Los Angeles-
Re: RLN Oct. 12, 2022: “Updated on Resignation of Nury Martinez Oct. 12: Martinez Resigns — President, Reps and Labor Demand Resignations from De Leon and Cedillo For Racist Comments.” By Melina Harris.
LA city government is full of hypocrites. “Hypocritical involves acting in a way that goes against your stated beliefs. If you drive drunk despite the fact that you are the president of Students Against Drunk Driving, you are truly hypocritical. Hypocritical comes from the Greek hypokritikos which means acting a part.” (Source: Google.)
Racism is now center stage with government corruption a close second. I guess none of these charlatans heard about the Watergate tapes. How many public figures have been caught by a cell phone or open mic? DJ Imus comes to mind. Dumb is dumb. To paraphrase that famous movie quote about the planes, the beauty and the beast: “Oh, no, it wasn’t the citizen complaints. It was the cell phone that stopped the racists.”
Cries of racism from Angelenos can frequently be heard at city council public sessions. Those who have complained about city government racism, over the years, must feel in some small way vindicated. Martinez, Cedillo, and De Leon are not the only city employees who should face public rebuke. Neighborhood council employees, Mayor Garcetti and Mike Feuer have publicly been called racist for not responding to racism complaints, as seen in city clerk published records requests, and other social media. Racists are well entrenched in our local government, but like those pesky insects, hard to eradicate.
Vacuum the roaches. City government employees who practice racism should be fired. Miles to go. Thank God for cell phones.
G. Juan Johnson
Published to CityWatch . https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/cw/la-election-2022/25814-money-messaging-may-make-rick-caruso-our-next-mayor
Published Letter to the Editor to Random Lengths November 10, 2022, page 7, print edition
(Karen Bass is the Mayor of Los Angeles. “Los Angeles has a council form of government, giving the mayor the position of chief executive of the city. The mayor appoints general managers and commissioners, removes officials from city posts, and proposes a yearly budget.” Source: Wikipedia)
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