Bill Boyarsky directed the Times reporters covering the county Board of Supervisors for more than ten years. He doesn't blame Thomas Mauk for fleeing from the CAO job before he even began. The parking perks may be good, Boyarsky blogs, but "the building is ugly and the bosses are terrible."

There’s a big myth that the L.A. County supervisors are powerful, three kings and two queens. Actually, all they do is mishandle a runaway health care system, preside powerlessly over social welfare programs and approve zoning for subdivisions in the little remaining vacant land.

I almost forgot. They also decry riots in the jail and refuse do anything about the homeless mentally ill even though the voters a few years ago voted for a state tax increase that could really improve the situation.

More at his blog.

At Native Intelligence: Behind the scenes at the victorious Save the 76 Ball campaign with organizers Kim Cooper and Nathan Marsak, via Jacob Soboroff's video camera.