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Prop R Still Alive: Appeal Back in Court Tomorrow |
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Week Ahead
Edited by Sara Epstein
(The Prop R Appeal is back in court tomorrow. Here’s Ron Kaye’s take on this improbable journey.)
City Hall may be void of elected officials this week but their futures will be on the line Tuesday when the state appeals court hears a challenge to Measure R -- the phony ethics reform measure that did nothing to stop lobbyists from corrupting the political process and gave City Council members a third term.
The case will be heard tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. at the 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 8, 300 S. Spring St.
Community activist David Hernandez somehow managed against all odds to keep the case alive for two years and to gather broad support from community groups and government reform organizations.
Key issues are how the council created the measure to give themselves three instead of two terms in office and violated the state constitution by making it a two-issue initiative by linking ethics to term limits.
A victory would blow open City Hall politically and create a real chance to elect candidates who actually would be public servants instead of the pseudo-royalty we have who treat the people as their servants.
Seven of the 15 council seats -- all the odd-numbered districts except Bill Rosendahl's -- would be open if the court strikes down Measure R and that would create the opportunity for a citywide movement to change the face (and faces) of City Hall. (Ron Kaye is the former editor of the Daily News. Read more Ron Kaye at www.ronkayela.com) ◘
CityWatch
Vol 6 Issue 69
Pub: Aug 26, 2008
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