Villaraigosa Says We Need Six New Ambulances So Why Did He And The Spring Street Gang Give Away 19 Ambulances To Mexico And Other Countries?

Sums it up, doesn't it?

You already know that Villaraigosa's pants are on fire regarding how long it really takes for emergency personnel to make it to your home.  Can you say "cover up?"  Sure you can.


Well, now he's apparently trying to claim the problem is a lack of ambulances, because all of a sudden, the City supposedly needs six more ambulances.  Here's how the Los Angeles Times put it:

Seeking to bolster public confidence in how the Los Angeles Fire Department responds to emergencies and handles data, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has called on the City Council to dip into budget reserves to pay for six additional rescue ambulances and has announced that he wants to install a nationally recognized expert in statistics to oversee the agency’s accounting of its performance.  

But before Villaraigosa and the rest of the Spring Street Gang (i.e., Garcetti, Perry, Greuel, Huizar, Cardenas, Alarcon, Zine, emeritus member Beutner, et al.) spend our tax money on six new ambulances, they need to answer one simple question:

Why in the @#$% did you give away 19 ambulances to Mexico and other countries in the past four years if we don't have enough for our own needs?

You could not make this up, people. Year after year, Villaraigosa and the rest of the gang have given away our ambulances -- and a bunch of other vehicles, for that matter -- to cities in Mexico, Peru, Lebanon and the Phillippines.  Don't take my word for it. You can see for yourself at the City Clerk's contract website: just enter "surplus" in the search field.

Click on the following links, and you will see that Villaraigosa and the horses' you-know-whats in the Horseshoe gave away the following property -- that belonged to you, the taxpayer -- on the following dates:

• 2/25/2008 - Ten "surplus" ambulances to Peru;
• 10/16/2008 - Four "surplus" ambulances to Tlatenango, Zacatecas, Mexico;
• 6/3/2009 - One "surplus" ambulance to the Municipality of Bocaue, Phillipppines;
• 6/11/2009 - Two "surplus" ambulances to Beirut;
• 1/19/2010 - Two "surplus" ambulances to Beirut; 
• 3/13/2012 - Three "surplus" diesel trucks to the City of Caborca, Sonora, Mexico;
• 3/28/2008 - Two "surplus" dump trucks and one "surplus" stake bed truck to the City of Mexicali, Baja, California; and
• 1/23/2006 - Two "surplus" refuse collection trucks, one "surplus" dump truck, and one "surplus" motor grader (whatever that is).

Think about it: Villaraigosa -- with the knowledge and approval of the insiders who are running to replace him as Mayor -- has given away 19 ambulances in the past four years, and now claims we are short by six.  WTF?  The new ambulances need to come out of his salary, along with Garcetti's, Greuel's, Perry's and Zine's.  

Yours truly pointed out these boondoggle giveaways back when they were happening.

We've got to stop this kind of insanity if the City is ever going to return to greatness.  There is one, and only one way to do that:  contribute to the committee to elect Kevin James as our next Mayor.  We must have an outsider take control. You can just recycle the same corrupt and feckless career politicians, who vote together 99% of the time, and expect different result.

Invest $25, $50 or $100 in Kevin's campaign today, so you won't have to read about corruption and waste in what should be the greatest city in the world.

Why Is L.A. City Attorney Carmen Trutanich Ashamed Of His Actual Job Title?

Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich is running for office to become the Los Angeles County District Attorney.

So how should he describe his occupation on the ballot?  Easy:  L.A. City Attorney.  (You get three words.)

Instead, he's trying to pass himself off as L.A.'s "chief prosecutor" -- a job title that invents only in his campaign's spinosphere.  There's no such animal.

Another candidate, Deputy District Attorney Alan Jackson, is therefore suing Trutanich to keep him from using the misleading, made-up job title on the ballot.  Good for you, Jackson.

Prediction:  Trutanich's attempt to dupe voters is going to backfire on him. He's going to get terrible publicity for trying to mislead voters about what he does for a living.

Read all about it in the Los Angeles Times.

L.A. Times: So Marie Antoinette / Mitt Romney

So we're in a recession with sky-high unemployment, especially here in the City of Los Angeles, and what do the business geniuses at the  Los Angeles Times -- the ones who had to file for bankruptcy, mind you -- come up with as a marketing plan?

They want you to start paying for online content so that you can read what someone has to say about shrimp pumpkin dumplings he ate at some fussy restaurant. Seriously. Here's the mass email:

Oh yes, pretty please, take my money so I can spend my time savoring every word about some frikkin' restaurant at which none of us in L.A.'s dwindling middle class can even think about dining.

Hey, L.A. Times, you ever heard the one about eating cake because you're out of bread? No? How about the guy who doesn't actually watch NASCAR, but has friends who own NASCAR teams? Well, you just put yourself in the same league.

Someone needs some recession sensitivity training. These days, living large means springing for a super-sized meal that someone hands you through a window while you're in your car, burning up that five-dollar-a-gallon gas.

Shrimp pumpkin dumplings! You know what you can do with those, right?

You can get them "to go" of course. You didn't think I would imply something crude, did you?

Faking It: City Attorney Trutanich Pays For Phony YouTube Views Of His Campaign Videos

Some of the people who watched Trutanich TV

City Attorney Carmen Trutanich PAID a company to generate "views" of his YouTube videos as part of his campaign to become District Attorney.  So reports the Los Angeles Times.

Would you call that: a) pathetic; b) desperate; c) creepy; or d) all of the above? 


Did it never occur to Trutanich that, in a city where only 250,000 people bother to vote in local elections, it would be suspicious to generate over 700,000 views? If this guy can't even run his own conspiracy, how is he supposed to spot others'?


Great line from the article: "YouTube recently suspended the accounts of most of the users who left positive comments on the Trutanich videos, citing violations of its policy against commercially deceptive content."  Who wants a District Attorney who's "commercially deceptive?"


Hey, you think he'll hire young girls to faint at his concerts? I gather that worked for Sinatra in the early days.


Funniest fact from the article:   "To test how easy it is to buy views, The Times paid two online sites a total of $103 to generate views for a nearly two-minute video of paint drying. In eight days, the clip drew 60,000 views."


What's next? Will he hire extras to attend his rallies, or just use cardboard cut-outs?

When Life Hands You Lemons: What To Do About The Chevy Volt

You probably know by now the GM has shut down the Chevy Volt production line because, well, no one wants to drive a crummy car even with gas prices skyrocketing.

But shutting down the production line means more unemployment. We can't have that. So keep cranking out the Volts, and use them for a better purpose. They would make a lovely and artistic tourist attraction if fashioned into, say, a wall, in the desert. Where? How about the border with Mexico?

Memorial This Evening For Jamiel Shaw II

This evening, please join the family of the late Jamiel Shaw II for a candlelight vigil to remember this amazing young man.  

Jamiel was murdered four years ago today by an illegal alien gang member who had just been released back into the community, instead of deported, after serving time in jail for assaulting a police.  (Learn more at JamielsLaw.com.)

The following email from Jamiel's father tells you where and when:

In Memory of my Son, Jamiel Shaw II, we're having a Candlelight Vigil.  As many of you know, Jamiel was brutally murdered in 2008.  We continue to miss him deeply; he will never be forgotten!!   

 When: March 2, 2012 @ 6:00pm - 7:00pm  

Where: 2136 - 5th Avenue

Los Angeles, CA  90018

 We thank you for your continued support and we hope you will be able to attend!  Sincerely  Jamiel Shaw, Sr.

I'll be there, but I'll probably arrive late because today I'll be working quite some distance away.