[img]1|left|Ari Noonan||no_popup[/img]Shhh.
Do not tell even your spouse what you are about to read.
Appropriately enough during the Week of Halloween, a certain member of the County Board of Supervisors, who marks his 60th birthday next Thursday, flew over City Hall.
In the spirit of the season of succinctness, “Boo,” was all he said.
Are We Still in Kansas?
Hearing the buzz of the County-fueled helicopter buzzing the roof, City Manager John Nachbar ran outside and turned to his astonished colleagues. He posed an uncomplicated question. “Anybody know what ‘boo’ means?”
Silence.
Not for long, though.
Hours ago, the denizens of City Hall were snubbed again by an out-of-town politician.
This must be Culver City’s civic version of suddenly fashionable domestic violence.
They are accustomed to snubology by our out-of-Culver City elected politicians who flaunt protocol as if it were stale toothpaste or a Republican.
[img]1979|right|Mark Ridley-Thomas||no_popup[/img]The latest violator:
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, often called the most power black elected official in Los Angeles.
Culver City is a commonly ignored dimension of his 2nd Supervisorial District.
MRT’s Culver City secret was busted yesterday morning.
Surprise, Boys!
The Los Angeles Times reported that Mr. Ridley-Thomas, in quiet cooperation with Lloyd Clayton, CEO of the Mayme Clayton Library and Museum — the old Courthouse – is planning to fund an $8 million culture and arts center on those grounds.
Gee, dad, why didn’t you tell anybody?
Imagine City Hall’s shock when all of those denizens wake up one sunny morning in 2016 – Mr. Ridley-Thomas’s declared goal – and find this glossy sprawling monument to the Unknown County Supervisor in their front yard, their backyard or some yard.
The Times reported MRT proudly crowing that he already has $6 million of the potentially needed $8 million stuffed into his hip pocket.
Must be a surprise on every wall, pal
The jolting news shot a massive shockwave of stinging disappointment through the long-suffering Crenshaw District.
Residents have begged Mr. Ridley-Thomas until their knees were bloodied to be sensitive, let loose of a few million to build a light rail tunnel through an 11-block commercial district for reasons that frequently have been recited here.
Sorry, guys, came the response when there even was one.
When we asked Mr. Clayton for a perspective this afternoon, he declined.
The Times story was not without a slice of a lighter side. Karly Katona, a Ridley-Thomas deputy and a marvelous person, said proposed uses of the building across from the Vets Auditorium have not been decided.
Meanwhile, other MRT aides were engaged GPS’ing City Hall.
Not for today or even this year.
But just in case the Unknown County Supervisor or anyone in Los Angeles with semi-impressive political creds deigns to bop by and whisper sweet words of disclosure into a starved City Hall ear of their choosing.
Quoth the City Manager minutes ago, with a smile: “I don’t know much about the culture and arts center.”
When Mr. Nachbar was asked about the pattern of snubology, he replied:
“How can I say this? We have good representation from our supervisor.”
Reward that man with an ambassadorship.