faces mounting opposition from community and business groups, the City
Hall political machine has sent smooth-talking S. David Freeman --
architect of DWP's failed green energy policies and the brains behind
this ballot measure -- into the battle to turn the truth on its head.Today, he faced a worthy challenger in KABC morning talk show host Doug McIntyre who showed that Freeman is a wizard at spinning the facts to suit his purposes but can't -- or won't -- answer any hard questions.
Simple questions like how much Measure B will cost business and resident, why there's no planning and why the process of putting this on the March 3 ballot was rushed through in three weeks without meaningful public debate or even City Council members knowing what they were voting on
You can listen to their conversation here
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What's this solar energy plan really cost? Listen to the mayor's full press conference Tuesday fumble the answer to that and other questions about Measure B
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And don't miss McIntyre's rant about the mayor's performance
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Here's what McIntyre had to say today in his regular Daily News column:
Green idea guarantees L.A. red ink
There's an old political clich that patriotism and
religion are the last refuge of scoundrels. It's time to add "green" to that list.
Our friendly neighborhood political machine has identified the soft underbelly of the Los Angeles electorate and every cash-grab ballot measure is now marketed in an attractive green package.
The same political machine that cooked up Measure R to undo
term limits for City Council members, the same political machine that
ran a bait-and- switch swindle with the cynical phony phone-tax "cut"
are back for more with Measure B, the so-called "Solar Energy/ Green
Jobs Initiative." With billions of Department of Water and Power
dollars pouring into the hands of the mayor, City Council, the
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and, ultimately, the
Chinese manufacturers of solar panels, Measure B has the potential to
be the largest local taxpayer shakedown ever.
Ron Kaye is the former editor of the Los Angeles Daily News where he spent 23 years helping to make the newspaper the voice of the San Fernando Valley and fighting for a city government that serves the people and not special interests.
Twice in recent years, Los Angeles Magazine listed Kaye among the city’s most influential people, specifically in the area of politics. Kaye has been variously described in the media as the “accidental anarchist,” “the Patrick Henry of the San Fernando Valley” and a “passionate populist.” He is now committed to
carrying on his crusade for a greater Los Angeles as an ordinary citizen. Previously, Ron worked at the Los Angeles Herald Examiner,
Associated Press, Cleveland Plain Dealer and The Australian as well as papers
in Fairbanks, Alaska and Yakima, Wash. He also wrote for Newsweek magazine, The Guardian in London and the National Enquirer.
Great picture! Don't ask me why, but Freeman has a reputation for attracting women young enough to be his grand daughter. Maybe it's the hat.
What's the matter with these young women who find this old fart attractive? He has quite a reputation. Maybe it's the hat.
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