Top of the Obelisk
THE CITY-For nearly a decade, Heather Holt (photo above) had been in charge of the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, which serves as a watchdog over LA’s politicians, lobbyists, and others.
And she helped with the install of a new timer, presumably from TASER, that sounds like 50,000 volts to alert a speaker that their time has expired. Innovative and scary. Critics who question whether the power dynamic of Heather seeking a raise from her bosses, undermines the agency’s role as a watchdog should find the clip of Herb Wesson lathering up the Ethics director during the budget hearings one year, "Hi, Heather!" It's priceless alongside Paul Krekorian, who has had ethical issues but reminded this year, at the truncated to nothing Budget Hearings, that he's "approved every Ethics Commission budget request he's ever seen."