Did the city attorney get stuck in this predicament on his own, or did somebody set Delgadillo on this rocky road? But even before his media-grabbing attack on Baca over Hilton, Delgadillo had made enemies because of his political endorsements and his public digs at City Council members and former politicos. One of his biggest foes is Villaraigosa. Delgadillo did not endorse Villaraigosa for City Council in , instead endorsing incumbent Nick Pacheco.
Then, Delgadillo failed to back Villaraigosa for mayor. A spokeswoman for Villaraigosa denied that he has engaged in any media diversion. However, because of Mr. Support for Delgadillo looks bleak. Most City Council members are staying mum. Moreover, because Delgadillo is so ambitious — he has not yet decided whether he wants to run for D. Last week, council members Wendy Greuel — a possible opponent against Delgadillo for city controller — and Dennis Zine called for independent investigations of Delgadillo.
Now, Council Member Greig Smith, of the San Fernando Valley, is considering a motion to allow voters to decide if the city attorney should be elected — as it stands now — or appointed by the City Council and mayor. As time wore on, he went through nine press deputies and his love of the spotlight became legendary.
Laughs aside, Delgadillo has managed some solid accomplishments. He accelerated the expansion of gang injunctions and developed a well-received neighborhood-prosecution program.
He dramatically reduced liability payouts to people who sue the city. But his naked ambition was lurking. Eight days after he won his second term as city attorney, he announced his run for California attorney general. He got beat in the Democratic primary by Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown after he got caught fibbing in campaign ads that he had gone to Harvard on a football scholarship there were no football scholarships when Delgadillo attended.
And in September, Councilwoman Jan Perry hired her own attorneys for advice on how to proceed in a lawsuit brought by the ACLU over a city ban on sidewalk sleeping. In October, the City Council hired a legislative analyst to give it additional legal advice, citing its frustration over Delgadillo.
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Connect with us. He spearheaded creation of the Digital Coast Roundtable and upgraded the Southern California Biomed Council - to help our city and region compete for the business and jobs of tomorrow.
He left the firm to work for Rebuild L. With his extensive executive experience as Deputy Mayor and in private practice, Rocky is well qualified to manage the City Attorney's Office in its wide-ranging responsibilities - from representing city departments, the airport and seaport to prosecuting misdemeanor cases, approving all city contracts and bonds and generally improving the quality of life for all Angelinos.
Born and raised in East L. After a short stint as a professional football player, he returned to L.
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