Comments on: Cedillo takes shopping advice from Fabian Nuñez?

By: Judge Sotomayor’s relatively modest lifestyle

Judge Sotomayor’s relatively modest lifestyle — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:34:46 +0000

[...] Seneca once mentioned that materialism is pretty apparent in the Latino community, and I would have to agree. Sometimes we see this played out with working class people spending thousands of dollars on extravagant quinceañera celebrations or an emphasis on the car culture instead of investing in other things that might be more enriching. And of course, the US, up until the recent recession, has been very material and consumer driven in the sense that we were encouraged to buy bigger homes, newer cars, and more of this or that. We have even witnessed some of the materialism catch up with elected and appointed politicians when their expenses are examined. [...]

By: Mid-week updates

Mid-week updates — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:25:47 +0000

[...] Tuesdayhour on KPFK yesterday, Gil Cedillo effectively shot himself in the foot with his campaign spending and negative mailers, costing him the election to Judy Chu. Chu will face a runoff for the [...]

By: Dante

Dante — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:22:19 +0000

At this point, I hope everybody recognizes that the expendeture criticism of Cedillo was just election season libel. He treated campaign staff to dinners on campaign (not tax) dollars. They appear to be nice dinners, but that just makes him a generous boss who let his cosmetic guard down the same way that Chu did giving tax-breaks to her doners and Plietez did with the hand signs.

By: WhatThe..

WhatThe.. — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:14:18 +0000

Just follow the money, most of legislature couldn’t survive in the privated sector and many of them have worked for the unions, living off the sweat and hard work of others, and now they are living off the sweat and hard work of the taxpayer. Cedillo, Villaraigosa, Nunez aren’t the sharpest and all were prior union hacks. Conflict of interest? Well our the State of California is broke.

By: Si se puede

Si se puede — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:39:11 +0000

Need more information about what really is going on in Sacramento with Latino elects.

By: Paloma Alegre

Paloma Alegre — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:10:06 +0000

Ben,
Cedillo graduated from college at 40, worked for SEIU, where he got canned, then he lucked out and became an assemblyman. Great advice but he is to old to go out and get a real job and I thought he knows how to work. In 2010 he will be retiring with a $175,000. a year pension for the rest of his life. Paid by the taxpayers.

By: Update on California’s 32nd Congressional Race

Update on California’s 32nd Congressional Race — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:29:34 +0000

[...] of March reveal that Chu has raised the most money, followed by Cedillo and then Pleitez. We have addressed the piece (what some are calling as hit piece) that came out regarding Cedillo’s campaign [...]

By: ben

ben — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:34:30 +0000

And that’s what they caught! Think of all the money and deals that they have not caught. Sad, very sad. He deserves to go no further in politics. Go back to the private sector and work again in an honest job like the rest of us.

No need to sling defamatory words and labels. Just send him back to the normal working life that we all do every day. Work like a normal citizen. He deserves nothing less and nothing more.

By: Anita

Anita — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:54:49 +0000

A good majority believe, through the story, that the funds Cedillo used were STATE funds. This confusion comes from Fabian’s use fo state funds to purchase Louie bags and bottles of wine. The LA Times article is um, a bit misleading.

These are campaighn funds, which are constantly being raised for future elections. The expenses were not for any illegal activity. Most of these funds were given to charity. Trips were state related travel with other politicians. Senator Cedillo is in compliance with strict campaign finance laws. So all in all, he’s probably saved the state some monies by using the campaign funds instead of state funds for travel related and dignitary meetings. Somethings that other politicians haven’t done.

By: WhatThe..

WhatThe.. — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:29:00 +0000

In a democracy, people in leadership roles are there to serve at the pleasure of the people., for their ability to represent the concerns of the majority. “It appears that” these self entitled liberties can be construed as excesses to the common struggling public.” Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette lost their heads due to excesses. In other words, it just doesn’t look good, “it gives the appearance” that a leader has lost touch with their voting constituents.