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.