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  835

  1 year ago

  I believe Cordero is now the commission's treasurer (not VP), making him the lowest-ranking member of the board until Foster appoints someone to replace Doris. Of course, all members are "equals" unless you count the travel perks afforded to the president and VP...
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  Laurence B. Goodhue

  12 months ago

  Dave:
  l.The hour is late-been a long day-thus my memory may be a bit foggy-but
  might want to check.Was it not the County of Los Angeles that Jim Hankla
  worked for rather than the City of Los Angeles?
  
  2.It my view,Jim Hankla has been one the most astute and stable factors this City has had.We are fortunate to be able to benefit from his experience and insight.
  
  3.In my view;the City would be very well served if we could work something out
  where Jim could take on the added responsibilities of either:
  
  l.Taking over the Marine Bureau-with him reporting to the Port Director until
  completion of the Alamitos Bay Marina re-build program.During the rebuild
  he would formulate a plan to have the Marine Bureau placed under the
  Port-instead of Parks and Recreation.
  OR
  2.If we can get Gary De Long,who is so disconnected with the Third District,
  and had- and still has no idea of the true scope of the job or how time
  consuming the job is-to STEP DOWN in time for a special election in Nov.
  of this year-the Third District and the City would benefit tremendously.
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  Laurence B. Goodhue

  12 months ago

  Dave:
  
  ..told you it was late....bringing clarity to #2:Obviously if we could get Gary to
  step down-the plan would be to have Jim Hankla on the ballot in November-
  which would bring ten years of sage stability to the District,City and Council.
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  Dennis

  12 months ago

  It is my understanding that most of our budget issues the past several years stem not from Hankla but his successor, Henry Taboada, who spiked salaries and benefits at City Hall before being removed from the City Manager's office. The city is still burdened, and will be for decades, with the retirement benefits of many who left the city following the golden parachutes provided by Taboada; some getting pensions in excess of 100% of their City Hall salary at time of termination.
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  John

  12 months ago

  foster, in a political move, will be appointing someone to the commission from the house of labor (port of la has ilwu official on commission) in order to try to save his political career after his clean truck boondoggle. Did you hear they project 10% or more will default on their clean truck loans? The true number will be more like 60% as the steamship lines keep jamming the independant truckers. How do you expect to bring a workforce into the 20th century overnight that a few years ago were working in the fields in some third-world country. Most of them barely speak english.
  mario cordero, in a moment of brilliance, advised the group of poor immigrants to increase their rate to haul the port containers. What a moron! Say, let's tell exxon-mobil we're not going to pay over $4 per gallon. And he's supposed to be labor-friendly? Jeez, at least hankla is upfront about how little he feels for these poor bastards.
  I am still completely amazed that long beach destroyed their plan. They could have had a full partner with LA, and not created a "berlin wall". They could have shared legal resources with LA for the special interest lawsuits in the pipeline. No they had to prove once again that lb is just a big mayberry rfd.
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  John

  12 months ago

  The steamship line tenants of the port of LA will have the last laugh. Yes it might cost their customers a tiny bit more to get their freight hauled, but at least they'll GET it hauled. The long beach port tenants stuck festering here will really be scrambling to find any independants willing to continue to work for free, while the containers stack up. Nice work bob-o, jimbo,mari-o and the rest of the buffoons.
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