[Sosfbay-discuss] California Democratic Party Hack du Jour: Inglewood Mayor Roosevelt Dorn

[alexcathy at aol.com]

Dear Friends,

The California Democratic Party Hack du Jour isMayor Roosevelt Dorn of Inglewood. Inglewood is a traditionallyworking-class suburb of Los Angeles and the onetime home of the LosAngeles Lakers which relocated thanks to the (of course)taxpayer-subsidized Staples Center in downtown L.A.

Notice howeven now the corporate MSM praises the "perp" as a "tough guy" judgewho "kept juveniles on probation for longer than other judges" and for"delivering on his pledge to make the city more attractive toretailers." In fact, Mayor Dorn was a shameless flack for Wal-Mart andevery other "big box" chain.

Inglewood has no term limits, andso, if this guy had just kept his hands out of the cookie jar he mighthave been 'Mayor-for-Life.' It's another example of my reality: In LosAngeles some of the worse political hacks look like me and why we need the Green Party as the 2nd Party in the big cities.

Alex Walker
Los Angeles Greens

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 Published by the Los Angeles Times, January 26, 2010
Mayor Roosevelt Dorn of Inglewood Pleads Guilty to Corruption 
by Jack Leonard and Ari B. Bloomekatz  
Roosevelt F. Dorn, who earned acclaim and criticism as a juvenile courtjudge and was an equally polarizing figure in more than a decade asInglewood mayor, pleaded guilty Monday to a public corruption charge.

 
Mayor Roosevelt Dorn of Inglewood, pleaded guilty to a public corruption charge.  (Photo: LATimes).

The plea ends a political career that saw significant drops incrime, as well as Inglewood's attempt to bounce back from the loss ofthe Lakers and the Kings. But while supporters hailed Dorn'sleadership, critics said he ran the city as a fiefdom.

Dorn, who stepped down Sunday evening, is barred from holdingpublic office for the rest of his life as part of his guilty plea to amisdemeanor conflict-of-interest charge. He was also placed onprobation for two years and fined $1,000. Dorn entered his plea asprospective jurors were set to be called for trial in connection withhis acceptance of a $500,000 loan through a city housing program.

As a judge, Dorn won praise for his tough-love approach towardyoung offenders. But others viewed him as imperious, accusing him ofstretching the law to fit his personal mission. The 74-year-old juristdisplayed the same zeal in trying to reverse the slide of a city miredin debt and shedding retail businesses. He developed a reputation fordoing things his own way.

Prosecutors alleged that Dorn betrayed his constituents in ascheme that allowed him to benefit from a low-interest city loanprogram he helped extend to elected officials.

"He got greedy," said Deputy Dist. Atty. Max Huntsman. "Heused every tool in his considerable arsenal as a lawyer and formerjudge to convince people that he was entitled to this public money."

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