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Mainlander

I'll take Palin any day over Mito Aviles. At least she has style...

M Ewing

I appreciate and respect anyone who runs for public office and who care enough about the city where they live, to put it all out there.That said, the idea of electing Mito Aviles to the city council is a joke. This man who hung a Sarah Palin effigy is not someone I could consider, a serious candidate. Better, a immature fool.If he wishes to be taken seriously, perhaps he and his partner should have considered how people would have reacted, if his neighbors had hung an effigy of then senator, Barak Obama. It would have been an outrage, with the likes of Mr. Aviles whining and crying "bigotry and hate".His debate appearances alone have shown him to be unprepared for dealing with important city business, best handled by the adults.

The other challengers are serious players and should be given a look. D'Amico, Martin and John, all present themselves as intelligent and thoughtful. They'll have my vote.Thank you, Micheal Ewing, West Hollywood, CA

Sheila Lightfoot

GET OUT & VOTE, PEOPLE! Abbe Land, John Heilman and Lindsey Horvath MUST GO. Candidates, Steve Martin, Scott Schmidt, Mito Aviles, and Lucas John were actually anxious to answer not only the questions from this reporter, but all the questions asked by us… the residents. READ their answers at Meet-the-Candidates-Right-Here-and-Now on scribd, then VOTE next Tuesday, March 8 for 3 non incumbent candidates who will restore integrity and vision to the West Hollywood we love.Sheila Lightfoot, West Hollywood

Guest

Sheila, speaking about the candidates' claims that democracy is at stake in this election, did anyone ask Steve Martin why he voted to extend his own term by 11 months the last time he was on Council? Martin voted in 1994 to move the April 1996 regular city election to March 1997, and stay in office in the meantime. With the stroke of a pen, he extended his term from 4 years to almost 5 years, and so did the others.

Chris

John D'Amico and Scott Schmidt have walked my block, going door to door. Heilman, Land, and Horvath live in a hermetically sealed bubble. They don't respond to email and letters from residents, don't talk to reporters, don't answer questions, and don't mix with the rabble who have no campaign contributions to offer. This is not a tough choice.

Guest

That's not even remotely true. The councilmembers have attended hundreds of community meetings and spent countless hours listening to and talking with residents. If an email or letter is not answered, I'd say it's because they get so many. If you really want to reach them, call the office and ask to speak to their deputy -- they will pass your comment along directly.

Dj90069

@ Guest - LMAO, that's a good one. Fran Solomon (John Heilman's deputy) hasn't answered a phone call from a resident in years.

Chris

You're telling me that it's "not remotely true" that Schmidt and D'Amico KNOCKED ON MY DOOR, but Heilman, Land, and Horvath didn't? That takes balls. Clearly, I can't tell who has come to my own house and who has not. Good thing I have you to set me straight.

Chris

I have also sent letters and email to the city council -- only Jeff Prang has ever responded. And I can see Lindsey Horvath running away from Ryan Gierach and his single question with my own eyes. And I can read the stories in the LA Weekly and the Weho News that say Heilman wouldn't answer questions, and Land and Horvath would only answer written questions by email. And on and on and on.

I know what I see and experience personally. This story you're trying to tell is going to keep running into an empiricism problem.

Guest

No, Chris, I'm saying it's not true that Heilman, Land and Horvath "live in a hermetically sealed bubble," "don't respond to email and letters from residents, don't talk to reporters, don't answer questions," etc. They are not in a bubble. They do respond to contacts. They do answer questions. They do talk to reporters. That is the part of your note that is demonstrably untrue.

Monstercandle

They should see John D'Amico as a threat--because he is the most intelligent and down-to-earth of all candidates in this race. Voters would be foolish to not to elect him...and those attack mailings that are going out from Heilman, Land, & Horvath are pure bullshit. They are just the same as Bush, Cheney, & Rumsfeld...narcissistic assholes.

Sheila Lightfoot

GET OUT & VOTE, PEOPLE! Heilman, Land and Horvath MUST GO. Steve Martin, Mito Aviles, Scott Schmidt and Lucas John were actually anxious to answer ALL residents' questions. READ THEIR ANSWERS HERE, then VOTE next Tuesday, March 8 for 3 candidates who will restore integrity and vision to the West Hollywood we love:http://www.scribd.com/doc/4965...Sheila Lightfoot, West Hollywood

Brian in WeHo

Vote Mito Aviles!

weho resident

There's been talk for years of election day dirty trick used by certain incumbents - down low walking around money and free food for the east side Russian-speaking voters.

Guest

You know, if you have evidence of any such thing, you should give it to the District Attorney, because spreading rumors of fraud, without producing any proof, is just another smear tactic in a dirty election. It's destructive because it degrades public confidence in their own government, on the basis of rumor and innuendo.

Bucked

Think globally, act locally. If you want to support the drive for democracy in North Africa, go out and vote on March 8th right here in West Hollywood. And vote like your democracy depends on it, because it does. Vote for John D'Amico.

Ed Buck, West Hollywood.