Los Angeles City News Update for Tuesday, October 19, 2010

L.A. CITY NEWS

NOW STREAMING - New half hour LA CITY NEWS RADIO for Tuesday, October 19, 2010: 

* City Hall will ask voters to cut pensions of new police & fire hires on March ballot.

* LAHD (Los Angeles Housing Deptartment) CORRUPTION ALLEGATION UPDATE (while FBI investigates LA Housing Developer for bribes & illegal campaign contributions of elected officials. Villaraigosa took money in election that won him mayoral victory.

* LAUSD set to vote, "yes" on $320 million in construction money, on heels of audit report saying lack of accountability and excessively wasteful spending. (No shocker, there.) And although board is already aware that State will not be delivering on expected funds, school board still wants to continue as though BOOMTOWN economy. Money for salaries, supplies and programs to be used for "solar panels." (How many more kids are "solar panels" gonna help graduate?)

* 1st AMENDMENT VIOLATIONS @ L.A. City Hall during City Council Meetings: Just as Zuma Dogg & Matt Dowd return to Council chambers to expose more corruption, than ever, Friday's meeting was the WORST DISPLAY of FEDERAL PROTECTED SPEECH VIOLATIONS IN HISTORY OF ZUMA DOGG @ CITY HALL. (All while awaiting a ruling by Federal Judge that WILL NOT be going the City's way. They really need to be more careful. Dowd/Dogg (who filed the Federal lawsuit over City Council speech violations) only need so much money. Beyond that, we're just punishing you. (You're constituents WILL NOT be happy with the payout at critical budget times!)

* Delays in cost-cutting measures causing $63.7M budget deficit in L.A.: The city of Los Angeles opened up a $63.7 million budget deficit in the first quarter of this fiscal year — not because of a drop in revenues but because of delays in implementing cost-cutting measures such as layoffs, according to a report being released today. FULL POST - http://ow.ly/2VEul (Wendy & Eric wanna run for mayor? Insert "spit take.")

* LA TIMES: 26 child deaths from neglect & abuse under LA County Care. Zev Yaroslobsky. says, "Something has gone terribly haywire." ZEV, you SCHMUCK...YOU are THE SUPERVISOR! Full Story: http://ow.ly/2VEDa 

* LA CITY NEWS - TWEETS:

LA City News

• JANICE HAHN...I can now assure you, based on the email I just read...YOU WANNA KEEP A QUIET, LOW PROFILE off ZD's radar. TRUST ME & ZIP IT! 8 minutes ago
• JANICE HAHN not gonna like the email I just read about some SERIOUS SH*T you'd like to forget/ZD wishes he didn't hear. Wants to have lunch. 9 minutes ago
• HOLY SCHNIKIES: Google stats show a FRENZY of searches for "Roberto Aldape," "Zuma Dogg Blog" & "lacitynews." Hoh bhoy, did it hit the fan! 16 minutes ago
• SHOES TO FALL: Ticketgate scandal. Heard D.A.'s "Public Integrity Unit" is going over the evidence. Look for indictments to fall on L.A. mayor. 21 minutes ago
• BREAKING: LA TIMES owner Tribune Ready To Throw Randy Michaels Out. (How could you let FM Shock Programmer run Tribune?) http://ow.ly/2VAyS about 2 hours ago
• SCRIPT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: Los Angeles Housing Department Corruption Allegations. This post details it all. http://ow.ly/2Vz8d about 4 hours ago
• Pension Plan Proposal Seeks Cut Backs: Faced with soaring pension costs, city officials on Monday proposed asking ... http://bit.ly/9DxztU about 5 hours ago
• LACityNews.com isn't the ONLY blog that thinks L.A.City Hall is a sham and a scam of a municipal wrecking machine. RKLA - http://ow.ly/2Vy0W about 5 hours ago
• How come people that give you inside info to blast, only tell you someone is "connected guy" AFTER you blast it all over TV & internet. LOL! about 5 hours ago
• Sure have been a lot of Googling of "Roberto Aldape" this week. Still seeing referrals to http://LACityNews.com from a search of his name. about 6 hours ago
• I don't think I should blog or be going to city hall for TV 35 comments til I can maintain a balance of $20 a day, EVERYDAY.  about 8 hours ago
• ROBERTO ALDAPE POSTS: http://ow.ly/2UXOP, http://ow.ly/2UXLg, http://ow.ly/2UXNo, http://ow.ly/2UXNY, http://ow.ly/2UXLU, http://ow.ly/2UXMZ 1 day ago
• Thanks to everyone for checking into http://LACityNews.com, this week and this weekend. Elevated # of views, recently. KEEP THE PRESSURE ON! 1 day ago
• A CRIMINAL'S WORST NIGHTMARE: You spent MEGA-MILLIONS to take over City Hall & LAUSD, only to have targeted money stall in bust economy. LOL 1 day ago
• DAILY NEWS ARTICLE detailing how F*CKED UP LAUSD Is When It Comes To Continuing To SPEND, SPEND, SPEND -- AND OVERPA... http://ow.ly/19uYud 1 day ago
• YOU MAY WONDER why Greig Smith's name is listed among a 6-way tie for "Dumbest CM." ARE YOU KIDDING? HE WAS VOCALLY WRONG ABOUT EVERYTHING! 1 day ago
• POLL RESULTS - DUMBEST LA CITY COUNCILMEMBER: A toss up between Hahn, Huizar, Reyes, LaBong, Smith or Zine. (DUMBEST, not shadiest!) 1 day ago
• LA CITY NEWS: A lot of content posted for one hungry dude. http://LACityNews.com. 1 day ago
• DAILY NEWS account on HOW SCREWED LAUSD IS: http://ow.ly/2UTIf (Spent money on an audit, but were about to move ahead w out reading it.) 1 day ago
• Los Angeles City News Update for Sunday, October 17, 2010 (Pt 2 - 3 PM Update) http://ow.ly/19uPos 1 day ago
• LAUSD Boardmember Steve Zimmer caused EMS paramedics to burst into board meeting, this week. EMS saw him on TV and thought he was in a coma. 1 day ago
• LAUSD's ZIMMER: I know job is stressful, but you gotta remove the Diprovan drip 1 hr before meeting. I don't think you took it out, at all. 1 day ago
• LAUSD COMA-MEMBER STEVE ZIMMER: I hope you were on a lot of medicated edibles at meeting. Did you SEE yourself on TV? You can barely speak. 1 day ago
• BIGGEST HEROES IN CITY GET TREATED WORST: Remember when LA budget cuts were FIRST DISCUSSED? FIRST thing City Hall brought up was FIRE DEPT! 1 day ago
• LA currently in negotiations w Fire Union. (City Hall HATES the Fire Dept because they have been outspoken on safety impacts of city cuts.) 1 day ago
• The fact that LA City couldn't even put together a "good" fake budget w/out NUTTY-UNREALISTIC projections, TELLS YOU HOW BAD IT REALLY IS! 1 day ago

L.A. CITY NEWS (10/12/10 - 10 PM UPDATE) Sad, Sad Commenarty From Students @ LAUSD Board Meeting, Council Meeting CANCELED & L.A. City Pension Fund LOSES another $700 Million (-5.7%) As 1/3 of EVERY CITY DOLLAR To Go To PENSION BAILOUT (L.A. to COLLAPSE!)

[Pictured: A local L.A. activist reminds you, "Don't litter!" Picture taken 10/12/10 in Mayoral Candidate Eric Garcetti's district. Quality Management Department might suggest, "bigger trash cans." I have a bigger on in my own kitchen.]

L.A. CITY NEWS (10/12/10 - 10 PM UPDATE)

LA City News

• CALIFORNIA GUBERNATORIAL DEBATE TAKE: If you like Meg Whitman, you probably felt she won. If you like Jerry Brown, you probably felt he won. less than a minute ago
• RT @cnn: Fears of global currency war rise http://bit.ly/aAxxZH (WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? L.A. City's GENERAL FUND tied to Wall St. via LACERS [pension fund]). a minute
• "PIPELINE TO PRISON": What teen LAUSD grads called the school system today at board meeting. "Prison prep" also used. MORE than a crisis. 2 minutes ago
• If you believe the kids who showed up at Tues LAUSD board meeting, the district has become "prison prep" &amp with teachers expelling too many kids. 5 minutes ago
• Monday was an official LAUSD holiday (day off) but teens complained LAPD issued tickets to kids out of school, anyway. Hard times for kids. 7 minutes ago
• LAUSD teens appeared before board to claim "zero tolerance" policy means too many kids simply getting kicked out on a short trigger for teacher convenience. minutes ago
• SAD COMMENTS @ LAUSD meeting as teens show up to claim school isn't "college" prep, but "prision" prep. More probation cops than counselors. 12 minutes ago
• LAUSD board meetings getting a little testy as M Lamotte felt a vote today was illegal. Too many things seem to be waiting till 11th hour. 14 minutes ago
• Is more than just plain "residency" going to be an issue in the next CD 14 L.A. City Council election in March 2011? 20 minutes ago
• TOP LA CITY NEWS: LACERS reports $700 million loss (-5.7%) & Several Million $$$ UNACCOUNTED for @ Housing Dept amidst conflict allegations. 52 minutes ago
• CITY CONTROLLER WENDY GREUEL: Please ask L.A. Housing Dept GM Roberto A to please account for the SEVERAL MILLION UNACCOUNTED FOR DOLLARS! about an hour ago
• Not sure moms who move to U.S. because they get increased welfare benefits per kid realize it's NOT supposed to be incentive to have kids. about an hour ago
• During today's televised Gubernatorial debate on NBC, Tom Brokaw asked about the L.A. Pension Crisis: NOT NIMBY Neighborhood Council funds. about an hour ago
• Today, Tom Brokaw specifically mentioned L.A.'s pension crisis during televised Gov debate. Where did you first hear of L.A. pension crisis? about 2 hours ago
• BREAKING: Valley Village slaying suspect captured in Mexico http://lat.ms/bf2IkE about 3 hours ago
• Villar-backed LASUD boardmember Yoli Flores-Aguilar NOT running for re-election in '11. 26 yr LAUSD retired teacher announces candidacy. about 3 hours ago
• NBC4: Man arrested after sneaking into Paris Hilton's gated community and knocking on her front door. (Halloween is on the 31st, not 12th!) about 4 hours ago
• RT @LANow: $1.6-million county project approved to replace sand on Venice Beach http://lat.ms/9qTKEO (Anything to keep spending money.) about 4 hours ago
• BUDGET CUT IMPACTS: Trash overflow in L.A. City Council President @EricGarcetti District. (What if he's mayor?) http://twitpic.com/2x4h71 about 4 hours ago
• GIVE THEM A MEDAL & KEYS TO THE CITY: Council is using 101 band stunt that blocked 101 as reason meeting was canceled. CONGRATS, FELLAZ! about 4 hours ago
• RT @BarackObama: "You guys give me confidence. You guys give me hope." (What's it gonna give you when you lose House in November elections?) about 4 hours ago
• COUNCIL MEETING CANCELED: Pres Garcetti didn't wanna wait another 5 minutes but they waste HOURS kissing butt & repeating each others words. about 4 hours ago
• Did you see the band that pulled a mobile stage onto the 101S, cutting off morning rush hour traffic COMPLETELY. Publicity, YES! Jail, YES! about 7 hours ago
• BREAKING NEWS: LA County Supervisors pass ordinance for grading of food trucks & food carts. (Get ready for complaints of discrimination.) about 7 hours ago
• Today's L.A. City Council Meeting CANCELED for Lack of Quorum (Just can't get 10 out of 15 people makin' $189,000 pl... http://ow.ly/19pPSO about 7 hours ago
• After telling law enforcement officer that Alarcon will be stepping down to avoid jail, cop said, "You mean stepping down IN ADDITION..." about 7 hours ago
• Even their inefficiency is inefficient: "Bad News Bears" of Councils (LA City Council) can't even muster enough members for a meeting today. about 7 hours ago
• Don't miss the debate tonight on NBC at 6:30pm! Additional details here http://www.cagovdebate.com/ about 8 hours ago
• RT @latimes: Dow up 10, or 0.09%, to close at 11,020. S&P 500 up 4 to 1,170. Nasdaq up 15 to 2,418.http://lat.ms/add2Id about 8 hours ago
• L.A. City Council owes Zuma Dogg gas money for his wasted round trip to the City Council meeting that was CANCELED. THEY couldn't make it! about 9 hours ago
• L.A. City Council CANCELS meeting due to lack of quorum. Just couldn't get 10 people making all that money in the room at the same time. about 9 hours ago
• Los Angeles City News for Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - MORE L.A. Housing Dept Corruption Allegations (Is SEVERAL MILL... http://ow.ly/19pcHD about 20 hours ago
• LA Pension fund (LACERS) reports a $700 MILLION (5%) LOSS for June compared to same previous period. EXPECTED GAINS! LACERS manager resigns. about 21 hours ago

L.A. City News Update for Monday, October 11, 2010 - Sally Choi (L.A. Pension Manager) QUITS LACERS, Just As Massive Work To Be Done (NOT A GOOD SIGN SINCE SALLY IS "TOPS") Probably Too Much Integrity AND Unions Better Get Ready to GIVE BACK, OR ELSE!!!

Main story being covered by L.A. City News is the "conflict of interest" (legalese for "corruption") at L.A. Housing Dept over Rent Escrow and Outreach Contractors hired by the City of Los Angeles. Council addressed the issue during the July 21, 2010 council meeting (Item 37) and was followed up by Zuma Dogg on Friday (October 8, 2010) based on a memo provided by L.A. Housing Dept personnel. See this blog for streaming audio, video & blog posts that will explain in detail and better inform you to the matter. 

Here is the rest of L.A. City News, Politics & Commentary for Monday, October 11, 2010. Most notable: The great Sally Choi, manager of LACERS (L.A. employee pension fund) is quitting on short notice after a wave of demands were called for on the announcement that one-third of all city dollars are headed to pay for pensions of retired workers. Leaving the city with only two-thirds to operate, when they are already having trouble doing that.

Choi's resignation is not a good sign, cause Sally is amazing, and if she is "walkin'" -- that means there must be a cog in the system...UNLESS, SALLY WAS THE COG that wouldn't go along with the shady pension machine. Secondly, for Monday: Is market research showing the general public is fed up with unions who refuse to make pension concessions with EXISTING EMPLOYEES? L.A. Mayor Villaraiogsa has announced plans to throw a pension reform measure on the next ballot -- allowing all the common folk in L.A. to CUT AWAY AT THE UNION PENSIONS, MUCH MORE SEVERELY THAN WHAT THEY COULD HAVE PUT BACK IN THE COOKIE JAR, AS A "THROW 'EM A BONE' CONCESSION. Doubt they'll budge. However, one way or the other...IT'S GETTIN' CUT!

L.A. CITY NEWS

LA City News

• RT@villaraigosa: CicLAvia was a big success. Hope it helps shift LA away from a car culture to a brighter, more sustainable future. (LMFAO!) 11 minutes ago
• RT@villaraigosa: What a beautiful day! Looking at amazing CicLAvia pics.(Well that makes the rest of us feel just GREAT! Glad you're happy!) 12 minutes ago
• WHEN U LISTEN to council meeting on Housing Dept conflicts and Housing Staffer boasts of new changes, admittance problem has been occurring. 59 minutes ago
• L.A. COUNCIL was warned on effects of increased density in dead economy: Zine's Woodland Hills sees spike in crime. http://ow.ly/2RsbI about 2 hours ago
• L.A. CITY ATTORNEY CARMEN TRUTANICH campaigned on busting city corruption. The L.A. Housing Dept REAP scandal is practically a "gimme" putt. about 4 hours ago
• READER COMMENT: Duffies007, "Best local news source in LA. Thank you ZumaDogg." (Response to "ZD Exposes Housing Dept Corruption" video.) about 6 hours ago
• IS THE CORRUPTION at L.A. HOUSING DEPARTMENT and REAP (RENT ESCROW ACCOUNT) the NIGHTMARE Council & Mayor have been scared of being exposed? about 7 hours ago
• IS IT TRUE that once the city agrees a property owner has made REAP improvements and money is to be returned, only way to get it is to sue? about 7 hours ago
• LA CITY NEWS hears that $2 MILLION DOLLARS is missing and un-accounted for in L.A. REAP (Rent Escrow) Account. Maybe DA office can find it. about 7 hours ago
• For 1st time in his four yrs as activist, Zuma Dogg will be making his 1st trip to D.A.'s Public Integrity Office over L.A. Housing Asst GM. about 7 hours ago
• Did Mayor Anotonio Villaraigosa appoint Roberto A to L.A. Housing Dept as Asst. GM? Did Council approve it? They better fix THEIR mess! about 7 hours ago
• OBAMA HATES HIM!: Villaraigosa-Obama meeting scheduled Monday: Villaraigosa among several officials scheduled. http://ow.ly/2RnKe about 7 hours ago
• About the most slam dunk vote EVER would NOW be a vote of public to CUT THE HELL out of labor pensions. BETTER NOT PUSH IT! PUBLIC FED UP! 1 day ago
• If labor unions stay greedy and short sighted, voters will crack down much worse than anything they should have smartly agreed to. WATCH IT! 1 day ago
• Council demands city pension reform - Faced with spiraling costs for city pensions, City Council President Eric Garcetti http://ow.ly/2RapG 1 day ago
• Stern looks of concern. (What ZD saw as he looked at L.A. Council horseshoe while delivering Housing Dept conflict info. Looks of terror!) 1 day ago
• CAN 3 LEGGED TABLE STAND ON 2 LEGS?: L.A. announces 33% (1/3) of every city dollar will be going to pension bailout. Can't operate as it is! 1 day ago
• HERE IS LINK TO the memo detailing L.A. Housing Dept CORRUPTION allegations as discussed by ZD before Council on Friday. http://ow.ly/2R8Gu 1 day ago
• WHY L.A. ACTIVISTS ALWAYS LOSE: L.A. announces 1/3 of every city $ will be going to the pension bailout, but you talk about everything else. 1 day ago
• I don't think LACERS' SALLY CHOI quitting to "pursue other interests" was a free-spirit decision like when ZD quit NY radio for CA beaches. 1 day ago
• LACERS' SALLY CHOI told council staff must work round-the-clock to barely get work done on reduced staff. Now SALLY quit. GRANDE PROBLEMOS! 1 day ago
• Do you have ANY idea what a state of disarray LACERS will be in now that manager SALLY CHOI is suddenly "quitting?" Not a good sign, mayor. 1 day ago
• LACERS Pension Manager Sally Choi RESIGNING! She didn't just wake up and suddenly decide to purse new career path! http://lat.ms/dtObeK 1 day ago
• L.A. schools chief Cortinez threatens to quit, then rescinds threat made over proposal he thinks is too costly http://lat.ms/aTpXsY 2 days ago
• L.A. City News NEW VIDEO from City Hall for Friday, October 8, 2010 (Kamala Harris & Villaraiogsa @ Press Event and ... http://ow.ly/19mvR1 2 days ago
• L.A. City Council approves a $3.5 MILLION lawsuit settlement. CM Jose Huizar recuses himself from vote. Wonder what HE had to do with it? 2 days ago
• VIDEO Pt 2 (En Espanol): L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa being interviewed for TV news @ Kamala Harris event on school truancy. http://ow.ly/2QWML 2 days ago
• VIDEO: L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa en Espanol @ Kamala Harris prensa del evento en L.A. City Hall para TV noticias. http://ow.ly/2QWLV 2 days ago
• VIDEO: Kamala Harris & Antonio Villaraiogsa speak on school truancy at L.A. City Hall Campaign Press Event http://ow.ly/2QWK4 2 days ago
• NOW STREAMING: Zuma Dogg @ today's L.A. City Council meeting exposing MASSIVE Housing Dept conflict of interest. City will lose BIG lawsuit! 2 days ago
• RT @abc7: It's official: Gov. Schwarzenegger has signed state budget, ending longest-ever state budget delay http://bit.ly/bVfxeI 2 days ago
• EXCLUSIVE PICTURES: CA Attorney General Kamala Harris Press Event @ L.A. City Hall (Hosted by L.A.'s Official Mascot... http://ow.ly/19mo5W 2 days ago
• Steve Dopez: The real outrage behind the Whitman 'whore' remark. (OH, STEVE has the REAL angle YOU didn't think of. NO ONE CARES, STEVE!) 2 days ago
• Municipal Wrecker A Villar w AG Candidate Kamala Harris 2: http://twitpic.com/2vspr4, http://twitpic.com/2vspga, http://twitpic.com/2vsp0z 2 days ago
• L.A. Mascot Villaraiogsa w Kamala Harris @ Press Event 1: http://twitpic.com/2vsog1, http://twitpic.com/2vsqt0, http://twitpic.com/2vsq5w, 2 days ago
• Dow closes above 11,000 for first time since May - The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 11,000 for the firs... http://ow.ly/2QRtO 2 days ago
• RT @LATimescitydesk: LA's KCET decides to break away from PBS and go independent. It's because of a money fight: http://lat.ms/aMAaRs 2 days ago
• RT @LANow: Manager of L.A. city employee pension fund to resign http://lat.ms/dtObeK 2 days ago

BREAKING PENSIONGATE NEWS (Re: Placement Agents): Schwarzenegger signs pension fund transparency bill, prompted by a scandal involving CalPERS. (Read FULL STORY HERE!)

Following up on an exclusive story that broke and unfolded at L.A. City News, breaking news from Sacramento as they rush to wrap it up:

BREAKING PENSIONGATE NEWS (Re: Placement Agents): Schwarzenegger signs pension fund transparency bill, prompted by a scandal involving CalPERS. FULL STORY HERE!

BACKGROUND STORY:  NOW THAT SCHWARZENEGGER SIGNS PENSION REFORM ON PLACEMENT AGENTS, Read, Andrew Cuomo And the Matter of Wetherly Capital - HERE, in a SINGLE (extended) TWEET!