Eric Garcetti is the L.A. City Nerd

By David Markland
April 1st, 2008 @ 2:49 AM Announcements, LA bloggers, Politics

eglacn.jpgDuring an interview I had with City Council President Eric Garcetti a few days ago (at the political blog I write for KNBC), I had the opportunity to confirm what I’ve longed believed: he is/was the L.A. City Nerd.

What tipped me off, besides everyone knowing that the City Nerd must have been some sort of City Hall insider, was that the City Nerd went offline almost the very day Garcetti joined the Barack Obama campaign. Add this to the numerous occasions when City Nerd would appear as a “guest blogger” on Garcetti’s Council District 13 site, it was obvious.

When I brought it up, Garcetti was forthcoming, although I don’t know if he knew it was on the record, or that I was recording him… alas, I hope I’m not getting him into trouble for revealing this.

Listen to his admission here.

Add this to the list of reasons to look forward to in November ‘08: after the election is over, hopefully Garcetti will resume his blogging as the L.A. City Nerd.

Oh yeah - and on behalf of Eric Garcetti and LA City Nerd, April Fools! 

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11 Comments so far

  1. marshall April 1st, 2008 5:28 am

    I always figured that the Nerd’s sudden shutdown had something to do with his City of LA employment, but I didn’t go so far as to suspect that the Nerd was a Councilperson.

  2. frazgo  April 1st, 2008 6:25 am

    wow

  3. Dave Bullock / eecue (eecue) April 1st, 2008 6:33 am

    April Fool’s!

  4. Sean Bonner (seanbonner)  April 1st, 2008 6:33 am

    That’s so awesome. I love LA.

  5. gpro April 1st, 2008 8:56 am

    Is this for real?

  6. doran April 1st, 2008 9:37 am

    I believe nothing I read today.

  7. Wil Wheaton (wilw) April 1st, 2008 10:14 am

    I almost bit, until I looked at the post it on my monitor that says, "Hey! If it’s too good to be true today, it is. Don’t get Rickrolled. signed, me."

  8. David Markland (markland)  April 1st, 2008 11:12 am

    I knew nobody would believe it, which is why I have the audio clip posted. That is 100% Eric Garcetti on the audio.

    BTW, Zuma Dogg is actually pissed about this, but does he have a point? Should an elected official be blogging anonymously?

    http://ladailyblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/eric-garcetti-admits-publicly-that-he.html

  9. marshall April 1st, 2008 5:14 pm

    Man, I gotta stop looking at the internet at 5AM - my gullibility was at maximum.

  10. doran April 1st, 2008 5:28 pm

    I never saw the City Nerd as giving out top sekret info, so if it ever came out that it actually was an elected official, I’d have no problem about it.

    Come to think of it, I’m hard pressed to think of why I’d be opposed to an elected official blogging anonymously at all. There are probably some good reasons, but I’m generally in favor of more, rather than less, information.

  11. April Foolery | Los Angeles Metblogs (unregistered) April 1st, 2008 5:51 pm

    […] Eric Garcetti isn’t the L.A. City Nerd. At least I don’t think so. But thanks to those who bought it, if only for a little […]


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