Judge Finds Mayor Acted In Bad Faith, Ethics Commission Charges 31 Violations
Well, today the Superior Court not only invalidated the ordinance, but found that the Mayor and City Council acted in bad faith. You can read more about it in an article in L.A. Times. Is that the kind of “leadership” we want for our city? Bad faith politicians who abuse their power to “punish” legitimate businesses? What kind of message does that send to potential employers? It tells them: “Stay out of L.A.”
Nor was the Superior Court judge the only official to find fault with Mayor Villaraigosa’s conduct this week.
On Tuesday -- while Villaraigosa was one of his trips abroad -- the City Ethics Commission charged him with 31 violations of campaign finance and disclosure laws in connection with his 2003 campaign for the City Council. If the Commission finds he violated the rules, it could fine him up to $267,000.
Nor is this the first time the City Ethics Commission charged Villaraigosa with violating our City’s ethics laws. In December 2003, he paid $5,100 to settle charges for accepting contributions his 2001 mayoral race that exceeded the $1,000-per-donation limit. You can read more about in the L.A. Times.
Our city deserves better. Our city deserves someone who obeys and enforces the laws, not someone who violates them and acts in bad faith.
If you want a Mayor who has spent over 20 years enforcing laws rather than violating them, I’m your man. Contribute to my campaign by check or credit card by clicking here.
Friday, May 4, 2007
Walter Moore, Candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles, MooreIsBetter.com
If you read my blog regularly, you knew in advance that the Superior Court would invalidate the so-called “living wage” ordinance enacted by Mayor Villaraigosa and the City Council. That ordinance was patently unconstitutional and violated the City Charter. Long story short: it singled out a handful of hotels, near the airport, and required them to pay higher wages than all other businesses in the City.