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Wednesday Open Thread

by: David Dayen

Wed Jan 07, 2009 at 18:00:00 PM PST


The rest of kind of a harrowing day for those of us using Soapblox:

• My favorite Meg Whitman profile of the week.  Money quote: "I'm not saying everything Meg Whitman touches turns to slave labor, I'm just not saying it doesn't."  I've taken the news about Whitman's effort for public office in stride, because there's just so much ammunition like this it's not worth worrying about.

• Antonio Villaraigosa wants a faster timetable for the Subway to the Sea.  So do I, have you seen the traffic on the 10 lately?

• Two rematches kicked off today in the California Assembly.  Gary Jeandron will challenge Democrat Manuel Perez again in AD-80, and Democrat John Eisenhut will again take on Bill Berryhill in AD-26.  The latter is good news - Eisenhut can win that seat.

• A California company may get the workers at Republic Windows and Doors, which staged a sit-down strike late last year, back on the job.

• If you want to know more about today's Soapblox disturbance, and support efforts to make sure it doesn't happen again in the future, check out this post by Chris Bowers.

David Dayen :: Wednesday Open Thread
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I guess Jeandron needs to start fundraising already (0.00 / 0)
but it won't help.  Perez won because he walked every precinct many times.  The union support was key, but he earned that years ago, and I expect he'll continue to deserve labor's respect.  

Second that re: the subway to the sea.  I tried to park within a three block radius of 20th and Santa Monica Blvd. last week for a doctor's appointment, gave up after twenty minutes, drove back to my inlaws' and had my husband drop me off without the car.  I've grown used to Palm Springs mild traffic and ease of parking, so my sojourns to LA are now wildly irritating.

I'm union staff, but not a spokesperson for my union - all posts represent my views solely.


Perez (0.00 / 0)
needs to explain his budget votes better than that milque-toast thing he sent out a week or so ago.  If he's sure of himself, he needs to act like it.

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