And this wasn’t the only instance of this kind of behavior at the meeting. Unanimous? Done! The only problem? There’s not a word about it on the damn agenda. There’s a transcription of the whole discussion after the break, but it’s easy to summarize what happens.Įstela Lopez is all like guys, we gotta redo the contract because reasons and then some random Board member is all like I have a motion because Roberts, and then Mark Shinbane, the Fabulous Freaking Fishmonger himself, is all like I second the motion and let’s vote. For instance, watch and listen here as Estela Lopez, the voodoo queen of Skid Row herself, explains to the Board that for some reason having to do with the much-discussed trash ordinance, they need to rewrite part of their contract with their street-cleaning contractor Chrysalis. 1 And a lot of interesting stuff went down. The parties’ reply briefs are due tomorrow and I will publish them here if any are filed, which I imagine they will be.Ĭontinue reading Coalition Of Local Fascists File Motion Asking Judge Otero To Let Them Intervene And Object To The City’s Settlement With The Mitchell Plaintiffs - Here’s A Copy Of Their Self-Serving And Mendacious Motion - Hearing On Calendar For AugAt 10 AM - Courtroom 10C - First Street Federal Courthouse →Īs you know, the Central City East Association held a meeting the other day. So I’m going to leave the commentary up to the only person whose thoughts really matter, and that’s Judge Otero. And I also agree with them that the fact that the City Council deliberated on the settlement in closed session is antithetical to democracy. On the other hand, I do agree that their interests, as abhorrent as they are, aren’t adequately represented by any of the parties to the case, and I do agree in general that there are such circumstances in which people ought to be able to intervene in court cases when that happens. If they’re given a free hand to set policy they’ll deport homeless people, even housed poor people, off to the desert to live in camps, bleating the whole while about how they only want the best for their victims. They lie about the levels of crime, of violence, they cite Drew Freaking Pinsky as if he were anything more than a lying hack himself. They actually cite the actual freaking Daily Freaking Mail in their brief. They mix incredibly disingenuous claims about their love and compassion for all humanity with lies about disease and advocacy for extreme oppression of homeless people. That is, the people seeking to intervene are certainly fascists and liars. And I don’t really know enough to be able to comment on the motion, other than to say I have mixed feelings. And no one listened to them, although the Daily News, which, it’s true, is not exactly Der Sturmer but, it’s also true, is not exactly not Der Sturmer, did publish this pandering slab of nonsense from Councilmember Joe Buscaino, one of two to vote against settling.Īnd a few weeks ago all these zillionaires got together and filed a motion with the court hearing the case, presided over by James Otero, asking for permission to intervene for the purpose of objecting to the settlement, a story covered by no one, it seems, other than the Daily News. The impending settlement has inspired an astounding amount of delusional ranting from zillionaires and their willing minions over the last year or two, including this unparalleled slice of whatever-it-is from the CCALA. City of LA, the monumental federal civil rights case over homeless property rights. In March 2019 the Los Angeles City Council voted to settle Mitchell v.
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