Occupy LA shows its true colors

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This is a short video clip from our friend and City Activist David Saltsburg, better known to the public as "Zuma Dogg".

"Big ZD" as he also likes to call himself, decided to go down to Los Angeles City Hall and show the protesters there what free speech is all about. After all, ZD is one of the few people who has actually won a lawsuit in Federal Court against the City of Los Angeles for violating his free speech at Venice Beach.

Unfortunately for Zuma Dogg, the "free speech" part didn't go quite as well as planned.

Zuma Dogg was surrounded by an angry mob that started jostling and shoving him, and screaming obscenities in his face. One protester warned ZD that he was about to get his ass kicked. Somebody stole the power cord to his amplifier and others started threatening violence less than one minute after ZD started singing the Bee Gees hit song "You Should Be Dancin"'.

Cheery folks, those protesters. They only confirmed what I had said before.

These people are lawless anarchists who care nothing about freedom. They want things done their way, and they are willing to use threats and violence to get what they want.

This makes their protest non-peaceful, and illegal.

If I had been elected Mayor in 2009, these people would have been greeted with tear gas, rubber bullets, and fire hoses. The protest would already be over... and these losers would be back in their Moms basements by now.

A Doer, not a Talker

Cut, Balance, Grow

Bad Memories

Bad memories on a Saturday morning.

Two years ago I went to the Coliseum to see the Trojans get blasted by Stanford.

I had seen USC lose before... rarely... but I had never seen them get destroyed before.

I brought a date - a girl from Wisconsin - and it was her first time watching a game in the Coliseum. I felt bad for her that the crowd was kind of glum for the whole game.

I might go to the game today. ESPN Game Day is there.

I think Lee Corso won't be picking USC today.

Digging deeper into Villaraigosas corruption

I have been in touch with the Los Angeles City Ethics Department several times over the last few days. In fact, I'm waiting to hear back from them on several crucial issues that may affect future litigation.

If you want to read all about the Alexander Hugh scandal, where Hugh illegally laundered money into the Villaraigosa re-election campaign in 2009, the full story is available at the Ethics website

Click here to read all about it.

The bigger problem -- which I believe I have discovered through researching Villaraigosa 2009 campaign statements -- is that Villaraigosa never returned the dirty money!

Usually, in cases like this, there is an embarrassing mea culpa moment and political campaigns are forced to return corrupt donations. Not exactly the rule here in Los Angeles, though.

I contacted the Mayors Office for answers. No response. Just stonewalling.

I'll be calling Ethics again today.

Perry 2012

Rick Perrys new campaign commercial.

He's going to win.

"A subpoena for Villaraigosa"

I was contacted the other day by a voter here in Los Angeles who was complaining about Mayor Villaraigosas illegal fence at the Mayors mansion.

I wrote a blog post about this subject way back in June, entitled "Arrogant Villaraigosa: Laws Do Not Apply To Me". The blog post detailed how Villaraigosa wants to violate local housing codes and build a six foot wall around the Mayors home, The Getty House in Windsor Square. The fact that he is leaving in less than two years, and the insult to the rule of law were no impediments for him.

The Mayor had people put up a temporary construction fence around the house. The voter who contacted me complained that this fence had been up for many months, but no actual construction was taking place.

This doesn't surprise me. It is only one of many offenses by this corrupt Mayor of ours.

In 2009, Villaraigosa gave voters the middle finger and refused to participate in any debates or forums for the Mayoral election.

For five years, Villaraigosa gave the ethics department the middle finger by flaunting his appearances at the Oscars, Grammys, and Lakers and Dodgers games... yet refused to report the financial value of any of these gifts.

Now, the Mayor gives his own neighbors the middle finger by paying off/threatening the commission to change the rules especially for him so he can construct an illegal fence that is not allowed in that neighborhood. He makes it clear that the laws do not apply to him.

Well, I suggest that the voters in his neighborhood do what I plan to do.

Reward the Mayor with a subpoena!

His neighbors should file a class action lawsuit against Villaraigosa and make him show up in court to testify as to why -- after five years -- he suddenly needs to build this monstrous wall around the Getty House. I would like to hear the testimony of this commissioner who changed the rules specifically for the Mayor.

I myself am looking forward to seeing the Mayor served with legal papers.

My potential lawsuit against developer Alexander Hugh and his cabal of money-laundering associates will include a subpoena for the Mayor to appear and testify as a material witness. I look forward to grilling him and taking a deposition. It's going to be like a scene from the film "A Few Good Men".

"What did you promise Alexander Hugh in return for this campaign money?"

Now, I realize the Mayor may be able to escape an actual court appearance.

Official duties, blah blah blah....

But just hitting him with that subpoena will be a very rewarding moment for me.