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pinboy3niner

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7. L.A. City Hall: Inept or Criminal?

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Sat Dec 24, 2011, 06:44 PM

Dec 2011

Source: occupyla.org

Fri, 12/23/2011 - 8:18pm

by PJ Davenport

L.A. has a 72 million dollar budget shortfall. They have a short fall every year. Wait till you see the sh*t hit the fan in 2012. L.A.’s projected budget deficit for the year beginning July 1, 2012 is about $250 million, while the cumulative budget deficit over the next four years is approaching $1 Billion. One of two things is true, L.A. City Hall is either inept or criminal. No one is that bad at balancing the books and now we are supposed to overlook the bigger issue and focus on the negative press they have drummed up regarding the cost of Occupy LA. No need to take a long stroll, just a short skip down memory lane and we'll return to the present momentarily.

Flashback... In 2009 the Los Angeles Lakers' NBA championship parade cost the city in upwards of $1 million dollars. The same year (Michael Jackson) memorial events, cost the city of L.A. $1.4 million dollars. Council woman Perry said the cost of police protection for "extraordinary" events like the memorial is built into the Police Department's budget.

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L.A. might sue Occupy L.A. protesters for financial damages [View all] The Straight Story Dec 2011 OP

If they let the protesters stay there for two months, how can they blame the protesters? randome Dec 2011 #1

After LA gets done settling all the civil rights violation lawsuits it will face and coalition_unwilling Dec 2011 #2

WHO could they sue? tblue Dec 2011 #3

The same problem Walker has in Wisconsin Hardrada Dec 2011 #4

HAHAHAHA!!! tblue Dec 2011 #6

First they ignore you then they pepper spray you and then they sue you Generic Other Dec 2011 #5

L.A. City Hall: Inept or Criminal? pinboy3niner Dec 2011 #7

Ha! Fucking hypocrites, of course. Fire Walk With Me Dec 2011 #10

Of course the city attorney knows the case law nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #8

This reminds me of the client who wanted to sue a vagrant who smashed his windsheild Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2011 #9

Or kidnapping a junkie. Hardrada Dec 2011 #11

LAPD seizes property of homeless people all the time pinboy3niner Dec 2011 #14

I don't think auctioning off the junk in a shopping cart would settle a court judgement. Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2011 #19

That POS City Atty. Carmen Trutanich knows this has no legs. He is trying to score PR points. U4ikLefty Dec 2011 #12

Carmen's a man. n/t cherokeeprogressive Dec 2011 #16

Corrected, are you happy Cherokee? U4ikLefty Dec 2011 #20

"Thanks, cherokee. I didn't realize that Carmen was a man. I'm used to that being a woman's name." Iggo Dec 2011 #24

Now why didn't Montgomery Alabama think about that when MMJjestic Dec 2011 #13

Very interesting related story, will make it into an OP: Fire Walk With Me Dec 2011 #15

Not that I'm a Occupy Supporter... greytdemocrat Dec 2011 #17

lmfao Fredge Dec 2011 #18

Who says they did not have money? Plenty had jobs - did we say the same about the tea party? The Straight Story Dec 2011 #21

Bring it on! Media circuses until hte end of time. nt bemildred Dec 2011 #22

Duh. The suit would probably cost even more than the damages, and there is little or no possibility Zorra Dec 2011 #23

Vancouver cops are claiming huge damages Fire Walk With Me Dec 2011 #25