Paper Work and Spending

Last week I spent 44 cents on a stamp to provide the voter registration folks my current address. Today I hiked up to Fort MacArthur to buy two more stamps (88 cents) and mail a letter to Office of the City Clerk in Los Angeles  Election Division. Enclosed in this mailing was a California Form 501 (Candidate Intention Statement) and a CEV Form 12 (Declaration of Intent to Solicit and Receive Contributions).

My laptop is a hand me down after my trusty HP was stolen off my boat. The marina office has a desk top and a printer which I can use and than is very helpful. My HP Color Ink jet/Scanner is gathering dust in my daughter's garage in South Pasadena and I may have to bring the printer to the boat for printing.

I noticed this morning while reading The Daily Breeze on-line that several candidates have already started the paper work for filing and this prompted me to do so also.

Have you seen the salary?

My first breath was in the air of Los Angeles before the smog came along following the death of the street cars on Vermont. My father moved form Los Angeles where my grandparents lived to build an apartment building in Santa Monica. Santa Monica was my home until college and work openings in rural Orange County. After staying there for several decades I came back to Los Angeles and the Port in San Pedro where I currently live.
Being retired gives one an opportunity to observe many thing missed in the rush to make ends meet. My monthly budget is at an extreme minimum but I still would like to be of some service. So I decided that the recent vacancy created in the Los Angeles City Council in my District 15 would be a very interesting enterprise.
My next step is to file a Declaration of Intention to Become Candidate and pick up Nominating Petitions and start gathering.
Please stay tuned: