with it, for getting away with it for four and a half years and the way they handled it over those four years and what happened to Dave over those four years...WHEN IT NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN...AND MY MOM SHOULD HAVE BEEN VISITING THE SON SHE HAD BEFORE THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES'S TRAMPLING OF THE LAW OF THE LAND! (FUCK YOU CITY HALL...ONE MILLION OR DON'T EVEN CALL ME FOR A MEETING. I'M TOO BUSY LOOKING AT SAILBOATS ACROSS THE OCEAN.)