David, Thanks for this column. The AES plant near the coast reminds me of the huge DWP gas-fired plant in Sun Valley, except I think they only run that one during high power demand, and it's also owned and operated by the LADWP. One of the actual perks of living in the city of LA is having a public utility, even if it's a utility that shovels tons of cash into the city's general fund.
Having private owners and operators of a power plant leaves a lot of room for cutting corners.
But I'm sure all would welcome a return of the land where the power lines run.
On MRT, I still can't believe that all the news about him, his son and USC came out in 2018, and USC said they kicked it over to federal authorities. Between now and then MRT ran for and won his council seat. They didn't have enough in 2020 to announce that the investigation was ongoing? I guess not.
The sad part is that MRT is a fixer, for sure, and he was just trying to help his son. He probably could have helped him in 1,000 other ways, but there still that element that makes it different from the Huizar and Englander situations.
I bet we agree on which council members are most likely to be indicted. They really need a stepped-up Ethics department over there. I vaguely remember them saying they would do this, but it seemingly either hasn't happened or didn't work.
David, Thanks for this column. The AES plant near the coast reminds me of the huge DWP gas-fired plant in Sun Valley, except I think they only run that one during high power demand, and it's also owned and operated by the LADWP. One of the actual perks of living in the city of LA is having a public utility, even if it's a utility that shovels tons of cash into the city's general fund.
Having private owners and operators of a power plant leaves a lot of room for cutting corners.
But I'm sure all would welcome a return of the land where the power lines run.
On MRT, I still can't believe that all the news about him, his son and USC came out in 2018, and USC said they kicked it over to federal authorities. Between now and then MRT ran for and won his council seat. They didn't have enough in 2020 to announce that the investigation was ongoing? I guess not.
The sad part is that MRT is a fixer, for sure, and he was just trying to help his son. He probably could have helped him in 1,000 other ways, but there still that element that makes it different from the Huizar and Englander situations.
I bet we agree on which council members are most likely to be indicted. They really need a stepped-up Ethics department over there. I vaguely remember them saying they would do this, but it seemingly either hasn't happened or didn't work.
Wouldn’t it be cool to have an open air market there. Something similar to Pike Place Market in Seattle. Artists, food, music, farmers…