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2.2 million !
May 26, 2008 | 8:47 PM
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More than 2 million people, give or take.. that's how many folks each LA County Supervisor represents, more than some states' population. It's a budget of 22 billion, more than most states.  They have an awesome reach and responsibility.   So... did you know there's an election for the 2nd Supervisorial District on June 3rd ? You probably don't unless you live there, but that's a big ''there'' there from Mar Vista and Culver City south through communities like Inglewood, Carson, and Compton.  You ever heard of Kenny Hahn ? He was Supervisor for only 40 years.  Did a lot of good things. Had a couple kids you might've heard of.     Then Yvonne Burke. .,... let's just say she's never been accused of being Kenny Hahn. ....Now it's either going to be former LAPD Chief turned City Councilman Bernard Parks.. or his predecessor on the council and current State Senator Mark Ridley Thomas.... probably the only politician you'll find with a doctorate degree in religious studies.   I had the opportunity to spend time with each of them up close and personal over a few days last week and they are both smart, serious, and dedicated.  They both want to re-open King Drew Medical Center in our lifetimes.   They love doing things for people,  know sports, help little old ladies cross the street, and have some great ideas for how to make the ponderous county bureaucracy more relevant to people's lives before they find themselves in a hospital or in jail or taking a bus or have a court date, or you're in some other crisis.  And that's a goal that has been elusive to even the most dedicated Supervisor.  Have you ever been to a Board of Supervisors meeting ? In a word, boring... but much of the process of governing is.  Have you ever been to downtown L.A  . ? Have you ever voted ?   You gotta get involved... If you live in the second district, please vote.... you don't wanna have 20 thousand people determining who represents more than 2 million.  In fact, we could probably use more Supervisors, but that's  a different discussion.  For now, five is what we had so make sure that the first time there's an open seat in 12 years is filled w/ the person you want.... and then when they get in there... make em accountable. 
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sebar read my blog view my photos
May 27, 2008 | 7:09 PM

More than 2 million people, give or take.. that's how many folks each LA County Supervisor represents, more than some states' population.

Yeah isn't it sweet, they are taking care of those foreign invaders instead of the American people. My valley school is no longer English speaking nor the many parents and children attending. They all speak Spanish fluently. Your tax dollars supporting foreign invaders from another country and you have to pay for it, with more and more taxes as the Mexican Socialist Politician's get in to office and the corruption destroys this entire democracy the backstabbing President foisted upon the citizens of this country. The county people are all just as bad.
ddain read my blog view my photos
May 30, 2008 | 2:00 PM

Phil,

I haven't heard anything good about either guy who is running for this job. Have you?
DfDeportation read my blog view my photos
May 30, 2008 | 5:14 PM

City Hall Too Busy Helping Illegal Aliens To Consider Jamiel's Law
By Walter Moore, Candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles, WalterMooreForMayor.com

Nearly three months have passed since young Jamiel Shaw, II was murdered by an illegal alien gang member.

Mayor Villaraigosa doesn't care if the same thing happens to your child: he continues to provide "sanctuary city" protection not just to illegal aliens who come here to work, but also to those who come here to kill.

City Council doesn't give a damn, either. They have continued to ignore the Shaw family and other members of the community who begged them to stop exempting gang members from our immigration laws.

But guess what action City Council did take, just yesterday, on the subject of illegal aliens?

Eric Garcetti made a motion, seconded by Richard Alarcon, Jose Huizar and Ed Reyes, to pass a resolution urging the federal government to provide better health care for illegal aliens in custody at "all immigration detention centers." (Click here to see the resolution.)

Oh, and about a week ago, they adopted another resolution, urging the California legislature to provide financial aid to illegal aliens who want to attend state universities. (Click here to see that resolution.)

What remarkable priorities. The Mayor and City Council won't lift a finger to protect your family from illegal alien "gang bangers."

Instead, the Mayor is pretending he's the head of state, packing for yet another international trip at your expense. And the City Council Members are pretending they are national or state legislators
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Going to big events like the conventions one of the best parts of being a news reporter here at Fox 11.. been in LA since '83... aside from the traffic it's awesome.. why wouldn't you want to live here ? I have a great job.. the people here are fun... I get to do what we call ''long form'' stories, investigations, half hour specials.. we can really get into some serious issues here... ( no not Britney). Someday i hope to meet Jillian. Later.

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