Villaraigosa's Massive Fees On Shippers Are Killing Our Port

As I predicted over three years ago, and again last year, Villaraigosa's decision to impose over a billion dollars of fees on port customers to fund his "green trucks" program -- which did nothing more than create PR for him at others' expense -- has cost our port business and our city jobs.

The AP quotes an economist as saying business could drop 25%.

This is what happens when you elect people who care only about their political careers, and not about the public interest.

And, much as I'd love you have you think I'm a super genius for predicting this, anyone with a "C" or better in Econ 101 could have told you this would happen:  as the price of a good or service increases, the demand for same decreases.

This City needs leaders who not only understand economics, but who will put the public interest first. 

Why Is City Attorney Filing Condom Lawsuit? Publicity.

City Attorney Carmen Trutanich filed a lawsuit to keep the condom initiative off the ballot. Why did he do so? According to the L.A. Times, he said he filed the lawsuit to avoid embroiling the City in . . . a lawsuit.  I kid you not:

Trutanich's said a voter-approved condom requirement could attract a lawsuit, forcing "the needless and wasteful expenditure of public resources made in connection with a measure which the voters have no power to adopt."

Excuse me, Mr. City Attorney, but if you really want to save City resources, wouldn't you refrain from filing a lawsuit? 


After all, if the measure fails, no one would have any basis for suing the City. 


Plus, even if it passes, there is no guarantee anyone will file a lawsuit, and even if they did, the City could elect not to defend it.  (Recall Prop 187 and the gay marriage law.)


By filing a lawsuit now, you are ensuring exactly the situation you claim you want to prevent: an expenditure of public resources on litigation.


So why is he really filing the lawsuit? Publicity. Somehow, he thinks this is going to help him get elected District Attorney. Me, I'm not seeing it.

MAC IS BACK: DOUG MCINTYRE BACK ON KABC MORNINGS!

Yes, Virginia, there IS a Santa Claus, and he's bringing back McIntyre in the Morning on KABC 790!!!  Read all about it!