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ellisonz

(27,711 posts)
Sun Dec 11, 2022, 12:33 AM Dec 2022

Part 4: City of Mirrors and Cowbells - An Open Letter in a Time of Crisis to Paul Krekorian

Published December 10, 2022
1 hr ago
By Zachary Ellison - Twitter: @ZacharyObama - Photo: Wikipedia

To Mr. Paul Krekorian, 26th President of the LA City Council:

Yesterday Friday December 9, 2022, I covered the LA City Council meeting online working in conjunction with other journalists. My day began by thanking Zach Gatto of Knock LA (@AllBassAllDay) for his fast, efficient Twitter updates as usual of Council meetings. The other Zach is also a fellow Trojan, and an excellent tubist, having played in the USC Marching Band. We knew that it was going to be a big day for LA.

Our mood was strangely celebratory, in anticipation of what was anticipated to be a contentious, increasingly significant, and celebratory final Council meeting for members including Paul Koretz, Mitch O’Farrell, Joe Buscaino, Mike Bonin, and last but not least, the handily defeated Gil Cedillo. There were also rumors that disgraced politician Kevin de León would appear for the first time since October 11, 2022 despite President Biden’s strong, unequivocal encouragement to resign immediately delivered by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre saying: “He believes that they all should resign.”

Read more: https://zacharyellison.substack.com/p/part-4-city-of-mirrors-and-cowbells

Also, I missed posting Part 3 on DU, and to connect all the dots: https://zacharyellison.substack.com/

Hope everyone is doing well. I don't WTF happened yesterday but this is nuts: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/10/politics/kevin-de-len-la-councilmember-altercation-video/index.html

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Part 4: City of Mirrors and Cowbells - An Open Letter in a Time of Crisis to Paul Krekorian (Original Post) ellisonz Dec 2022 OP
KICK WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE FROM LA HERE???? ellisonz Dec 2022 #1
This is over my head, but is LA trying to be another Texas? LeftInTX Dec 2022 #2
Hahaha no worries! Yes, but like if Texas barely had a functioning local government... ellisonz Dec 2022 #3

ellisonz

(27,711 posts)
3. Hahaha no worries! Yes, but like if Texas barely had a functioning local government...
Wed Dec 14, 2022, 05:42 AM
Dec 2022

...and lots of bad police. Plus corrupt labor unions, spineless media, and radical activists.

We made CNN:




Local Dry News:

https://abc7.com/los-angeles-city-council-paul-kortez-farewell-speech-video-last-la-meeting/12555014/https://abc7.com/la-city-council-meetings-2022-kevin-de-leon-fight-protests-los-angeles-councilman/12564846/

Maybe more like Oklahoma? We have had one incidence of violence and there's Black-Brown tension! White Supremacy skating!

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