The Adventures of Aaron Proctor

I’ve been really angry lately.  Sure, lack of blogging has a lot to do with it.  I’m the kind of guy with a lot of things to say about everything and it sucks - especially now - when I can’t say it on a regular basis.  Also - if you’ve been leaving me comments, don’t fret:  the computer I’ve been using once in a while has an outdated web browser so it freezes when I try to moderate comments.  I’ll get on that when I can.

I’ve been doing pretty well lately, on a personal level.  Like I said in my previous post, I have some exciting things going on.  I don’t want to get into them right now but they’re very good and very awesome.  I’ve been spending a lot of time reading books and watching movies with Kelli.

On a political level, though, my batteries are at full charge.  I’m fired up about the Primary this coming Tuesday - which may just be the final time I vote as a registered Democrat.  I’m also going to be volunteering as a pollworker at the Red Cross on Madeline Drive.  I’m sorry - I’m not a fan of Hillary Clinton.  She reminds me too much of the so-called “liberals” in Pasadena that we all know and don’t love.

Which brings me to the hot topic around the Crown City as of late:  Measure D.

I don’t know even where to begin.  Recently, all of us registered voters have received propaganda in the mail in support of Measure D.  Hell, everyone’s name is on it (well, everyone who rules this City) including:  Boringaard, Mrs. Barack Obama, Iron Maggie, Lumbering Land Mammal, Smog Check, El Pollo Gordo (speaking of whom - I heard a rumor Lena Kennedy is gonna run against him in `09), Maserati Madison, Sexy Steve, and Chuck Norris.

So I guess it’s time I told you they’re all, in this case, a bunch of fucking liars.

Measure D ensures he’ll be able to get that cryogenic chamber and be Mayor FOREVER

First of all - look at the conspiracy to quell the opponents to Measure D (covered beautifully by ace Pasadena Weekly reporters “Mr. Thursday Morning” Andre Coleman and Joe “The Big” Piasecki): specifically fellow blogger Wayne Lusvardi and Pasadena’s own Vince Lombardi, Martin Truitt.  I think it’s hilarious that Wayne also confronted People’s Republic of Pasadena Minister of Information, Ann Erdman, about publicly embarassing him at the Doo Dah Parade - knowing full well she’s a blind supporter of Measure D and he’s an opponent.

Measure D doesn’t help her district

Supporters of Measure D are quick to dismiss Lusvardi as crazy and Truitt as evil - which are things I’ve even said about the two of them.  However, the longer I live in this city, the more I pay attention to the “Pasadena Way“, the more those two and Rene “Not Clayton From Benson” Amy make sense. 

People who live in the Historic Highlands can afford a new tax - but not me!

Mayor Bogaard is, quite frankly, full of horse shit.  He’s using the typical scare tactics that these limo-Liberals in Pasadena and in Washington, DC use.  He’s trying to say if you vote no against an unnecessary tax that you don’t care about the police and fire departments and the safety of the City.  Oh really?  So - caring about the safety of the City includes starting a do-nothing, pointless Committee on Gang Violence?

What does he care? When he’s not running for Mayor, he has a fallback career in District 3

Let’s face the facts.  These so-called “liberals” who care about the community just want our money.  These so-called “left wingers” who are on both Obama and Clinton’s jocks because they can’t pick a horse live in some kind of magical fantasy land where a billion dollar parade & college football game somehow doesn’t generate enough money to pay the cops and the firemen.  Rene Amy is right on the money - there isn’t any kind of “fiscal emergency” in Pasadena.  This ain’t El Monte.

Hey look over there, Steve!  Jim Laris is groping a stripper!

Pasadena has full pockets and only wants those pockets overflowing.  It works for them in numerous ways:  the politicians get more money to protect themselves against people like me and Martin Truitt and Wayne Lusvardi and others who make sense while driving people like me and you out of town with more building opportunities for condominiums and a “posh atmosphere” that, in turn, cause higher rents and property taxes. 

Measure D = more turkey sub sandwiches

If you truly love Pasadena like I do, you’ll stand up and vote no on Measure D and you’ll hold everyone on City Council accountable for supporting such a disaster.  If you don’t care about giving this city away to rich people who could give a shit about the crime in your district (unless you’re both rich and white), then vote yes and let this learjet flying so-called “representative government” continue to bully anyone who doesn’t suck up to them or give them complete control.

Sid Tyler models for Harlequinn novels in his spare time.  You may know him as Fabio.

The illusion of the “Democrat who cares about people” is waning in Pasadena.  Hell, it’s completely driving me away from the party - locally, state-wide, and nationally.  When are people going to realize that the Donkey and the Elephant are the same animal when you’re in the higher tax brackets?  Greed and evil know no party lines - and it’s right in front of all of our faces.  We can stop them with our votes - at least until The Dais Of Evil figure out a way to stop us from doing that, too.  Oh - and Messrs. Haderlein and Tyler - I’m surprised at you for supporting the Measure!  A city where Democrats and Republicans work together to screw the common man and woman?  Unbelieveable.

Prediction: will win the gold medal of Douchebaggery at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

People - wake up and see that supporting Measure D is a bigger farce than Barry Bonds’ home run record.

Vote NO on Measure D.

- AP

Hey there from the catacombs of lack-of-regular-Internet-access land!

Apparently I was paid homage to in a joke at City Hall.  Check this link to figure out what I’m talking about.  It’s ok - at least I used to look better than the falling-apart Nina Hagen in this week’s LA City Beat.  2007 called and wants references to me being “Goth” back.  Sorta just kidding there - it made me chuckle.

What a time to be missing out on things, indeed!

Loves open spaces, hates Jim Laris

First of all - that Sexy Councilman from District 4 has done it again.  Lack-Of-Vice Mayor Steve Haderlein called out Jim Laris in this week’s P-Dub which prompted a response from their editor Kevin “Not Ulrich” Uhrich:

“Steve, I agree that it’s a little saucy, a little racy, a little Nabokov, a little every-old-man-who’s-ever-watched-city-sanctioned-TV-for-10-minutes.  

I’d like to think of Steve as a good-humored friend of mine but Kevin-In-Charge makes a point.  Coupling Jim Laris with someone Chris Hansen is going to catch is a bit of a stretch.  And if Haderlein is so upset about that post, I’d hate to think what he really thinks about half the stuff I talk about on my blog…or what he might think of another Sexy-yet-inactive blog right here in Pasadena.  Maybe I’m biased because I’ve groped many a Vegas stripper in my time…especially that one who had a fake Australian accent that said she was from La Canada.  Daddy’s money hard at work!

On to another less-affable Steve…

Do I have your attention, Mr. Councilman From District 6? 

In other news - the Walkability thingee is cancelled tomorrow due to possible rain and has been moved to March 1st.  I signed up for it and will be there on 3/1.  Sucks it’s not tomorrow because I want to see the cavalcade of stars (Robinson, Holden, Big Brother Bogaard, and Maserati Madison) and I can’t wait to watch Steve Madison drive his Maserati down the narrow alleys of Old Town. 

Speaking of our city politicos, I’m completely forlorn for missing out on what was probably another exciting dull State of The City address from Mayor Bogaard.  He stood in front of a screen that looked like something Orwellian.

I heard there were some things left out, though…..

From the home office in Oil City, Pennsylvania….

TOP TEN THINGS YOU MISSED AT THE 2008 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS

10.  Opening dance number featuring Sid Tyler & Ann Erdman with The Fly Girls

9.  Steve Haderlein’s opening monologue doing the Aristocrats joke.

8.  Bill Bogaard escaping from a straightjacket.

7.  Carl Kozlowski piledriving Todd Ruiz through a press table.

6.  Mayor unveils new idea for special Pleasures Gentlemen’s Club ARTS shuttle.

5.  Entire speech cut and pasted for future use by Percy Clark.

4.  Address cut short because the Mayor had to go back in time to get make sure his future parents get together at the “Enchantment Under The Sea” dance

3.  Guy in Chicken Suit from the Doo Dah Parade announces he’s running for District 5 City Council.

2.  The Mayor used the word “bitchin’” 17 times.

1.  You didn’t miss anything.

Well, back into hiding for a little while.  At least I wouldn’t be getting taxed if Measure D had already passed.

Eat at Robin’s.

- AP

UPDATE:  I am absolutely shocked and saddened to learn of the tragic death of my friend and fellow blogger, Jim Snider of the Sierra Madre Cumquat (blog now unavailable).  Unfortunately, I was never able to meet Jim in real life.  We had talked on the phone a bunch of times and were actually planning on doing some type of website show from a local bar in Sierra Madre.  He had the most hilarious blog - and was a genuinely nice guy.  I guess Jim was dealing with a lot more demons than we all knew about.  I regret that there was once a time where he and I were supposed to hang out but I ditched him to hang out with another friend instead and now I regret that.  I had not found out until today and until after writing the blog entry below. What I wrote below is absolutely unimportant compared to this extremely saddening news.  It hasn’t even all hit me just yet (I’m sure it will in a few minutes). I had actually called him just yesterday (he didn’t answer), not knowing this tragic news was afoot.

Jim appreciated humor, Jim didn’t take things super seriously, and Jim was just an all around guy who liked to push people’s buttons and knew how to do it with the utmost skill.  He was a role model and an icon to me….the guy was just awesome.

Please, no matter what your faith or what you thought of Jim, take a moment in your day to pause and reflect on a truly good guy, a true friend, and a true entertainer.  He even called in to “Newsrap” once.  He was a true supporter of the blog scene and truly a guy I really look up to.  May he forever rest in peace.

Please do not take the entry below with any disrespect - I wrote it before I found out this terrible news.  Jim would have wanted us all to move on…and just for him, I hope to return to what I do best soon and continue his legacy in the blogosphere.  The proverbial Cumquat of life has not perished for new seeds will be planted and grow and flourish in Jim’s memory.  I’ll make sure of that.

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Hey everybody!

I hope you’re all doing well. I’ve been a little bit on edge as of late. It looks like it’s going to be a longer while until I return to blogging full-time. The good thing about that is I’ve been able to catch up with some other hobbies of mine like reading, writing, eating, and sleeping. The bad thing about it is I have a lot of things I want to talk and write about and I’ve only really got access to the Internet once a week - and that’s mostly spent clearing out junk mail and answering e-mails from people. There’s always something interesting and exciting going on here in the Crown City, no matter how much boring wrapping it’s covered in. I really miss entertaining all of you and it’s making me go insane that I can’t do it on a regular basis at the moment.
Oh - and I got to see Cloverfield. That movie is fucking scary.
Luckily for you readers out there, this site is chock full of entertainment from over the past year. Check out the Top Ten Lists or the Sid Tyler Facts or just peruse the satirical rants I’ve made over the past year or so.

And you can always have a bite to eat at the best restaurant on the planet: Robin’s.

Luckily there’s other great Pasadena-centric blogs you can all check out like Foothill Cities, Eye Level Pasadena, Todd Ruiz’ Star-News blog, and Miss Havisham’s Tea Party. Check out the links at the bottom of the site and get informed - even if you’re missing out and having Proctor-withdrawal (I feel your pain as I’m having blog-withdrawal).

I’ve got some really exciting news to discuss and you’ll all know about that in a little while.

Thanks to everyone for their continued support, to West Coast Grrlie Blather for taking me to the library to use her laptop instead of waiting hours and hours for the Internet access available, and to the people who have been calling and e-mailing and such (including one Mr. Steve Haderlein).

I’ll be back soon - and trust me - there’s a lot of cool, exciting announcements forthcoming!

Stand & Deliver.

- AP

Not having Internet access for nearly a week totally sucks horse penis. Especially when I was going to return to my lampooning of Pasadena City Council meetings et al. A big thank you goes to Kelly over at West Coast Grrlie Blather for letting you all know that my computer access is limited at the moment due to a computer problem, most likely caused by a power outage I had sometime on Sunday during the “rain storm”. I happened to be in Hollywood filming stuff for this website with Kelli and then proceeded to hang out in Orange County all day when this occured - so maybe it’s punishment for going to my former stomping grounds (the former) and behind the Orange Curtain.

I’m on a friend’s computer right now which really isn’t technologically advanced - so I can’t do this entry with my famous boldface type of people’s names, links to obscure references, and pictures. I haven’t even been able to check e-mails at my personal address in a few days - but I promise I will get to them soon. Please forgive me. I hope to be “back full time” in Blogadena quite soon. Oh - and thanks to those of you for the phone calls - I know that, in recent times, when I go off the radar for a few days, it usually means something bad happened like losing a job or having to move to St. Louis. I assure you, aside from the lack of Interwebs, everything is hunky dorky. And, no, I’m not siding with the Writer’s Guild of America.

The thing that sucks the most is there’s tons of stuff to talk about right now - locally and nationally. I don’t really cover national politics too much here - I mean, there’s so many other places you can read people’s opinions on that stuff - but I found myself glued to the television during the Iowa Caucus and the New Hampshire Primaries. It’s definitely an unpredictable time for national politics at the moment.

And look at the wackiness we’ve got going on locally - well, it is “Doo Dah Parade” season - Wayne “Pasadena Pundit” Lusvardi turned down the accolades of the coveted Thorny Rose award because we all apparently think he’s the devil or the antichrist - this from a guy who once compared me to a Roman argur…maybe we should re-name the Pasadena Pundit another p-word that rhymes with “Wussy”.  Well, maybe not totally - Mr. Lusvardi did give me some props on my “Measure D For Dumbass” article:

 

the Proctorologist hits the nail on the head. Also see http://www.crgovernment.net/ Best WL

Oh yeah - some guy in Tujunga murders some people and then jumps off Suicide Bridge to his death (leading me to want to re-name the bridge Murder-Suicide Bridge)….

Paul Little sort of tells it like it is in the Pasadena Weekly….and the remaining living cast of “Misfits of Science” did a beer run at the Ralph’s on Lake & Walnut. Ok, not so much about the last one.

Having all of this “time away from the Internet”, I have been glued to cable news, have actually been *purchasing* the Star-News (that’s 50 cents I could be giving to Sally Struthers for Twinkies) and reading the hard copies of the Weekly and the Hizpokins Journalizzy. I’ve also caught up with some reading - particularly an awesome “Legends of Pro-Wrestling” book that Robin Salzer, friend and owner of the best restaurant in the world, got me for Christmas. I finished watching the entire third season of “The Office” and am hoping to wrap my eyes around “Blade Runner: The Final Cut” ASAP.

I also have a running bet with my girlfriend that if Hillary Clinton is elected President, I’m turning Republican. But the cool kind of Republican - you know - small government and not annoying people’s personal freedoms. No religious right for me. I’m serious. Watch out Gene Masuda and the PRC.

With all of that said - I hope everyone is enjoying the New Year so far. I’ll be back with a vengeance (not really) soon. And, yes, I am going insane with “blogging withdrawl”. Luckily, there’s this odd combination of things I’ve discovered called “pen and paper”..it’s really magical and led me to write a sort of amusing Top Ten List:

TOP TEN TIP-OFFS YOU WON’T BE CHOSEN FOR PASADENA CITY MANAGER

10. Even Bill Paparian thinks you’re odd.

9. You’re the guy who played Boner on “Growing Pains”.

8. You can drink Cynthia Kurtz under the table.

7. Your biggest claim-to-fame is 6,000,000 points on SimCity.

6. Your resume is written on a Carl’s Jr. napkin.

5. You are a former federal prosecutor.

4. Carl Kozlowski is one of your personal references.

3. Your first order of business, if chosen, is to rename Old Town Pasadena “Bitchin’ Sweet Shoppin’ Place”

2. You’re the dude who wrote that “You Won’t Get A Lemon” radio commercial.

1. Barney Melekian has personally arrested you seven times.

Stand & deliver.

- AP

I’m not in support of Measure D. I think it’s insulting that the City wants to make money off of my blog. I mean, that’s pretty much a vague interpretation what they’re saying.

So here’s an interesting video that helps in my decision to vote “No” on Measure D.

This video is courtesy of the Citizens for Responsible Government, who I heard wants to be known as “CRaG”.  Here’s their description of the vid:

Video of Sandra Levin, partner in Colantuono & Levin and author of Pasadena’s Measure D, explaining to the Sierra Madre City Council that the language in Sierra Madre’s telephone tax that prevents taxation of “digital downloads” isn’t in Pasadena’s Measure D.

I hope Measure D goes down in flames.

- AP

It’s not the same any more. Saturday morning TV, I mean. It’s just news shows and any of the cartoons that are on, I don’t know, they just look like they’re not as fun as when I was a kid. I also know that broadcast stations are now forced to show a minimum of 3 hours of “E/I” (educational/instructional) programming - which cuts down the number of cartoons and pro-wrestling in the morning.
Remember the good ol’ days (the 80’s/early 90’s) when CBS, NBC, and ABC were filled with awesome cartoons until around 11 in the morning? After that, I’d always turn to my local Philadelphia independent channels and watch WWF and NWA wrestling until about 2 in the afternoon.

I miss the following Saturday morning programs:

1. CBS Storybreak (even though in Philly they’d always show the same stories over and over again)
2. WWF Wrestling Challenge - because who could beat the commentating team of Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby Heenan?
3. Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies
4. Garfield & Friends
5. Starstuff - a Saturday morning show locally produced in Philadelphia (and damn it, I wish I could find “The Candy Apple News” but I can’t find that anywhere)
6. Vegetable Soup
7. The Wuzzles
8. Saved By The Bell
9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
10. The Real Ghostbusters
11. Bill Nye The Science Guy
    
12. Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes: The Animated Series

(Speaking of the last thing - Killer Tomatoes Eat France is one of the most underrated comedy films of all time. I’m not joking.)
If they had some kind of like, I don’t know, retro 80’s Saturday morning channel - I’d be glued to my television again at 9 in the morning just like I was when I was 9 or 10 years old.

- AP

Somewhere a bottle of Grey Goose is sad to see Cynthia Kurtz go…

That’s right!

Coupled with Dormitas’ excellent blow-by-blow coverage on his website, Fantasy City Council League makes its return for the “second half” of the interrupted season this Monday!

Here’s the scores from when we last left off (And yes, scores will be adjusted on Monday to reflect how everyone did in the Year End Awards):

Western Conference

Council Member / Total Points (Points Earned This Week)

1. District 3 - Chris Holden - 63 (10)
2. Mayor Bill Bogaard - 45 (0)
3. District 1 - Jacque Robinson - 37 (0)
4. District 6 - Steve Madison - 16 (0)
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Eastern Conference

1. District 4 - Steve Haderlein - 70 (10)
1. District 5 - Victor Gordo - 70 (2)
3. District 7 - Sid Tyler - 55 (5)
4. District 2 - Margaret McAustin - 50 (10)

Oh and here’s Monday’s riveting agenda.

And correct me if I’m wrong but does the Closed Session they’re having indicate City Council is thinking about suing something or someone?

54956.9. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a
legislative body of a local agency, based on advice of its legal
counsel, from holding a closed session to confer with, or receive
advice from, its legal counsel regarding pending litigation when
discussion in open session concerning those matters would prejudice
the position of the local agency in the litigation.
For purposes of this chapter, all expressions of the lawyer-client
privilege other than those provided in this section are hereby
abrogated. This section is the exclusive expression of the
lawyer-client privilege for purposes of conducting closed-session
meetings pursuant to this chapter.
For purposes of this section, “litigation” includes any
adjudicatory proceeding, including eminent domain, before a court,
administrative body exercising its adjudicatory authority, hearing
officer, or arbitrator.
For purposes of this section, litigation shall be considered
pending when any of the following circumstances exist:
(a) Litigation, to which the local agency is a party, has been
initiated formally.
(b) (1) A point has been reached where, in the opinion of the
legislative body of the local agency on the advice of its legal
counsel, based on existing facts and circumstances, there is a
significant exposure to litigation against the local agency.
(2) Based on existing facts and circumstances, the legislative
body of the local agency is meeting only to decide whether a closed
session is authorized pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subdivision.

(3) For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), “existing facts and
circumstances” shall consist only of one of the following:
(A) Facts and circumstances that might result in litigation
against the local agency but which the local agency believes are not
yet known to a potential plaintiff or plaintiffs, which facts and
circumstances need not be disclosed.
(B) Facts and circumstances, including, but not limited to, an
accident, disaster, incident, or transactional occurrence that might
result in litigation against the agency and that are known to a
potential plaintiff or plaintiffs, which facts or circumstances shall
be publicly stated on the agenda or announced.
(C) The receipt of a claim pursuant to the Tort Claims Act or some
other written communication from a potential plaintiff threatening
litigation, which claim or communication shall be available for
public inspection pursuant to Section 54957.5.
(D) A statement made by a person in an open and public meeting
threatening litigation on a specific matter within the responsibility
of the legislative body.
(E) A statement threatening litigation made by a person outside an
open and public meeting on a specific matter within the
responsibility of the legislative body so long as the official or
employee of the local agency receiving knowledge of the threat makes
a contemporaneous or other record of the statement prior to the
meeting, which record shall be available for public inspection
pursuant to Section 54957.5. The records so created need not
identify the alleged victim of unlawful or tortious sexual conduct or
anyone making the threat on their behalf, or identify a public
employee who is the alleged perpetrator of any unlawful or tortious
conduct upon which a threat of litigation is based, unless the
identity of the person has been publicly disclosed.
(F) Nothing in this section shall require disclosure of written
communications that are privileged and not subject to disclosure
pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5
(commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1).
(c) Based on existing facts and circumstances, the legislative
body of the local agency has decided to initiate or is deciding
whether to initiate litigation.
Prior to holding a closed session pursuant to this section, the
legislative body of the local agency shall state on the agenda or
publicly announce the subdivision of this section that authorizes the
closed session. If the session is closed pursuant to subdivision
(a), the body shall state the title of or otherwise specifically
identify the litigation to be discussed, unless the body states that
to do so would jeopardize the agency’s ability to effectuate service
of process upon one or more unserved parties, or that to do so would
jeopardize its ability to conclude existing settlement negotiations
to its advantage.
A local agency shall be considered to be a “party” or to have a
“significant exposure to litigation” if an officer or employee of the
local agency is a party or has significant exposure to litigation
concerning prior or prospective activities or alleged activities
during the course and scope of that office or employment, including
litigation in which it is an issue whether an activity is outside the
course and scope of the office or employment.

Like I said, correct me if I’m wrong.

- AP

Checked out Brits Restaurant & Pub for the first time in my life today and I certainly wasn’t disappointed.

I ordered the extremely tasty fish & chips with a Boddingtons while Kelli had shepherd’s pie with a Boddingtons. We both shared a plate of delicious sausage rolls.

Moderately priced and with the slogan “Warm Beer, Lousy Food“, Brits is a friendly British eating establishment just east of Pasadena City College. The service is also very kind, quick, and not annoying. They’ll offer to tell you about the dinner specials but if you don’t want it, they don’t bug you/pressure you.

I wish I had gone the other night, though - check this out:

Our Address Is What You Pay!

Tuesday and Thursday from 4pm - close

Two 3 course meals for $17.70 with coupon

Dinner includes

• Salad
• Rolls and Butter
• Choice of Entree
• Homemade French Vanilla Ice Cream with Melba Sauce

get this deal with no coupon required, just mention you saw it on our website

(Actual plate of fish & chips from the restaurant’s website)

Brits

1770 E. Colorado Blvd

Pasadena, CA 91106

(626) 578-1301

http://www.britspasadena.com/

I also believe the restaurant falls in Sid Tyler’s district - so watch out for Ol’ Sid tossing back a few too many pints of Bass and calling you and your loved ones ‘wankers’.

Brilliant.

P.S. They don’t have a TARDIS.

- AP

First of all, I want to thank everyone for their participation in the 1st Annual Proctorformayor.Com Year End Awards and want to also thank everyone for their patience while I tabulated the votes.

There were a lot of interesting choices, some surprises, and some not-so-surprising results for my first attempt at honoring Pasadena politics through a Democratic process.

Note that when people chose more than one selection for a nomination, I threw out the vote (unless it was designated that they had one choice over the other in case they only had to choose one). I threw out write-in’s - maybe we’ll try that next year. I did count incomplete ballots but not ones where they obviously came in minutes apart, voting for one category and that was it (see the results for Reporter of the Year). That’s why the numbers aren’t even in every category.

Without further suspense…..here are the results that YOU, the faithful readers of this very website, decided upon.

Best Overall Pasadena Councilmember

Chris Holden

District 3 City Councilman Chris Holden has overwhelming popularity and support among the readers out there. Voters spoke of his willingness to fight for what’s right, his willigness to call other Councilmembers on their bullshit, and the fact that he doesn’t always appear to be part of the “Good Ol Boys & Girls” country club of Pasadena politics.

Here’s the breakdown of votes:

1. District 3’s Chris Holden - 404 (78.3%)
2. Former District 1 Joyce Streator - 89 (17.2%)
3. District 7 Sid Tyler - 8
4. District 2 Margaret McAustin - 5
5. District 5 Victor Gordo - 3
6. District 1 Jacque Robinson - 3
7. District 4 Steve Haderlein - 2
8. Mayor Bill Bogaard - 1
9. Former District 2 Paul Little - 1
10. District 6 Steve Madison - 0

Worst Overall Pasadena Councilmember

Jacque Robinson & Steve Madison

Yes, ladies and gentleman, this one is just too close to call. In fact, it’s an exact tie, even when I threw in my one tiebreaker vote. 2/3 of my readers are split on just who is the real “winner”. Now, Steve Madison’s an obvious winner because of his horrible attendance record in 2007 and his general douchebaggery. Jacque Robinson was a little bit of a surprise to me though - seems people aren’t fond of an Ad Hoc committee they feel won’t accomplish anything and are wary of Jacque’s commitment to Pasadena if Barack Obama begins winning more primaries (since she works for him). So, congratulations to the two “winners”. Here’s the breakdown:

1. Jacque Robinson - 168 (33.5%)
   
2. Steve Madison - 168 (33.5%)
3. Bill Bogaard - 71 (14.1%)
4. Steve Haderlein - 40
5. Margaret McAustin - 26
6. Victor Gordo - 15
7. Paul Little - 7
8. Chris Holden - 4
9. Sid Tyler - 2
10. Joyce Streator - 1

Best Pasadena Blog

Centinel (or Publius) from Foothill Cities

Amazingly popular (and fun), Foothill Cities is the winner of the 1st annual “Best Pasadena Blog” award. Now mind you, the guys over there do a great job covering the San Gabriel Valley and entire “foothill city” area, it should be known that their presence in Pasadena is very strong and popular. Congrats to the best blog out there right now.

1. Foothill Cities Blog - 247 (47.9%)
2. Under The Dome - 114 (22.1%)
3. The Adventures of Aaron Proctor - 103 (20.0%)
4. Eye Level Pasadena - 34
5. Pasadena’s Political Underbelly - 9
6. West Coast Grrlie Blather - 7
7. Pasadena Pundit - 2

Pasadena Moment of the Year

The City’s $5 million buyout of a strip club while people were getting killed in the Northwest really pissed a lot of people off. Seriously, this category wasn’t just voted on - people waxed on everything from how angry they were when this happened to their disdain for the handsome Councilmember behind this whole thing. While I thought other issues would top the list, it’s obvious people are still stinging about this entire decision.

1. City’s $5 Million Strip Club Buyout - 425 (82%)
2. Sock On Mexican/Gang Violence - 59 (11.4%)
3. Barbecuegate/District 1 Runoff Election - 22
4. China Float Saga - 5
5. Aaron Proctor’s Political Arrival - 2
6. Bakewell’s Breakdown - 1
7. Peloton Troubles - 1
8. Melekian: City Manager/City Police Chief - 1
9. Isaac Haqq’s Scandal In NorCal - 1
10. City Hall Reopens - 1

Best Pasadena News Source

Photo credit: Eyelevelpasadena.com

The Star-News beats out everyone else, according to voters. A lot of people were angry that I didn’t put up the Pasadena Now. Well, cutting and pasting press releases isn’t exactly being a “news source”. A lot of people also skipped this category, deciding that the PSN was a clear cut winner and it really didn’t have “competition”. I disagree, but hey, I’m just glad people voted.

1. Pasadena Star-News - 412 (80.3%)
2. Pasadena Weekly - 94 (18.3%)
3. Pasadena Journal - 7
4. Pasadena Independent/Pasadena Cosmopolitan - 0

Most Exciting Council Election

Without a doubt, Robin Salzer vs. Jacque Robinson takes the cake (or maybe the BBQ ribs, in this case). Some have even called this the most exciting Council election in Pasadena of all time. The votes definitely reflect that line of thinking. Barbecuegate!!!

1. Salzer vs. Robinson - 301 (60.3%)
2. Lomako vs. McAustin - 113 (22.6%)
3. Proctor vs. Bogaard - 85
4. Masuda vs. Haderlein - 0
5. Madison vs. Brown - 0

Reporter of the Year

Definitely the closest race that wasn’t a tie. A lot of quasi-fake email accounts signed up to vote for one of the candidates so I didn’t count them. This was actually the category, believe it or not, that took the longest to count votes (587 people voted)…so I guess either that means the title of Proctorformayor.com’s 2007 Reporter of the Year is really worth it to a lot of people or someone has an ego almost as huge as my own. This category also doesn’t reflect people’s reading habits (or maybe honesty reflect them?) The PSN destroyed the Weekly in the best news source but Andre Coleman & Todd Ruiz were neck-and-neck in this one. Coleman edges out Todd but, as you will see, not by very much.

1. Andre Coleman - 298 (50.8%)
2. Todd Ruiz - 281 (47.9%)
3. Joe Piasecki - 6
4. Joe Hopkins - 2

Most Influential Pasadenan

Me!

First of all, I’d like to thank the Academy…no, seriously. I know most of the votes were biased due to my general awesomeness but people did have legitimate reasons. Most of them were because of the fact a lot of people feel they wouldn’t be paying attention at all to what’s going on if it weren’t for my memorable run for Mayor in 2007. I personally voted for the Bogaard clan.

1. Aaron Proctor - 209 (42.9%)
2. Bill & Claire Bogaard - 122 (25.0%)
3. Ann Lau - 59
4. Martin Truitt - 51
5. Larry Wilson - 27
6. Joe Hopkins - 14
7. Rev. Jean Burch - 3
8. Wayne Lusvardi - 3

2007 Hall Of Fame Induction

Former District 1 Councilwoman Joyce Streator

Joyce should be commended for her long-standing and respectful work, not only in her community but all of Pasadena. She received a resounding majority of the votes and will be added to my “Pasadena Hall of Fame” when I get around to adding that part to the site.

1. Joyce Streator - 312 (61.2%)
2. Chris Holden - 102 (20.1%)
3. Bill Bogaard - 86
4. Paul Little - 5
5. Bill Bibbiani - 4
6. Bill Thomson - 1

So there you have it. Around 510 to 520 people took part in this “election”. I am thankful for not only the people who participated but the amount of traffic this website has received since posting the nominees here and on Foothill Cities and Todd Ruiz re-posting the link on his blog.

For those who didn’t win or feel slighted by the readers of this blog, remember - it’s only Proctor’s “silly little website”.

Stand & Deliver.

- AP

Check out this post from Dormitas over at his blog, Pasadena’s Political Underbelly.

This guy is a genius.

- AP

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