Comments on: City Councilman: Los Angeles is Happy http://blogging.la/2009/06/17/city-councilman-los-angeles-is-happy/ Lizard people dude. Seriously. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: fauxtog http://blogging.la/2009/06/17/city-councilman-los-angeles-is-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-17447 fauxtog Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:53:12 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=29771#comment-17447 @djerniepearl Well said! @djerniepearl

Well said!

]]> By: djerniepearl http://blogging.la/2009/06/17/city-councilman-los-angeles-is-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-17446 djerniepearl Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:37:09 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=29771#comment-17446 ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!??? ......How much revenue do The Lakers make for LA ? * How much money did the city make the day of the parade? * How many people took the day off and spent it on parking? * How many people got ticketed by the city for parking illegally on the street? * How many peeps spent money on parking at LEGIT parking lots? * How many people bought merchandise legal(at LA Live) and illegally by street vendors? * How many people actually bought something to eat/drink at area restaurants/gas station mini marts? * Not to mention the hundreds of peeps The Coloseum/LA Live had to hire to put up logistics/sound systems/Stage crew/Buses and let alone the vendors at The Coloseum. * 100,000 peeps at the Coloseum and more than 1 Million on city streets along the parade ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!???

……How much revenue do The Lakers make for LA ?
* How much money did the city make the day of the parade?
* How many people took the day off and spent it on parking?
* How many people got ticketed by the city for parking illegally on the street?
* How many peeps spent money on parking at LEGIT parking lots?
* How many people bought merchandise legal(at LA Live) and illegally by street vendors?
* How many people actually bought something to eat/drink at area restaurants/gas station mini marts?
* Not to mention the hundreds of peeps The Coloseum/LA Live had to hire to put up logistics/sound systems/Stage crew/Buses and let alone the vendors at The Coloseum.
* 100,000 peeps at the Coloseum and more than 1 Million on city streets along the parade

]]> By: Victoria Lane http://blogging.la/2009/06/17/city-councilman-los-angeles-is-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-17445 Victoria Lane Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:20:00 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=29771#comment-17445 An excerpt from a CBS2 report: The $2 million parade celebrating the Lakers' 15th NBA title was paid for by the Lakers, STAPLES Center owner AEG, and private donors. The city of Los Angeles came under fire for potentially paying $1 million to patrol the event in the middle of city-wide layoffs and furloughs, but private donors stepped in to foot the bill. http://cbs2.com/lakers/Lakers.Parade.Victory.2.1048382.html An excerpt from a CBS2 report:

The $2 million parade celebrating the Lakers’ 15th NBA title was paid for by the Lakers, STAPLES Center owner AEG, and private donors. The city of Los Angeles came under fire for potentially paying $1 million to patrol the event in the middle of city-wide layoffs and furloughs, but private donors stepped in to foot the bill.

http://cbs2.com/lakers/Lakers.Parade.Victory.2.1048382.html

]]> By: Victoria Lane http://blogging.la/2009/06/17/city-councilman-los-angeles-is-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-17444 Victoria Lane Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:51:30 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=29771#comment-17444 I heard it cost 2 million dollars. Either way, it's ridiculous in the face of what is going on in this city and state. I heard it cost 2 million dollars. Either way, it’s ridiculous in the face of what is going on in this city and state.

]]> By: Burns! http://blogging.la/2009/06/17/city-councilman-los-angeles-is-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-17443 Burns! Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:40:27 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=29771#comment-17443 I'm with Jodi. Nice that the Lakers won the championship. $900k, though? How many teachers would that have kept from being laid off? How many extra cops on the street? How many potholes filled on my block? How many homeless housed and fed? How many L.A. shelter dogs kept from being euthanized? The list goes on and on, but you get the idea. So much good could've come from the money spent in a couple of hours on a parade. A parade that seems to encourage a few knuckleheads that the rioting from the other night was so much fun, they should keep throwing bottles, etc. today. I’m with Jodi. Nice that the Lakers won the championship. $900k, though? How many teachers would that have kept from being laid off? How many extra cops on the street? How many potholes filled on my block? How many homeless housed and fed? How many L.A. shelter dogs kept from being euthanized? The list goes on and on, but you get the idea. So much good could’ve come from the money spent in a couple of hours on a parade. A parade that seems to encourage a few knuckleheads that the rioting from the other night was so much fun, they should keep throwing bottles, etc. today.

]]> By: Lucinda Michele http://blogging.la/2009/06/17/city-councilman-los-angeles-is-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-17442 Lucinda Michele Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:32:35 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=29771#comment-17442 Thank you Nathan! :) Thank you Nathan! :)

]]> By: nathan http://blogging.la/2009/06/17/city-councilman-los-angeles-is-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-17441 nathan Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:51:45 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=29771#comment-17441 Happy. Although, sorry to hear LM is not so well. Fluids, lots of fluids, and rest! Happy.

Although, sorry to hear LM is not so well. Fluids, lots of fluids, and rest!

]]> By: Jodi Kurland http://blogging.la/2009/06/17/city-councilman-los-angeles-is-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-17440 Jodi Kurland Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:35:31 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=29771#comment-17440 About the Lakers? Not really, but I'm not into sports and understand why others are happy. About $900K being spent on their parade? Absolutely not! About the Lakers? Not really, but I’m not into sports and understand why others are happy.

About $900K being spent on their parade? Absolutely not!

]]> By: Jason Burns http://blogging.la/2009/06/17/city-councilman-los-angeles-is-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-17439 Jason Burns Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:30:11 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=29771#comment-17439 Could be those hot dogs... Could be those hot dogs…

]]> By: Lucinda Michele http://blogging.la/2009/06/17/city-councilman-los-angeles-is-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-17438 Lucinda Michele Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:26:12 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=29771#comment-17438 I am currently feeling sick, but there's something going around the office. I am currently feeling sick, but there’s something going around the office.

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