Tom LaBonge Is Always Right, Betch
Posted By Jason Burns On June 17, 2008 @ 10:57 am In Commentary, LA bloggers, Nature, Politics | Comments Disabled
Is it ever OK for an L.A. City Councilman to be an asshole? Yes, if his goal is retirement.
CurbedLA [1] linked to an interesting post on Griffith Park, Interrupted [2] regarding an incident between a local blogger and the self-proclaimed Mayor of Griffith Park. Short story: Griffith burned. BBQ’s were banned, then lifted. LaBonge said some people have no where else to get their grill on. A tax-paying citizen disagreed with lifting the ban because of the fire. LaBonge went Bob Knight on her. She blogged about it [3].
Now, agree or disagree with Griffith Park, Interrupted’s Donna Barstow. That is your right as a tax-paying citizen. The issue here is Griffith Park, and the fact that it does not belong to Tom. It is not Tom’s Park. Tom cannot go closing it and hiking alone whenever he wants. Tom cannot go planting non-native trees wherever he wants. Sure, he loves the park. But, so do I, and so does Donna. So do thousands of tax-paying citizens that visit Griffith every year. I give Donna credit for standing her ground. Someone needs to remind Tom that she is also voter, and that Griffith is her park, too.
Jerk.
Photo of Tom LaBonge, who recently lost his head
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URLs in this post:
[1] CurbedLA: http://la.curbed.com
[2] Griffith Park, Interrupted: http://donnabarstow.com/park_blog/
[3] She blogged about it: http://donnabarstow.com/park_blog/2008/06/16/my-councilman-screamed-at-me/
[4] Well, 3.5 Years Later I Guess I Can Finally Stop Saying That Councilman Tom LaBonge Is A Nonresponsive Disinterested Bastard: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/02/24/well-35-years-later-i-guess-i-can-finally-stop-saying-that-councilman-tom-labonge-is-a-nonresponsive-disinterested-bastard/
[5] In LaBonge We Trust: http://la.metblogs.com/2008/12/04/in-labonge-we-trust/
[6] LA Marathon Returns to Sunday with Stadium to the Sea Route: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/07/21/la-marathon-returns-next-year-to-sunday-with-stadium-to-the-sea-route/
[7] Help feed the homeless here in the SGV: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/01/14/help-feed-the-homeless-here-in-the-sgv/
[8] The Traffic Nightmare Before Christmas: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/08/26/the-traffic-nightmare-before-christmas/
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