Midterm Report Cards for Bill and Antonio
It’s Midterm Report Card
Time
for Councilmember Bill
Rosendahl
and Mayor Antonio
Villaraigosa
Beachhead Readers
Respond (partial list):
Bill Rosendahl and Antonio Villaraigosa are half
way through their terms as District 11 Councilmember and L.A. Mayor,
respectively.
The Beachhead believes the
press – and the voters – have a responsibility to let our
representatives know how we feel about their performance in office.
Ultimately, all office holders work for us,
the voters. If they don’t hear from us, we can be sure they will hear from
the lobbyists.
Based on this unscientific
sample, it would appear that Bill and Antonio have done fairly well with their
image skills, but need to concentrate on those skills that actually get things
done. We still have two years in which we expect to see much
improvement.
Final
Grades:
Bill Rosendahl:
B+
Antonio Villaraigosa:
D+
If you didn’t have a
chance to submit your report card, please do it now. We’ll print all
signed responses we get. Send to Beachhead@freevenice.org or to Beachhead, P.O.
Box 2, Venice 90294.
Bill Rosendahl:
C
He’s trying to do a good job - has
fallen short of my
expectations.
Antonio Villaraigosa:
D
Again trying to do a good job, however he
too has fallen short of my
expectations.
Jolie
Kraff
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Bill
Rosendahl: D-
Antonio Villaraigosa:
F+
They both are all talk and no action
using their status as elected officials to gain approval for what they say. They
both do not take any action. Perhaps their hands are tied by huge corporations.
Well, then they best change the system! Are they even trying???? I think I may
be too nice with my grading!!!
Erin
Grayson
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Bill
Rosendahl: A
Rosendahl is doing a great job.
He supports renters and cares about his
constituents.
Antonio Villaraigosa:
F
I don’t wish to
comment.
Lucienne M.
Siam
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Bill
Rosendahl: A+++
Antonio Villaraigosa:
B
Not good, not bad; he is basically fair but
a little disappointing given his campaign
promises.
Sabrina
Venskus
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Bill
Rosendahl: A+
Excellent representative. Tries
to negotiate compromise when
possible.
Antonio Villaraigosa:
F-
Pro illegal immigration. Anti American
citizen.
Thomas
Torres
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Bill
Rosendahl:
A
Excellent
Antonio
Villaraigosa: B
He’s
good
Jim
Schley
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Bill
Rosendahl: B+
Much better than Miscikowski.
Hardworking. Speaks out against the occupation of Iraq. I’m pleased to see
him attending many of the progressive events around
town.
Antonio Villaraigosa:
C
Hardworking, but often betrays the
progressive agenda he ran for office on. Could do so much
better.
Alice
Stek
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Bill
Rosendahl: B+
He has values, ethics and is
not afraid of moneypeople. He is not a slacker and I expect the next two years
to be better than the previous two years.
Antonio Villaraigosa:
F
His grade is due to extreme narcissism and
grandiosity. He is only interested in himself and setting a stage for a run for
the presidency, in my humble opinion.
C.V.
Beck
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Bill
Rosendahl: A
I admire how Bill has actively
placed Lincoln Place people as his number one priority along with his supporting
homeless vets and opposing commercial
development.
Antonio Villaraigosa:
C
The Mayor could have done a better job in
preventing the recent fare doubling by the MTA. He should have confronted the
Governor more about the State’s underfunding
tricks.
Karl
Abrams
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Bill
Rosendahl: B+
Give Bill A for Effort, but
he’s held back by corrupt fellow councilmembers, city attorney and, some
say, his staff.
Antonio Villaraigosa:
C-
Beware the power of the Dark Side, young
Antonio. Too late! He’s been captured by developers and corporations. Just
ask Lincoln Place tenants and SouthCentral
Farmers.
Jim
Smith
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Bill
Rosendahl: A
For openly admitting to the
obvious mistakes in the Venice Beach Ordinance that prohibit certain artists
from making their artwork that can be used as jewelry. And for promising to do
his utmost in rectifying those
prohibitions.
Antonio Villaraigosa:
F
For being part of the process that brought
the Ordinance to Venice Beach in the first
place.
Della
Franco
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Bill
Rosendahl: B
I see him, Sunday mornings, at
the Mar Vista Farmers Market. He shares his peanuts and has a big smile.
He’s still smiling so he must be doing a good job (tongue in
cheek).
Antonio Villaraigosa: D -
F
Seems like he’s not living up to the
hype. Don’t be
fooled.
Anonymous
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Bill
Rosendahl: A
Seems to really care about and
try to help his constituents!
Antonio
Villaraigosa: D-
Seems to have his sights set
on a higher plane than L.A. Always out of town, making PA’s to promote
himself.
Anonymous
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Bill
Rosendahl: B
In so far as my limited
experience allows me to have any opinion, I like Bill’s professional image
and apparent desire to help people with problems in the community e.g Lincoln
Place Tenants and as I can’t speak up for the less powerful in the area,
he seems like a nice enough
guy.
Antonio Villaraigosa:
C+
Not addressing the problem of affordable
housing in the City. He could be worse. Fair. In general he shows up for work
and does his job at least even if it is an uninspired
performance.
Anonymous
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Bill
Rosendahl:
I think he is involved in the
community at large, for the good of the people. Important subjects, I see he is
suppressing the issues...
Antonio
Villaraigosa:
He is a arrogant, egotistical
con-artist who loves the camera, more than the people that elected
him.
Anonymous
Posted: Fri - June 1, 2007 at 08:20 PM