L.A.'s RENEWABLE ENERGY SCAM - NIKO Consulting, Sage Advisors AND YOUR LOCAL POLITICIAN (John Perez, Villaraigosa, Jose Huizar) - See: City of VERNON

[PICTURED: "Is this REALLY HAPPENING cause Garcetti pissed off Zuma Dogg and the City Attorney insulted him over lousy Venice Beach settlement talks? This could become ACTUALLY costly BEYOND ZD's Venice Beach T-shirt sales.]

FUCK IT! I'm getting crankier by the minute.

I already exposed and MESSED UP Wetherly Captial and their cronies (many of whom are now behind bars, paid millions of dollars in penalty/guilty fees, or have resigned and been put out of business for life) - PLUS, everyone STILL waiting around for the CALIFORNIA & LOS ANGELES SHOE TO DROP ON THE "ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS" with CalPERS & LACERS pension money.

And NO NEED to continue to beat a dead horse in the Los Angeles Housing Department alleged Federal investigation into Rent Escrow conflicts of interest.

SO TIME TO WORK MY WAY UP TO A CURRENT, ACTIVE ISSUE...INVOLVING NO UN-FAMILIAR NAMES. Just names I haven't had time to blog about. Cause I've been trying to retire.

BUT, I am going to be around as a gadfly on TV 35 and blogger FOR A VERY LONG TIME, it appears to me...SO TIME FOR THIS ONE:

RENEWABLE ENERGY SCAM: (John Perez, Villaraigosa, Kevin Deleon and work your way down the slime ladder.) NIKO CONSULTING backs candidates like Christine Essel, Janice Hahn, Wendy Greuel, and probably the losers mentioned above. Sage Advisors Inc are a renewable energy consultant. BOTH work out of the same office address and suite number. ALONG WITH SANTA MARIA GROUP (the real estate company used by these elected officials.)

• WISH MY LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT was as much money as Wendy Greuel paid Niko Consulting for her Controller bid. And ZD is just gettin' warmed up. 3 minutes ago
• "RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSULTANTS & A REAL ESTATE COMPANY": Sage Advisors Inc & The Santa Maria Group. (Niko Consulting. Kevin De Leon, Lara.) 6 minutes ago
• THIS ADDRESS sure pops up a lot as an address for consultants: 221 S Figueroa St # 240 Los Angeles, CA 90012-3869 (NIKO CONSULTING, etc.) 16 minutes ago
• I REALLY, REALLY HATE that THIS is the energy you have dragged out of me city hall, just when I thought I could FORGET all this dumb stuff. about an hour ago
• DAMN IT, Garcetti, Huizar, Rosendahl, et al...I should have been OUT OF HERE 2 WEEKS AGO! NOW LOOK at what you unleashed in me/on to blog.! about 2 hours ago
• Ya know...I get all caught up in my Wetherly Capital blog rut, cause they were backing Jack Weiss, BUT I JUST REMEMBERED, NIKO CONSULTING! about 2 hours ago
• @JoseHuizar: Unfortunately, in case you hadn't noticed over past 5 yrs, ZD is a steamroller, now with downhill momentum & YOU ARE IN MY WAY! about 2 hours ago
• If you work @ LA City Hall...get ready to hear a lot of screaming and moaning in about ten or twenty minutes. But might take a half hour! about 2 hours ago
• I can see it now. Christine Essel's pals NIKO CONSULTING back Janice Hahn for Congress (also a NIKO pal) and Congresswoman keeps it pumpin'! about 2 hours ago
• Guess the CRA/LA, Villaraigosa and City Hall has to get their gal Janice Hahn in Congress to keep it all covered up. Niko, rhymes with RICO. about 2 hours ago
• DOESN'T NIKO CONSULTING BACK CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR OFFICE? Isn't Janice Hahn running for office? Doesn't she have "relationship" with NIKO? about 2 hours ago
• BLOG POST ABOUT CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE JANICE HAHN and NIKO CONSULTING and SHADY Ponte Vista PROJECTS!: http://ow.ly/3Ufp1 about 2 hours ago

Sorry to mess up the shining image of the Superstar of the ASSembly for TEAM SHADY - John Perez. I AM ON A MISSION. And that mission is to root out the filthy, greedy, overboard, corruption that has BANKRUPT this state and city through SHEER ROBBERY AND GLUTENOUS CORRUPTION. (So much so, that the city claims to be too broke to settle with ZD.) HERE IS WHY WE ARE BROKE....IT'S ALL BEING EXPOSED ON THIS BLOG. REFRESH AND READ FROM THE TOP!

HERE'S THE NEXT WAVE OF NEW CONTENT, PREVIOUSLY LEFT UN-TOUCHED BY ZD...BUT I EVEN HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO BLOG ABOUT THIS! THANKS!:

Is John Perez and his mini-me Uncle, Antonio Villaraigosa & Jose Huizar (and TEAM SHADY) behind the Vernon takeover?

Because that's what it is...a TAKEOVER! So much for the Peoples Republic College's mission, Antonio. Gloria Molina is along for the ride on TEAM SHADY, so of course this means Alatorre is still calling in the shots like "Charlie" on the speakerphone, laying out the plan, during an episode of "Charlie's Angels."

That's why Alatorre was at the Martinez/Huizar Eagle debate in Eagle Rock. It doesn't matter who wins. He owns the registration papers on BOTH elected vehicles and he was there kicking the tires to see which one he will be riding.

Comment on Mayor Sam's Blog: Mayor, John Perez, and Huizar working together again..
Since the following article was written, John Perez has started the process to dissolve the City of Vernon. As the acting president of the LA Planning and Land Use Committee, Huizar sent the possible annexing of Vernon by the City of LA to full Council. No one else on the committee showed up that day....

Wind Power, Meet Power Struggle (Even Vernon is Involved)
Tuesday, September 15, 2009, by Dakota

Many, many years ago, Mayor Villaraigosa promised that 20% of the city's power would come from renewable sources by the year 2010. And the mayor's goal of cleaner and greener is part of the reason why the LA Times covers the struggle over Onyx Ranch, a 68,000-acre ranch in Kern County (near Bakersfield), and the site of a planned wind farm. The characters here: Ari Swiller, local entrepreneur and a former campaign manager for the Mayor; the DWP; a cattle-rancher family descended from Russian Jewish immigrants (now battling among themselves over the land); developer CIM; and the city of Vernon. We just are partial to stories that mention Vernon, but Hollywood, you may have your newest post-"Chinatown" screenplay. Here's the crux of the story:

"In the case of Onyx Ranch, the venture headed by [the mayor's pal Ari] Swiller beat the DWP to the land, bought it for $48 million and, before the transaction was completed, offered to sell less than half of it to the utility for $65 million.

H. David Nahai, the DWP's general manager, rejected the offer. Swiller's venture, a partnership between his and another firm, then sold the portion sought by Los Angeles for $42 million to the city of Vernon, a neighboring industrial community with its own electric utility. Since then, Los Angeles officials have been weighing whether to wage a potentially costly and lengthy legal battle against Vernon to gain ownership of the land, considered prime territory for towering turbines that would generate electricity from the winds that blow across the Tehachapi Mountains.

Scandal-Plagued City Of Vernon May Lose Cityhood

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2010/12/05/scandal-plagued-city-of-vernon-may-lose-cityhood/

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/politics&id=7940776

http://www.cagop.org/index.cfm/newsreport_1142.htm

MORE NAMES ON THE OVERTIME RADAR:

In 1996, Los Angeles lawyer Bob Hertzberg was elected to the Assembly and Dan Weitzman went to work for him. Hertzberg later became Assembly speaker, and Weitzman was near the center of the Capitol’s political fundraising world. The two, close friends, continue to talk almost daily, as he does with former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez. Weitzman’s contacts expanded exponentially, and that’s a fundamental rule of fund-raising: The more contacts the better, the greater the pool of potential donors, the better. Everybody knows everybody else, and Weitzman knows them all. The lists of names are everything.

He’s not the only fund-raiser in town, although he may be one of the smallest in terms of client load. He has a half-dozen clients, including Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg, and Assembly members Kevin de Leon, Ted Lieu and John Perez. He has personal connections to all of them, some of which go back years. Capitol insiders say others would like to be on the client list, and that jealousy blooms in the Capitol, although he denies it.

FULL ARTICLE/READ MORE/ORIGINAL SOURCE

The City Has PLENTY of Money for Fire, Police, Parks, Libraries & Services...COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MONEY! (Why is council trying to grab it and use it for OTHER THINGS?)

I have a question for L.A. City Council and especially Housing Chair HERB WESSON. (With honorable mention to Eric Garcetti.)

Every day, city council is hootin' and hollerin' how they don't have any money for libraries, parks, FIRE, POLICE...and how departments have to close and the city is falling apart under it all.

AND GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN HAS FIGURED IT OUT!:

Jerry is trying to have all that Community Redevelopment money (like CRA money) released and put back into city general funds to be allowed to provide the safety and services that the city council and mayor say are threatened and at risk.

Because the CRA is supposed to be used for "blight" but it ends up being used for "Broad" -- like museums for Eli Broad and a bunch of other billion dollar stuff that has nothing to do with fixing real and actual blight.

And the $9 billion that council is trying to "pull a fast one" over and quickly move away from the state and into the CRA coffers -- COULD BE USED FOR LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT (LAFD).

You are putting lives at risk on a daily and hourly basis with these non-sense rolling brownouts. Someone I know had their dress catch on fire and they were burnt and it took over 28 minutes for LAFD to get to the scene.

You put the residents, business and FIREFIGHTERS & EMS WORKERS THEMSELVES at risk with these brown outs that are not needed, cause you have $9 BILLION that you could be using for this and EVERY OTHER CITY SERVICE AND CITY DEPARTMENT -- instead of continuing to give it to Eli Broad, Related Cos, and billionaire developers. (Some of who have been questioned by the FBI, but the city STILL continues to do business with.) THIS IS ALL MADNESS...

DON'T BUY THE BULLSHIT...THE CITY IS CLAIMING NO LAFD -- CAUSE THEY HAVE TO KEEP THE CRA MONEY PUMPIN' INTO THE GENERAL FUNDS OF THEIR PREFERRED BILLIONAIRE DEVELOPER CRONIES...AND IT AIN'T GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH BLIGHT...AND WE DO NOT NEED THESE MEANINGLESS, BULLSHIT PROJECTS.

Zuma Dogg's LA Daily Blog Ranks #2 This Week on BlogNetNews "Weekly Influence Ranker" of 100 News Blogs (Mayor Sam's Blog NOT In Top 3)

Nice timing...just as we have an election this Tuesday, Zuma's LA Daily Blog rises to #2 out of 100 news blogs on the BlogNetNews.com "Weekly Influence Ranker." Mayor Sam's bully-blog didn't make the cut, as you can see.

• Orange Juice (1)
• L.A. Daily Blog (2)
• LA Observed (3)

RECENT TWEETS:

• I may be crazy, but not crazy enough to blog post someone's MOTHER'S HOME ADDRESS, just cause I disagreed with someone: Mayor Sam blog did!

• The difference between LA Daily Blog & Mayor Sam's blog is you cannot make sexually graphic comments about people's kids and wives on mine.
  

• The difference between LA Daily Blog and Mayor Sam's blog is that on LA Daily Blog you cannot post libel under other people's names.

• What more do you need in life than http://LaLa.com?

• NOT TO BE PARANOID: But 2 of my main Fire PensionGate insiders BOTH went silent about the same time. 1 felt threatened. The other was BOLD!

• ZD's Wall St Tweets Gain INTERNATIONAL Following: Canada; North Yorkshire, UK; Australia & Dubai Hotels, Dubai all following WallStWatch

• Zuma Dogg's LA Daily Blog Ranks #2 This Week on BlogNetNews "Weekly Influence Ranker" of 100 News Blogs (Mayor Sam'... http://ow.ly/1672C2

• TOP 3 CALIFORNIA NEWS BLOGS (According to BlogNetNews.com Weekly Influence Ranker): Orange Juice (1) L.A. Daily Blog (2) LA Observed (3)

• BREAKING NEWS: EXPLOSIVE Zuma Dogg Radio Show for Saturday Night (7pm Report) L.A. City Weekly News Update - ZD's M... http://ow.ly/1671yK

• BREAKING NEWS: New Zuma Dogg Talk Radio Show for Saturday Night, Dec 5th - 7pm Report: http://ow.ly/J39r

• CITY COUNCIL ELECTION THIS TUESDAY: Christine Essel vs Paul Krekorian. Krekorian website: http://ow.ly/J2xo VOTE FOR CHRIS ESSEL.

• Zuma Dogg's LA Daily Blog WEEKEND Update - MASSIVE New Postings! http://ow.ly/1670k4

• AUDIO: Zuma Dogg on Sheftel & Hernadez's Radio Show (Medijuana, City Budget Rant & City Council Election) -- PLUS L... http://ow.ly/166YFE

• CLICK HERE for Zuma Dogg on Sheftel/Hernandez Radio Show (Medical Marijuana, City Budget Rant & City Council Election: http://ow.ly/J0VD

• YEAR END BEST OF: Zuma Dogg's Favorite Restaurant/Best Food - "Senor Fish," in Little Tokyo near City Hall.

• Zuma Dogg's WEEKEND TWITTER Update: LA Budget Crisis, PensionGate, Chris Essel 4 City Council on Tuesday & Tell LAU... http://ow.ly/166X4H

• ZUMA DOGG MUSIC RADIO for Saturday: Click "play" and let 'em play. http://ow.ly/IYg9

http://ZumaDogg.org

Zuma Dogg Twitter Update for Wed 12.03.09 (Trutanich, Essel, Krekorian, PensionGate & More)

[Pictured: It's like the Farrah picture, but for Animal lovers! Trutanich, Rosendahl, Dogg, Zine, PPL -- AND JOEL WACHS remind you to vote for our gal, Christine Essel this Tuesday for Los Angeles City Council! YES, Joel Wachs is scared to death of Krekorian in office, so he had to take a stand. Thanks, Joel!]

# The reason Home Depot was not opened up in Sunland-Tunjunga was because of the down economy and housing bubble burst. Not cause of Superman.

# MALIBU KARAOKE ALERT: This Friday evening (8pm) is the DEBUT of Karaoke at Malibu Pier! Greatest setting in the world at new bar/restaurant.

# Good Zuma Dogg Radio Show: http://ow.ly/IoYi

# Carmen "Nuch" Trutanich Back, Resting at Home Today! - "I bet the stress of having to rest at home is almost even m... http://ow.ly/166wSP

# “He’s working himself to death,” - L.A. Atty.Bill Carter “He’s working here 12 a day; then in the community." (Glad that was the problem!)

# NUCH: Doctors believe Trutanich’s condition is related to stress, diet and exhaustion, officials said. Zuma says it's TOXIC City Hall air.

# Trutanich is released from hospital, resting at home http://bit.ly/8prcDN

# BREAKING NEWS: Judge says L.A. controller Wendy Greuel has right to defend her office (Sorry, Nuch!) http://ow.ly/166vFN

# ZumaDogg.org: BREAKING NEWS...Judge rules on Controller Wendy Greuel's right to defend her office (Nuch vs Greuel issue) http://ow.ly/ImQB

# HUGE BREAKING NEWS: Pathetic-Fuck Elliot Broidy Pleads GULITY, GUILTY, GUILTY in PENSION CORRUPTION (Told you that ... http://ow.ly/166oWW

# A Message From Christine Essel on "Widespread Concerns About The Future of Animals in Current Economic Downturn" http://ow.ly/166oWU

# BREAKING NEWS:Former L.A .Pension Board Member Elliott Broidy GUILTY on felony charge PENSION CORRUPTION CHARGE (Buh-bye!) http://ow.ly/Ii1V

# Mayor Sam's Michael Higby Seems To Have Lost His Soul To Paul Krekorian Political Operative Spinners...(Say A Praye... http://ow.ly/166ohC

Updates throughout the day at http://ZumaDogg.org. Bookmark it now. You won't miss a thing!
Check the Zuma Dogg "News Tweets" & Wall St Watch Tweets.

This blog is on FIRE today, according to BlogNetNews "Most Clicked" stories today. Currently have FIVE of my blog posts in their Top 20. Mayor Sam's blog has ZERO blog posts in the Top 20. (Sorry, those are the stats.)

COMEDY QUOTE OF THE DAY by State ASSemblyman Paul Krekorian (This guy is priceless!)

DOES THIS GUY'S EYES REMIND YOU OF MARSHALL APPLEGATE, OR WHAT? DOES THIS GUY LOOK CRAZY, TO YOU? (If not, you should have heard him at the City Clerk's office when he didn't get special treatment.)

From today's LA Times: Krekorian said (during today's CD 2 City Council debate) the city is “facing too many crises right now to have the captain of the ship running off to run for another office.” (In response to Villaraigosa not running for Governor.)

Isn't the State as bad off as the city, and isn't Paul Krekorian doing exactly what he just criticized Antonio for?

Don't be a naive douche-bag...PLEASE Vote for Christine Essel on December 8th. THINK HOW BAD KREKORIAN MUST BE IN MY MIND TO FEEL THE NEED TO PUSH SO HARD FOR ESSEL.

Carmen Trutanich, Dennis Zine, Bill Rosendahl, Police Protective League, David Hernandez, Zuma Dogg ALL agree that Krekorian needs to be defeated. Richard Alarcon endorses Krekorian. AlarCON and his ASSembly crew is FAR WORSE.

Krekorian is so full of shit, there are dangerous levels of methane gas fumes all around him. Don't light a match. This guy is so shady, the temperature is a few degrees cooler around him. This guy is so shameless, even Antonio is jealous in admiration.

SUMMARY: The State ASSemblyman who was Bass's "top brass" in the bankrupting budget process and has left the biggest mess in history that STILL hasn't been worked out feels that it would have been wrong for Antonio to run for another office saying, “facing too many crises right now to have the captain of the ship running off to run for another office.”

I DON'T THINK ANY COMMENT HAS EVER SICKENED ME MORE FROM ANY FULL OF SHIT POLITICIAN, WHICH IS CLEARLY EXACTLY WHAT THIS JOKER IS. (PAUL, WERE YOU TRYING TO PULL AN "ANDY KAUFMAN-STYLE" ROUTINE WHERE YOU JUST SAY OUTRAGEOUS STUFF TO MAKE PEOPLE HATE YOU...OR DID YOU JUST NOT EVEN REALIZE WHAT YOU SAID?)

And quit crying to people that Zuma Dogg didn't even give you a chance to sit down and talk to you before deciding to endorse Essel. Paul, you had ZERO shot from the get go. I already have your 4-1-1, or should I say 3-1-1 in L.A. City? I'd vote for Antonio before you...I'd vote for Ed Reyes before you...WELL, O.K., maybe I wouldn't go THAT far...but I sure as hell would vote for Christine Essel before you.

Hey Paul, Santa Clause just called. He and his elves are jealous of all the GIFTS you raked in as ASSemblyman. He wants to buy your surplus wine, limo rides, concert tickets, VIP boxes, fancy leather jackets, clothes and chocolate computer. Paul is very compassionate and accepts gifts from ALL people. He's gone through diversity training and has learned how to accept gifts from all! (No one is rejected. ALL are welcome!)

DEC 8th...ANYONE BUT KREKORIAN!

Zuma Dogg's MASSIVE Monday Morning Twitter Update

[Pictured: Guess Jerry, Steve and Carmen aren't sharp enough to figure out the REAL problem, here. See Economic: "Law of Supply & Demand"]

# Good morning to Craig X Rubin. Karma's a BITCH, baby. You thought you had the last laugh, you little punk? Happy birthday, bitch!

# GOLD SKYROCKETING: $1065/oz, up $14. Thank you, thank you! You probably scoffed at ZD instead of listening. Sorry.

# Zuma Dogg's LA DAILY BLOG ranks #3 this week on BlogNetNews ranking of 100 CA news blogs. Mayor Sam not in Top 3 even though comments count.

# VIDEO: Zuma Dogg BLASTS Los Angeles City Council Over 1st Amendment FEDERAL Lawsuit: http://ow.ly/EMGf

# EMBEDDED AUDIO: Zuma Dogg BLASTS Council on 1st Amendment FEDERAL Lawsuit: http://ow.ly/EMEy

# ZUMA SHOW RADIO: Zuma Dogg Comedy Rant on CD2 City Council Election - PAUL KREKORIAN MUST BE REJECTED! http://ow.ly/163Bc8 (BlogTalkRadio)

# ZUMA DOGG on CD 2 City Council Candidate CHRISTINE ESSEL: http://ow.ly/EMcI

# GOLD continues to SKYROCKET...currently $1062, up $11 on overnight markets. Watch your stocks!

# RT @cnnbrk: Michael Jackson wins favorite male pop/rock artist. This is his 23rd AMA, a new record. http://bit.ly/60V9CT

# RT @beckfordparents: NY Times columnist Thomas Friedman calls California "America's biggest failed state" http://tl.gd/11a04

# RT @thehuffpost: http://HUFFPO.ST/c8Y VIDEO: JLo FALLS at the AMA awards

# RT @latimes: Monday front page: L.A. City Council to debate how many is too many when it comes to pot dispensaries http://bit.ly/8PKBNG

# SPONSORED TWEET: Verizon Wireless commercial by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band http://ow.ly/EG8c

# MUSIC: CNN-style news bed for all future Michael Jackson stories: (Billie Jean, chamber orchestra version by ZD) http://ow.ly/EG7u

# REJECT KREKORIAN: If Paul Krekorian weasels his way onto L.A. City Council, I will be forced to leave the State out of public safety fears.

# AUDIO: ZD BLASTS the HELL out of LOSer ANGELES City Council over BULLSHIT "Code of Conduct' That Will Cost City $MILLIONS$ http://ow.ly/EG2J

# ZUMA DOGG FEDERAL LAWSUIT SMALL UPDATE: The Federal judge ordered the transcripts from the case. SO THAT COUNCIL CAN SEE WHAT HE IS SAYING!

# NEW Zuma Dogg Radio Show (Zuma Show) - BlogTalkRadio: Zuma Dogg discusses the CD2 City Council election and more: http://ow.ly/EE6W

# HERE'S ONE FOR DEMING'S 14 POINTS: Was at grocery store. They have to have an employee at self-check out stand cause customers can't use it.

# Zuma Dogg's L.A. Daily Blog Top 3 In State of California This Week (TOP L.A. City Blog in Ranker of 100 Statewide B... http://ow.ly/163vc7

# AW YEAH: Zuma Dogg's Radio Role Model, Scott Shannon of Z-100 & PLJ/New York, the NEW voice of 95.5 KLOS. (Also the voice of Hannity Show.)

# For all the hoopla around Mayor Sam's blog, LA Daily Blog BEATS IT AGAIN THIS WEEK in BNN's ranking of 100 California news blogs.

#3 in CA! # Shout-out to @leanblog. LeanBlog is a fan/disciple of Dr. W. Edwards Deming & 14 Points, too. ZD needs to do a radio show on 14 Points!

# Help elect the next Los Angeles City Councilmember, this Dec 8th! http://PoliticalActionLA.com.

# There has NEVER been a City Council election where BOTH candidates make me physically nauseous. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE to pick the lesser of 2..

# Zuma Dogg's FAVORITE website in the world. (It would HAVE to be)... http://ow.ly/EqxS

# @garybryan Oh man, you're HOT tonight! What happened? Political corruption get you down when you look around? LOVE IT! (Secaucus Alumnist)

# RT @garybryanshow: Get ready to live on 35% of what you earn!

# RT @garybryanshow: How to close budget gap: Let's take all of Oprah's money! Or how about 90% of it? She can live on $270 million, right!??

# ZD would have paid $351K!: Michael Jackson moonwalk glove sells for $350K in NYC auction http://bit.ly/4yb0Rd

# RT @garybryanshow: The only way to limit politicians' abuse of power is to limit the power of the government. Did founders have this right?

# Is this how the $ is spent?: RT @LAsBEST: Has anyone seen the LA's BEST logo in Times Square on W Hotel jumbotron? Running every 4 hours!

# Now that @villaraigosa is termed-out/not running for Govnr & not able to make $ for unions & cronies HE'S DONE! A mere civil servant, now!

# Now that @villaraigosa is termed-out & NOT running for Govnr, I'm A LOT more comfortable with him. In this budget & economy, he's neutered.

# ZUMA DOGG LOVES THE MAYOR, NOW!: Now that @villaraigosa is termed-out & NOT running for Gov, I LOVE HIM! His power & corruption is deflated.

# NEW: Help Elect Your Next Los Angeles City Council Member with http://PoliticalActionLA.com http://ow.ly/163qMN

# CHRISTINE ESSEL FOR CD2 CITY COUNCIL: Elect an outside, business woman who is NOT a career politician leaving recently elected office.

# ZD Reader Mail: "Zuma Dogg, You're Frickin' Brilliant." (ZD Wins Over Another L.A. City Constituent The Hard Way) http://ow.ly/Enko

# VALLEY CITY COUNCIL ELECTION - DEC 8th: Help elect your next L.A. City Councilmember. http://PoliticalActionLA.com.

# KREKORIAN STIFFS SUNLAND-TUJUNGA: Krekorian was a "no show" at an annual S-T event where he was scheduled to present award. Essel was there.

# GOLD hitting record high of $1150 on Friday confirms it: I AM A PROPHETIC GENIUS and OBVIOUSLY my knowledge is channeled from higher power.

# I wish more friends would have listened to my advice on GOLD vs Stocks. Look at the prophet-like accuracy of my predictions over past 2 yrs!

# Remember when Zuma Dogg said it was time for GOLD in Oct in $900 range? Welp, now it's at a record high $1150. People told me GOLD peaked.

# LA Daily Blog Reader Mail: "Zuma Dogg, You're Frickin' Brilliant." (ZD Wins Over Another L.A. City Constituent The ... http://ow.ly/163psf

# ZD can now make robo-calls @ 100 per hour. Can INCREASE to 1000. If you have a message you would like sent out, contact ZumaDogg@Gmail.com.

# Wow! I just did something new with Google and just got over 190,000 impressions in past 24 hours. Gonna start spreading my message THAT way!

# EVERYONE KNOWS ZD: Saw lady wearing hat w/L.A. City logo. I said, "You're wearing the symbol of corruption." She said, "Oh, Hi Zuma Dogg!"

# Sorry I'm not on same side of CD2 election as some friends, but I gotta go w City Hall clique versus Fuentes/Padilla/Cardenas/Alarcon crew.

# ZD, always OUTRAGEOUSLY WRONG, until proven right: Guess what radio station company told ZD, "RAP WILL NEVER BE PLAYED ON RADIO." POWER106!

# Who do you think Assemblyman Paul Kreokrian is more closely tied to? Villaraiogsa/Wendy Greuel -- or Fueuntes/Cardenas/Alarcaon/Padilla?

# FUNNIEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN: In campaign video for CA State Assemblyman jumping seats to run for council, it says, "Vote for change." LOL!

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NEW: Help Elect Your Next Los Angeles City Council Member with http://PoliticalActionLA.com

This could be a nice community tool to help organize the grass-roots community to help defeat California State Assemblyman Paul Krekorian (Burbank), who is running for the Valley's City Council seat that is up for grabs on December 8, 2009. Many in the community are fearful that this career, seat-jumping "same old" California Assemblyman is using campaign tricks like ballot canvasing and making empty promises to desperate and naive targets who believe what an ASSemblyman says during a campaign.

Political Action LA sees it as a BIG sign when you have groups (that were going to stay out of the election and not take sides) like the Police Protective Leauge and many other groups who are pouring BIG last minute money into this campaign in support of Christine Essel to defeat Krekorian. Many of us feel Krekorian taking the seat would be a tremendous threat to the public safety and general services in the district. Maybe that's why the City Attorney just endorsed Essel (although he was going to stay out of it), and why the PPL (Police Protective League) felt compelled to jump in.

PEOPLE ARE SCARED...not that he may win...but what will happen if he DOES win. PLEASE join PoliticalActionLA.com in helping to defeat Paul Krekorian, by helping to elect Christine Essel. SIMPLY TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW TO GO TO THE POLLS ON DECEMBER 8th in VALLEY'S CD AND ELECT CHRISTINE ESSEL. (Because some of us feel the WORST, most disastrous thing that can happen, is to let the "same old" state-bankrupting, seat-jumping, gift-taking, Karen Basskissing, State ASSemblyman who is only using this position as a seat-warmer until the big gig opens up.

http://PoliticalActionLA.com

Councilmember Bill Rosendahl ENDORSES CHRIS ESSEL for L.A. City Councilmember! (Thanks for standing up to the political machine, Bill!)

Zuma Dogg: I couldn't care less what most of these dumb, phony City Councilmembers have to say regarding endorsements in the CD 2 City Council run-off in December. As a matter of fact, an L.A. City Endorsements by elected officials (Assembly/Council) can be valuable in vetting out and alerting the community as to who NOT to vote for. (For example, an endorsement of any Assemblymember is the first flag.)

So there was ONE councilmember I personally contacted via voice mail to see if he was going to be making an endorsement between Krekorian and Essel, and mentioned I hope he could go against the Democratic Party and endorse the candidate I KNEW he would really want to support, if he could.

So Bill just called to let me know that he announced, last week, that he WAS endorsing Chris Essel!

I thanked him for his "against the grain" position from his Democratic Party (who is endorsing Krekorian, and another bad sign).

CM Rosendahl said, "I've gone against them (the Democratic party) a lot. On Prop 11 (re-disrticting), the party was against it, but I was for it." Adding, "I don't knee jerk. The Democratic party has as many problems as the Republican party. I don't buy one party over the other. It depends on the issue. How it impacts people."

Regarding his decision to endorse Christine Essel over the party's pick of Paul Krekorian, "We don't need career politicians every step of the way. Chris is from the private sector, with a career's worth of experience. We need that type of outside experience in local government."

"Secondly, " adds Rosendahl, "she's a woman," and noted how we could always use more of that in the horseshoe, with only 2 of 14 CMs being women, currently."

Additionally, Bill said, "Chris already has an independent knowledge of City Hall as a outside business executive, not a career politician.

Bill told me he feels she will be a more independent councilmember in the way Rosendahl is. (And maybe you don't like his politics, but TRUST ME...the guy is a troublemaker in the Councilmember world and DOES go against party orders and will bring up all the wrong questions, from their standpoint.)

And he added that he didn't run for office until he was 60, and we need people like Chris with a long career in the business world -- here in the city -- as a private citizen and not more career/party politicians. The city gains a lot of experience and more people should do it.

SO THANK YOU BILL FOR DELIVERING ON THE REASON I PUT YOU IN YOUR OWN CATEGORY SEPARATE FROM THE OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS. Parks is good on budget and prudence, but Bill is the only CM who I actually LOVE as a person, and was hoping -- AND EXPECTING for him to go with Chris; and I was just hoping he would be stand up and take a stand, without worrying about anyone thinks. (In other words, Bill is the only CM I feel you can go to as a "human being," not calculated politician.)

Just think, if EVERYONE did that, the right person would make it into office, once in a while.

CHRISTINE ESSEL FOR L.A. CITY COUNCILMEMBER.

Zuma Dogg added, "I've had enough career politician, clown ASSemblymembers destroying the city and it's general fund for their pals in Sacramento. And Krekorian having NO PROBLEM -- EVEN THINKING about running this early into his term, just tells you EVERYTHING, people.

But you DUMMIES WANT to believe what a real, live, slick Assemblyman says during an election.

I've watched a bunch of people (THE L.A. VOTERS) fall for every trick, every step of the way, and I have been on the front lines debunking the bullshit and making decisions based on detached neutrality and I try not to be a jealous crybaby in my decisions.

AND YOU SAME OLD DUMMIES BETTER NOT BLOW IT BY FALLING FOR THE SAME OLD POLITICAL TRAPS YOU ALWAYS DO.

I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE PEOPLE I KNOW, WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE POLITICALLY SAVVY, ARE EVEN THINKING OF KREKORIAN OVER ESSEL?

AND YES, IT'S BETWEEN THOSE TWO...and you cannot wait until 2011 for a better candidate. It will be too late.

You have a BANKRUPTING, DO NOTHING...BIGGEST PART OF THE PROBLEM, STATE assEMBLY MEMBER WHO IS HOPING TO STAB HIS SUPPORTERS IN THE EYE BY WALKING AWAY FOR ANOTHER GIG, AFTER DEMONSTRATING THROUGH HIS VOTING RECORD (that I wonder if you looked at) WHAT A FULL OF SHIT, PHONY THIS GUY KREKORIAN IS.

YES, I AM SAYING THAT.

I NEED TO BE A LITTLE MORE PROACTIVE HERE PEOPLE...

YOU KNOW ME....

YOU KNOW WHAT I STAND FOR...

I WANT THE EXPERIENCED BUSINESS WOMAN WHO IS OBVIOUSLY SMART ENOUGH TO GET PROMOTED ALL THE WAY UP AT PARAMOUNT IN THE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENTS.

YOU PEOPLE ARE TOO DUMB FOR YOUR OWN GOOD THAT YOU DON'T SEE THIS, WHEN IT'S ESSEL vs KREKORIAN.

AND YOU HAVE TO FACTOR IN THAT IT IS ZUMA DOGG SAYING IT!

And every time I call someone I respect most on the Essel vs Krekorian issue, EVERYONE is telling me I made the smart decision. I wish I could tell you these people's names, but they have to stay out of it professionally. But there is a reason I am calling certain people. And in MY poll of people ZUMA DOGG respects the opinions of (which is why I am calling them), it's been UNANIMOUS so far.

Sorry Paul, you are being thrown under the bus HARD by people who don't base their decision on puppies and cookies.

READ THIS: Christine Essel Campaign Speech by Zuma Dogg

Why I Am Supporting Christine Essel for CD 2 City Council (by Zuma Dogg)

First of all, read this if you haven't yet:
ELECTION STRATEGY: Zuma Dogg Writes His Own Christine Essel Campaign Speech (based on his own probing interview with her on the phone.)

(In response to people saying ZD should wait on all this up-front, early support for Chris Essel.)

Sorry that Krekorian and Essel made it into the run-off, but those are the two options and I do not agree that you can just sit out and not vote. You have two distinctly different candidates and a decision must be made.

So now we have a fresh slate, and I am not going to take the easy way out and just say, "Forget it...not going to vote/say anything."

And people know I have been kicking the tires on Chris Essel because I wasn't taking a good look at her during the primary because I was supporting another grass roots candidate (me).

And I have already made the decision I am not going to support Paul Krekorian and I have given the reasons why. So for the purpose of this blog post, I am going to focus on reasons why...I guess I have to come out and say it...why I am supporting Christine Essel in this run-off -- in the context of Chris alone, and not at the expense of Paul.

People tell me I am supposed to "play both sides" and try and set up meetings with both sides; and don't say anything yet; and don't give it away for free; and see what you can maybe negotiate first, and all of that.

And if anything good comes out of my support down the line, then that would be nice and I'm sure a lot of people would be happy for me.

BUT the MAIN thing is...neither candidate, nor any candidate could get me to support them publicly if I didn't feel comfortable.

And Zuma Dogg suffers from "the-clock-is-always-ticking, frenetic energy syndrome."

Kevin James was hammering her in REAL TIME, this week on his radio show.

The other candidates and opinion leaders are making their decisions as we speak.

And I know it would be easier for me to say nothing at this point and see how things play out; and calculate things; and not offend people who will be mad at me for being supportive of Ms. Essel because of the Central City board position, people who donated to her campaign, and her support from Wendy (yes, some of us think that's a negative) and the whole Anti-Essel sentiment out there at the ZD community activist level.

But again, it is surprising to me, as well, that I feel it is important that Chris makes it into the seat over Paul. And I am factoring in all those things that turn off people like ZD in my support when contrasting between the two candiadates on the ballot.

So what was it then that has caused me to look at the money and connections of both candidates and go with Essel.

(Gag alert): She just impresses the hell out of me as an outstanding career business woman and has a good vibe and energy and I admire her as an individual. (She can write sheet music and that's not something anyone can do. A lot tougher to master than baking cookies!)

And she tells me she wants to do all the good community-based things she said during the campaign and I am just going to have faith that the short year and a half term will cause her to actually take on the challenge of representing the community spirit, at least MUCH MORE than we are used to seeing in the horseshoe.

And again, I wasn't SEEKING out to support anyone, and was maybe not going to get involved, even though I think YOU, as individuals need to make a decision for yourself and vote. I just wasn't going to be public and get involved and go into "Zuma Dogg" mode for either of these two.

But first, Chris was very warm and friendly to ZD during the forums, even though I would hammer her at times. Now the other Big 3 were nice and friendly to ZD, too (Paul and Tamar), but Chris really put out the most "down home" vibe and just that pure joyous personality that people like ZD and Tamar and Wendy have to fake to put on. A lot of times people are nice to ZD but it has a fake, political vibe and you know they would loosen my brakes if they could get away with it.

Here's how I started to get sucked into feeling good about Chris Essel:

Chris was making the rounds calling the other candidates and community opinion leaders and asking for their support in the run-off.

She asked me, flat-out, "Can I count on your support?" I said, "HELL NO, you can't COUNT on it," but since you asked, let's talk and I'll see.

So I called her later in the evening to set up a time for coffee somewhere...but you know me...I couldn't wait, so I just started firing away questions, asking her what I was curious about.

I ended up typing up highlights from the conversation in my blog post from Friday where I wrote a speech in her voice of the things that impressed me most. Things about her career achievement that didn't come out in the primary.

Chris needs to work on getting fired up and sticking up for herself and selling people on her career path and achievement as a woman rising through the ranks in Hollywood at Paramount.

So later in the evening, after the phone call with Chris that really impressed me, Kevin James was on the air, just before 11pm and was hammering Chris, once again, for not appearing on his show and he was hoping she wasn't going to dodge him, this time (in the run-off) -- and it was going south, real quick.

So Zuma Dogg calls Chris at 11pm on her cell phone, and she picks up, and I immediately start in, at frenetic Zuma Dogg pace, "Kevin is HAMMERING you on the air...are you going to go on the debates, this time? You HAVE to...if not...(blah, blah, blah)..." And I add, "You gotta call in!" (Hey Garcetti, what's your cell phone number, again?)

It didn't occur to me that she might have been sleeping at 11pm the night after the election wrapped up, and she said, "I can't, right now, I'm sleeping."

SLEEP???...WHO CARES...BETTER TO GET OUT THERE SOUNDING SLEEPY, THAN TO CONTINUE TO GET HAMMERED UNTIL YOU SOUND FRESH. (I literally was saying that.)

But...I have to remember...not everyone can do interviews in their sleep like Big ZD, so I said, "Well can I call and tell him you'll do it, so he'll stop saying you won't."

She gave me the green light and told me I could call in.

So I called Kevin and they are working it out and Chris says she will be on Kevin's show for the run-off.

SO THAT'S GOOD!!! ZUMA DOGG WAKES HER UP AT 11PM, AND SHE LISTENED TO ZD AND THE OTHER CANDIDATES WHO TOLD HER SHE SHOULD DO IT, AND SHE AGREED!!! AND...ZUMA DOGG WOKE HER UP AT 11PM, AND SHE IS STILL TALKING TO ME!!! Imagine if I called Wendy at 11pm at night on her cell phone.

I think it's a very good sign that I already like Chris a lot more than I ever liked Wendy and even before Wendy REALLY hated me....she was never warm and nice to me and never would accept feedback, like this.

So I think the fact that Chris is NOT a career politician; and kind of green in some GOOD ways means she may be a little more vulnerable in having to rely on the community and will need to do a lot for the people during this short term. And if she turns out to be insincere, we can vote her out in a year and a half.

AND THE PEOPLE HAVE TO KNOW...Zuma Dogg is always EXTREMELY skeptical listening to ANYTHING a candidate has to say during an election, and I'm pretty harsh in my scrutiny and that's what people LOVE about me.

BUT SOMETIME, that can cause you to throw the baby out with the bathwater, and that is something I am ALWAYS...MOST CAREFUL not to do. And when I see other people doing it, it sometimes makes ME look harder (which I did with Chris, since she asked me to) and I was pleased at what I have seen so far, so the guy who hates to be bamboozled, DOES have to do what he HATES to do in politics....HAVE A LITTLE FAITH that the person before me is the sincere, warm person who intends to do what she says.

I always have negative nicknames for other people, and Chris' new on is "Samsonite" cause she's got a lot of baggage. And in the future, I'll address some of the concerns I had that I have to get over in this election, because this is supposed to be about positive things about Chris, in this post, without attacking Paul Krekorian...but again, that factors in. Because if it was Chris Essel versus Pete Sanchez, I would probably be pushing hard for Pete.

But it's Essel vs Krekorian, and Zuma Dogg IS supporting the outsider, grass roots candidate in this election: Chris Essel. I hope it doesn't come back to bite me in the butt in two years if she stinks as a CM. But the things I am concerned about with Chris are problems you have to deal with when you have a upscale, classy lady on your hands who isn't used to shamless campaigning.

And seriously, Chris IS the outsider, grass roots candidate. She's just successful at it because she raised a lot of money and has the endorsement of the previous councilmember. OF COURSE a candidate like Chris is going to go for Wendy's endorsement. I heard Wendy DID wait because Lisa Sarkin and some others were thinking of running. But when some of the others didn't run, Wendy went with Chris. It's not like Wendy called Chris and said, "Chris, Wendy Gruel. I need someone to take over for me and do everything I say and be my puppet and screw the community."

If Zuma Dogg is finally seeing Chris for the outstanding business leader that she is, at least as a career woman...I can't blame Wendy for endorsing her.

Not to say she is going to tell Wendy to go screw herself, either.

But I think with Chris, she's a sincere and nice person who doesn't have that "political grandstanding juice" running through her like Wendy, Garcetti, Zuma, Krekorian, Alarcon.

So in this case all we can do is support her, be all over her the second she walks in the door, she seems to be listening to things I am trying to tell her.

So maybe we have a "Good" Wendy in Chris. And if not, then she get the Academy Award for suckering Zuma Dogg. She can't be THAT good. She may have worked at Paramount, but it was on the financial/business side.

I know a lot of people may be surprised I feel this way, and I was told to wait, but I don't like to hold back and be calculated in this stuff. It's not about YOU and what YOU get out of it. If the position of Councilmember is important to the future and the lives of the people...then the clock is ticking and no time for game playing on my end. And I HATE when people pull certain "cards." And ZD NEVER picks a candidate on if they are a man or woman...but man, this is THE "Girl Power" candidate if I ever saw one. And luckily not JUST because she is the female candidate. (Janice Hahn PLAYS that card, but Chris really IS.)

What can I tell you, now ZD got way too sensitive and his feminine side came out too much from all of you ladies who made ZD your little "fixer upper project" during the candidate forums. YOU TURNED ME INTO A SENSITIVE YOU KNOW WHAT!!!! LOOK AT THIS!!! Oh no...where's my AC/DC "Back in Black" LP.

Zuma Report: Marketing Strategy Applied To Christine Essel's City Council Campaign (How does THIS look?)

This post is about "Marketing Strategy" applied to the CD 2 City Council run-off election between State Assembly Member Paul Krekorian and Christine Essel.

How would this be for Essel to be saying during her campaign for the "tough crowds" she will face at debates and crowds like she saw during the primary?:

Hi, I'm Christine Essel. I know there were several grass root candidates that many of you supported and I know it's frustrating that the two candidates with the most money are in the run-off.

So hopefully, I can at least make people feel comfortable that I mean it when I say I am here to use everything I know and have learned in the real world as a long-time financial executive at Paramount to help facilitate the commuity to accomplish their goals.

It's the job of councilmember to balance the needs and goals of the city as a whole while maintaining the integrity of the neighborhood community spirit.

I am here to tell you that is what I am here to do. And, I only have a year and a half to prove it to you. So, if you don't think I am representing the voice of the community and improving constituent services throughout my first term, you can vote for someone else in a year and a half.

Remember, I (Christine Essel) made the run-off as an outsider, not from an elected seat. You can laugh at the notion that I am an outside candidate. But I am not an elected official and come from the ouside business community.

You may think I have all the inside money, but I raised it as an outsider. I didn't just run for State Assembly and make promises and committments to the people who supported me only to use it to run for City Council.

Look at all the time and expense the State and District just invested in Paul Krekorian getting his office set up and the knoweldge invested in him for the Assembly position. NOW HE WANTS THE STATE ASSEMBLY TO HAVE TO START OVER WHEN WE ARE FACING A HUGE CRISIS. IT WOULD BE NICE TO CONTINUE WITH THE TEAM ALREADY IN PLACE.

And unlike Paul Krekorian, who's real world business experience is that of an attorney, I have a long career working at Paramount Pictures in a very competitive and high stakes business environment, where it isn't just politicians who have the luxury of wasting endless amounts of money in the most inefficent way possible.

Hollywood doesn't play around with real money.

And as someone who started at the bottom of the ladder at Paramount Productions, one of the biggest operations in the City, State or Country...an international operation, I was continually promoted throughout my career in the financial departments, where I was responsible for making sure the numbers checked out and the budget was balanced.

So you won't be electing a career politician with a history of beuaracracy and waste. I'm the candidate who will bring my real life accounting and financial experience to the office.

Paul is a politician so he can only run the office like a poltician. I am from the business world, so that's how my office will operate.

And I took a lot of heat from "Zuma Dogg" when he called me, "Empty Vessle" Essle, because he was just a bitter candidate with no money or fliers, but when I started in the corporate offices at Paramount in the 80's, there weren't even any other women working in the department and it wasn't exaclty a smooth, paved road for women at the time.

So for me to be promoted all the way up the ladder in the finacial department should at least say something to the people of CD 2 that in these times of economic crisis and hard financial decisions that affect the community, you will have someone who has the understanding of the fundamentals and has proven, time and time again over my entire career that I can actually make it work at the office level. Not just talk about making it work.

Whenever you have a candiate running for office, people will always question their motives and wonder if they can trust them. I am here to tell you, I may have a lot of big friends and there may be a lot of big people who contributed to my campaign. But that's because I have a long career of doing business in this city with a lot of the movers and shakers. And I can work with these people to help deliver for CD 2 as it sometimes loses out to Downtown, Hollywood and other areas in the city. And I am letting voters know that if you do not feel I am continuously working with neighborhood councils and community leaders toward constant noticable improvement in my first year and a half in office, you can chose to elect someone else in a year and a half.

I hope the people following the election can get to know me a lot better than they did during the primary where there were ten candidates, not just two, so everything had to be answered in one minute.

And I hope you prefer your councilmember whose experience comes from the real world, where I was promoted by my bosses, time and time again for doing an outstanding job as a female executive in a man's world, in the most competive industry in the world -- over someone who is walking away from his expensive committment to voters that he just made as an elected official who's only achievement is being part of the team that put us in this finacial crisis.

CHRISTINE ESSEL FOR LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL

Should Zuma Dogg Endorse Either Christine Essel or Paul Krekorian, or neither?

Let's face it, no one is thrilled that the two BIG MONEY candidates are in the CD 2 City Council run-off set for December 8th between Paul Krekorian and Christine Essel, but the People are going to have to make a decision. And the easiest thing to do is NOTHING because you don't like either one. But whether you are a councilmember or community member you have to make a decision and VOTE based on what is presented before you. And vote you must. So a decision must be made.

NOW THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING PUBLICLY REGARDING MY OPINION BETWEEN THE TWO...

BUT...

IF...

I feel there is one candidate I feel can be worked with SOMEWHAT in the spirit of the community, trying to give the people a few bones here and there and only be an 80% phony, instead of 100% phony...then I'll be happy to let people know one of the candidates is better than the other from the point of view/criteria I will be evaluating from.

And I know both candidates have their own different baggage. AND I WASN'T SEEKING TO PUSH A CANDIDATE.

BUT, as someone who has created a high profile for myself through "relentless persistence*" (*LA Weekly), I have a little more access and leverage perhaps to try and get in there an hold one of these turkey's feet to the community bonfire -- AND, if ZD feels one of the candidates will at least be constituent friendly while they are screwing us on all the big picture stuff with the other 14 councilmembers...I'll let everyone know.

So what forced me to have to think about this, is that Christine Essel just called and bothered me when I was watching "Jonas" on cable to ask if she could count on my support.

I said, "Hell no! You can't COUNT on it.., but if you strap yourself into the Zuma Dogg interogation chair and make it through my intense candidate filtration process, then I would probably WANT to endorse and push your candidacy and make sure you are the next councilmember.

Baggage aside, I know people like Christine as a person and people who know her for years have nice things to say about her, and in her industry if she was a witch (like Wendy) people would be TOO HAPPY to expose that.

Paul is nice, too, and people like him -- so neither are nixed based on surface personality.

Even though I haven't spoken with Paul today, whether he reaches out to me, or not...I know a lot more about him ANYWAY, because he is an Assemblymember and I have a sense for how he operates and performs in office. (And I also base my decsion on additional community feedback which I will be asking around for.)

So for now, if ZD talks to Chris and she starts saying things that makes me happy and I half way believe her...I'll let you know.

ZD

LATE NIGHT UPDATE: I called Chris last night, cause I wanted to start the interrogation process, right away. And she was willing to meet for coffee right then, but I wasn't close by, so we'll meet soon...BUT, I at least wanted to say I DID end up grilling her for a long time, anyway...and I can at least say I know a lot more things I like about her, NOW, from just talking to her on the phone than in the forums, where everything is a sixty second answer on a specific issue, and you don't REALLY get to KNOW the candidates. So not judging on anything but a personal level of her career and ability level...I DO think she offers some OUTSTANDING qualities and I am willing to say that, for sure.

So after speaking with her about herself on why she wants the job; her career; how she hooked up with Wendy; and whatever else came up...SHE MADE IT TO THE NEXT ROUND. So at least I like Chris as a person and feel she must really be FANTASTIC in many ways to have a career as hers, moving up the ranks as a female executive (starting in the 80's when women weren't exactly EMBRACED in that career -- and she told me she WAS the only female in her field.) And in Hollywood at Paramount...they don't play. It's not like it's public taxpayer City of L.A. money...it's REAL PEOPLE'S MONEY.

THE REAL QUESTION WILL BE A LOT OF OTHER STUFF THAT EVERYONE ELSE IS CONCERNED ABOUT...but I feel better about Essel and although she may be a little bit of a carpetbagger, at least she isn't "Empy Vessle" Essle, that's for sure. She's SMAT...not like everyone says. I would probably be pressuring her to let me copy her homework in school. (Math homework at least.)

Something else that will be important to ZD is if she goes on Kevin James' KRLA radio show, especially now that Doug isn't on the air and no one else will be covering the election. She took a lot of heat from Kevin for NOT going on his show during the first round...BUT I SPOKE WITH CHRIS ABOUT THIS AND URGED HER TO "DO IT" BECAUSE THAT IS AN IMPORTANT INDICATOR TO ME. So she told me she will speak with Kevin James today (Thursday) about it...AND I HOPE HER STRATEGIST DOESN'T TALK HER OUT OF IT. Kevin ASSURES me and everyone that he is going to start with a clean slate and not be unfair -- and I know Kevin and he just wants a good debate between the two candidates and he isn't going to burn Chris with unfair treatment because she didn't go on his show, last time. So I hope she does it!

So I know that you are probably already annoyed that I said something nice about Chris Essel, and it's not even about her as a candidate, but after a ROUGH first round for her, I at least wanted to say that she impressed me in some ways that didn't come out in the campaign, about her personally.

IT WAS BRUTAL OUT THERE AND THESE CAMPAIGNS ARE NUTTY AND PEOPLE HAVE A NUTTY MOB MENTALITY...AND ZUMA DOGG TRIES TO FUEL THAT...BUT WE HAVE A RUN-OFF...SHE'S IN IT...AND SHE'S NOT THE EVIL ESSEL I WAS HOPING SHE WAS. Guess I can't hold Wendy's endorsement of her against her...YET!

Mayor Sam's Blog Readers Come Out In Support Spinning PRO-ZUMA DOGG FOR LA CITY COUNCIL in CD 2 (As Tamar Tanks!)

[Pictured: L.A. City Council CD2 Candidate David Saltsburg (Zuma Dogg)]

Alright, something is up, because all of the sudden a lot of people seem to be pushing for Zuma Dogg on the Mayor Sam blog in the comment section. Perhaps it was the ZD/Tamar Galatzan Fence Straddlers, who after this weekend's LAUSD flier controversy surrounding Galatzan's campaign tactics, I think a bunch of people may have made their decision this weekend. And it looks like a bunch of people are piling on with PRO-ZUMA DOGG spin for the September 22nd L.A. City Council election. Here are some highlights from the most recent comments from Mayor Sam readers. (An inside crowd, indeed. And let me thank some of my previous foes who are now spinning for the Dogg side. YOU HAVE RESTORED MY FAITH IN HUMANITY!)

Anonymous said...

People should never under estimate a dogg as Zuma Dogg apppears to be the best candidate for CD 2.

August 23, 2009 1:15 PM

Anonymous said...

Zuma Dogg should be the councilperson. If not him, then the only other person is Krekorian. Neither

Neither Christine nor Tamar who are considered to be the "big three" will do a damn thing for the district.

Zuma will do the most good for the community (go ahead and laugh you Zuma haters out there. both of you.) and either of those two women will do the most damage.

August 23, 2009 5:34 PM

Anonymous said...

I must say, it thrills me to see all of these pro-Zuma comments.

Every time someone types anti-Zuma comments in all caps, I just know for a fact that Zuma is the right person for this job.

It's not about campaign money. It's not about who the other council people will get along with. It's about who will do the right thing for CD 2 and like the person who says that instinctively, Zuma knows what needs to be done, is right.

August 23, 2009 5:41 PM

Anonymous said...

Zuma is a warrior for CD 2. I'm going to use that!

Truer words were never spoken.

August 23, 2009 6:33 PM

Rita Of Sunland/Wally Wharton said...

I agree, 6:33. Zuma is focused, BEYOND well-informed, determined to expose corruption,AND he IS accessible and listens to the people! He's NOT some wheeler-dealer w/ a huge corporation to run and ugly condos to build, he has no pseudo-"wholesome" nuclear family to pose with on some slick mailer. I really admire Zuma Dogg and will support him in current and future endeavors. Now...the past couple of days I've been barraged w/ ridiculous propaganda from Essel. Look at phony-ass smile! Doesn't she look exactly like The Joker?

August 23, 2009 8:29 PM

Anonymous said...

Like Zuma Dogg or not, he does have an effect on the election. He knows the issues and stands up for what is right.

He may have a different way of doing things but he does know what he is doing and stands up to the city council. He does make a difference.

August 23, 2009 7:55 AM

Anonymous said...

Our neighborhood group of concerned CD-2 citizens met today. We analyzed the candidates, their positions and their track records. We have decided to endorse David Saltsman and intend to put the full weight of our organization behind him. Say what you want about him but he has a better City Council attendance record than most of the current sitting council people.

This district always gets the short shrift as our elected council representatives always leave us when something better comes along, i.e. Joel Wachs and Wendy Greuel.

Candidates Tamar Galatzan and Paul Kerkorian have already demonstrated that they will leave their duly elected positions when something better comes along. They're really nothing more than political opportunists. Galatzan wants to raise your taxes on her way out of LAUSD. Kerkorian won't even take a position on releasing 27,000 criminals from the prisons. If either of them were to get this seat, you can count on them taking off when the Mayor's seat opens up or when Wendy Greuel abandons her seat to run for Mayor.

Candidate Chris Essel is really not prepared for this position and was only put up for this race so she could do the bidding of the Mayor and all the special interests that are funding her campaign.

You all may look at these three candidates' fundraising reports and be impressed, however we look at them as bought and paid for by all the corporate and special interest money that's purchased these candidates.

You won't have to worry about any of that with David Saltsburg (Zuma Dogg) because he will not be indebted to these corporate interests.

It's time we elect an outsider to go into City Hall who will speak for the people, and not their own selfish ambitions.

Please join us as this district makes history by electing an outsider to a City Council seat, and we all begin to turn this city around.

August 22, 2009 9:34 PM

Anonymous said...

WHO is your candidate anyway, if Shallman is handling Essel and you also hate Krekorian? Who do you think will roll over for Cooley, Nuch, Zine and the PPL? Besides Zuma who keeps telling everyone how eager he is to play on their team, even if they think he's not "classy enough to associate with in public." Zuma says he wants to join Zine in doing whatever Trutanich tells them. Zine-Zuma.

You've got no one but Zuma Dogg, have you?

August 23, 2009 5:28 PM

Anonymous said...

I thought this looked like an independent expenditure, but it looks like it's from Tamar's School Board office holder account. So I'm a little shocked.

I'm just going to vote for Zuma Dogg. I just think he is the only person who is going to fight for us in CD 2 and I love that the other blog called him a warrior for the district. He is.

I'm willing to knock on doors for Zuma. Zuma, where do I sign up? Can I email you or what? Do you have mailers? If not, I'll just go and show the glossy mailers of the others while pointing out who paid for them.

August 23, 2009 6:31 PM

VOTE FOR ZUMA DOGG ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 or VOTE BY MAIL NOW!!! DON'T LET THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TAKE CONTROL OF THE COUNCIL SEAT!!!