Another Mardy’s Munchies CD2 Flashback Moment

Chris Essel’s participation and interest in CD2 prior to this election has come up several times. Many feel the answer has remained the same and is “pretty much unsatisfactorily identical,” as it clearly “misses direct connection to CD2.” As we say at Village to Village, the exchange is on videotape. Watch and judge for yourself. [...]

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Another Mardy’s Munchies CD2 Flashback moment

Job hoping is a topic, which in this election keeps coming up over and over . Frank Sheftel and Michael McCue have been particularly vocal about how much taxpayers have to spend every time an elected official leaves before their term ends. This Clip from the November 18th SOHA forum put it in some interesting [...]

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Debate-A-Thon 2009!

After roughly 16 debates in over 5 months, it was the last for this CD2 election.  Last night, a crowd of well over 200 came to hear candidates Christine Essel and Paul Krekorian answer questions compiled by 3 Neighborhood Councils, Valley College Students, and audience members. The event held at Valley College’s Monarch Hall, was [...]

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A Rebuttal to Essel’s Forum Points from CD2 NC Leaders

I received this from Judy Price (GVGNC) and Lisa Sarkin (SCNC): Our Critique to Essel’s Statements during the Great Valley Glen, Valley Village and Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Councils Forum on November 30, 2009 by Lisa Sarkin and Judy Price 1.    Essel makes the error by saying that the appeal process Neighborhood Councils  NC) want [...]

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Another Mardy’s Munchies CD2 Flashback Moment

LIES Probably the best question asked at any forum – especially given how much the residents of CD2 HATE the negative mailers.  (Are you hearing that Essel & Krekorian campaigns? These folks don’t respond well to them. It turns them off big time!) What are some of the lies being told about you in this [...]

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Another Mardy’s Munchies CD2 Flashback Moment

Carpetbagging!                                                                                                                               The issue which won’t go away.                                                                      By now we are all aware both Christine Essel and Paul Krekorian moved into the area to run for the CD2 seat.                                                                           See what happened when they were asked when – prior to this election – did either candidate last live in CD2? As we say [...]

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Another Mardy’s Munchies CD2 Flashback Moment

THE SOHA BOMBSHELL The November 18, 2009 SOHA Forum included what I like to call “that special SOHA seasoning” we had from their primary forum – Candidate to Candidate questions. Christine Essel referenced the Sacramento Bee’s assertion Paul Krekorian tops the list for Assembly gift takers (in the range of $27,000 over 3 years).  She [...]

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A Mardy’s Munchies CD2 Flashback Moment

Village to Village has previously expressed criticism of “Reruns in Sweeps,” We are however occasionally supportive of the “flashback show.”  It’s when you’re your favorite show creates an episode from moments in previous shows.            (Come on, we’ve all seen The Golden Girls when they sat around the kitchen table eating [...]

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For The Average Villager – Working Californians VS. City of Los Angeles Ethics Commission

In light of the lawsuit Working Californians versus City of Los Angeles Ethics Commission, this week’s League of Women’s Voters and SOHA debates may come back to haunt Christine Essel. Working Californians, headed by Brian D’Arcy is a political arm of the IBEW. Their suit claims city campaign fundraising law is unfairly limiting their  “ability [...]

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Debate-A-Palooza!

Nineteen days left till the CD2 Election! It’s DEBATE-A-PALOOZA!  I am not sure how (or why), but Wednesday candidates were basically subjected to 3 debates in one day. For those following in your song books, they have participated in roughly fifteen since the campaign began, and six in the last two weeks. For those who [...]

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