ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - The USC chapter of the college Democrats endorsed Karen Bass but no response to inquiries made in London

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - In July, Chief Second Banana, Mitch O’Farrell of District 13 (shaped like the Quetzal) and Budget and Finance Chief Paul Krekorian led a delegation to an incredible place in Arizona...

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK – In the very moving poem, “We Were All Odysseus in Those Days” by Amorak Huey, the final line says it all, "Call me nobody. Let me live." 

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - Endless county appeals from lawyers who invoice like crazy is like a failing student getting the five professors to agree to an unlimited amount of extensions. Only a fool would agree to that.  Five fools.

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - The Registrar's office is quite responsive.

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK - Had I known the discussion of Herb Wesson filling back in for Mark Ridley-Thomas would be conducted in a closed session, I would have objected. 

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - At the last poorly attended LA City Ethics Commission meeting a typo was discovered misidentifying the law firm that the county recently hired to help with evidence suppression related to the indictment of Mark Ridley-Thomas. 

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - The LA Times had it on some authority that Herb J. Wesson might be tapped as CD10 seat warmer,

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK - Sometimes, sports are about winning. Other times, they're about more than that. 

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - The wind beneath Kenny's wings: Curren Price brought on two chaps connected to the NFL to join in his non-agendized Kenny Washington tribute. 

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - Nithya Raman and Bob Blumenfield have a nice rapport.

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - 3 Points, Holly J Mitchell: The location will have 176 beds and will allow residents who have ongoing substance abuse issues, mental illnesses, and pets, according to Luana Murphy of Exodus Recovery, which is operating the center. 

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - The City Council President Nury Martinez canceled the regular meeting scheduled for Wednesday February 2, 2022 and replaced it with a Special meeting with 43 items.

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - Since 1892: There was speculation on Wednesday that Marqueece Harris Dawson of CD8 may have been having his goatee professionally trimmed and that Curren Price may have finally gotten the memo from Monica Rodriguez CD7 re: thick black eyeglass frames because both were quite late. 

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - Thwarted: A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has filed a lawsuit alleging that her career was thwarted after she decided a close friend of Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s wife was unfit to serve as a deputy.

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - Wednesday, January 19, 2022, I had a lot to say, and  I knew that since the Council President had nixed one of the three council meetings this week.

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK - In the reported agreement, the former prime minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu will admit to two counts of breach of trust, resulting in a suspended prison sentence and a few months of prison time that will be converted to community service. 

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - Ezra Klein had the opinion in the New York Times, that to protect democracy, Democrats have to win more elections. And to do that, they need to make sure the country’s local electoral machinery isn’t corrupted.

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - January is busy this year as the impacts of a third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, worrisome drought conditions, and the endless festering homelessness crisis take center stage.

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - A shameful effort to blunt public scrutiny by the council president continues. 

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - Carte blanche is the permission to do something however one chooses to do it. Carte blanche is much like a blank check.