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losangelesleftygayvoters · 6 years ago

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General Election Voters Guide

Vote November 6, 2018

(By and for somewhat Lefty Queers and Allies to that effect).

October 27, 2018 Updates in Blue.

Prepared by: Phil Buiser, Chris Fajardo, Marc Valera, Ella Gabriel, Gabriela Garbim, Zac Hug, Ryan Quinn, Jay Marcus, Kevin Kelly and (updated to include) Ed Center.

Below is the combined effort of 9 10 queer people of varying race, sexualities, and gender identities. We split up the work of researching the various judgeships and candidates and assessor jobs over the course of a few weeks, consulted relevant publications, and where possible, the words and records of the candidates themselves. Then we spent quite a while discussing them debate team style and wrote them up here. As always, we encourage you to vote your conscience. Also your ballot may vary from ours in some cases as we’re mostly West Hollywood and Los Angeles/Hollywood based.

The below offers a perspective that’s fairly liberal, definitely blue state, and skewing toward LGBT rights a little heavier than others. Notably, this year we were lucky enough to gain the help of two immigrant queer types who are both green card holders. They can’t yet vote, but contributed invaluably to this document and honestly we’re prouder of them than we are of any turd you can’t convince to go and vote on November 6th. Seriously, get those kids out there.

New this year is a cheat sheet here at the top with a quick view of our picks. Our somewhat windy analysis follows.

QuickView of The Candidates we Chose:

Governor: Gavin Newsom (D)

Lieutenant Governor: Ed Hernandez (D)

Secretary of State: Alex Padilla (D)

Controller: Betty Yee (D)

US State Representative: Adam B. Schiff (D)

Treasurer: Fiona Ma

Attorney General: Xavier Becerra (D)

Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara (D)

United States Senator: Dianne Feinstein (D)

State Senator, 26th District: Ben Allen (D)

50th District State Assembly: Richard Bloom (D)

The Judiciary:

For the Judiciary, we advocate a NO vote on Justice Carol A. Corrigan for her nonsensical and partisan take on Prop 8 (She IS, in fact, the one you’ve seen go by on the socials). Update on October 27: We have also updated our take on Justice Willhite and can’t advocate a HARD yes for him, but a “vote your conscience.” See this link for details. For ANY OTHER JUDGE, we were fine with a YES vote, much in line with this article from the LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-endorsement-justices-20181004-story.html.

Races where Judges are running against each other:

Judge of the Superior Court, Office No. 60: Holly L. Hancock

Judge of the Superior Court, Office No.4: A. Veronica Sauceda

Judge of Superior Court, Office No. 16: Patricia (Patti) Hunter

Judge of the Superior Court, Office No. 113: Javier Perez

City and County Races:

School Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony K Thurmond Marshall Tuck

(UPDATED October 27, 2018 - see below for details)

County Assessor: Jeffrey Prang

County Sheriff: Jim McDonnell

Member State Board of Equalization, 3rd District: Sigh, probably Tony Vazquez, but we legit nearly voted Republican on this one.

Ballot Measures:

STATE MEASURE 1: YES

STATE MEASURE 2: YES

STATE MEASURE 3: YES

STATE MEASURE 4: YES

STATE MEASURE 5: NO

STATE MEASURE 6: NO

STATE MEASURE 7: YES

STATE MEASURE 8: NO

STATE MEASURE 10: YES

STATE MEASURE 11: YES

STATE MEASURE 12: YES

City Amendment B: YES

City Amendment E: YES

LAUSD Charter Amendment EE: YES

County Measure W: YES

ANALYSIS & RESEARCH ON CANDIDATES BELOW:

FOR ANALYSIS/BIOS OF THE JUDICIARY RACES, CLICK HERE.

FOR ANALYSIS/RESEARCH OF EACH OF THE BALLOT MEASURES, CLICK HERE.

Governor: Gavin Newsom

Ah! In the age of Trump, at least it’s still great to be a Californian. We live in a state where we can kick off a voter guide by saying: Former SF mayor Gavin Newsom is the clear choice to carry on Jerry Brown’s progressive legacy and expand on it. Newsom is pro-environment, pro-LGBT and women’s rights, and anti-gun. As SF mayor, he challenged state and federal prohibitions and was aggressive in the fight to begin same-sex marriages, proving that he’s been a reliable progressive advocate from the start. In his own words, he’s running to be “the head of the resistance.”

Keep in mind that, aside from driving policy, the governor (like the president) appoints State Supreme Court and Court of Appeals justices. Newsom is likely to appoint justices who will be judicious and liberal-leaning, while his opponent, Republican John Cox, would likely adopt the conservative plan to flood courts with Federalist Society lackeys. California has been a leading check on the Trump administration, and Cox would reverse that stance in addition to derailing the progress Jerry Brown has brought to California. To keep California progressive, and to keep California as a check on Trump, elect Gavin Newsom governor.

Lieutenant Governor: Ed Hernandez (D)

The fact that this race is listed second on the ballot gives it an air of importance, but it really should be listed dead last. Why? Because lieutenant governor does absolutely nothing. It’s where politicians fill a seat while they’re in between jobs, like, say, between being SF mayor and running for higher office. The only way the lieutenant governor becomes relevant is if the governor is incapacitated. And for that reason, we must take this race seriously. Because, well, pipe bombs for God’s sake.

Despite its seemingly low stakes, this race has split Democrats. Both candidates are Dems, thanks to California’s primary system, and both have solid progressive endorsements. But we’re giving the edge to Ed Hernandez, “whose work with underserved communities and poor patients on Medi-Cal ultimately sparked his interest in state government.” He was elected and served in the State Assembly and State Senate, where he just termed out. His opponent, Eleni Kounalakis, served as US ambassador to Hungary under President Obama, who has endorsed her in this race, along with other prominent Democrats like Kamala Harris. But Kounalakis is a major Democratic donor, and we’re a little suspicious that may be the reason that so many elected Democrats have endorsed her. Endorsements aside, Kounalakis has never held elected office, so Ed Hernandez is the better pick to fill in as governor, if necessary. Again, as we always say, we’re willing to be wrong. Vote your conscience.

Secretary of State: Alex Padilla (D)

If you’ve consulted this guide in past elections, you’ll remember that we’ve voted for Padilla several times before. In fact, that’s why he’s the incumbent. He’s vocal about the need for transparency in how money changes hands in government, he’s a big civil rights advocate, endorsed by all the gay groups you want him to be, he’s a big DREAM Act supporter, and he’s more obsessed with voter accessibility than one could ask for--up to an including the support of automatic voter registration. Basically, Padilla wants you to vote and be an American and a Californian, no matter who you are. We’re in.

The other guy, Mark Meuser, is pretty mum on civil rights, except to say that we “really need to clean up California’s voter rolls.” He’s also spent time insisting that we need less dead people voting. Who needs dog whistles when we have Mark Meuser? Knock it off, Mark, those are not actual problems in the real world.

Controller: Betty Yee (D)

The controller oversees the state’s bill-paying, including payrolls for state government and the California State University system. The office also audits state agencies and departments as well as lower levels of government, such as school districts, cities, and water authorities. The controller also sits on about seventy boards and commissions, a range of financing authorities, and the boards of the state’s two largest public employee pension systems. Think of all the meetings she/he has to sit through!

Betty Yee is the incumbent, currently finishing up her fourth year on the job, where she has built a track record that is universally endorsed. Yee was instrumental in calling out the corruption and nepotism problems with the Board of Equalization, leading to Governor Brown stripping the board of most of its power. Yee has not only shown a dedication to making a positive impact, but her actions back up her intentions.

Yee’s opponent, Roditis, is a businessman/CFO who has little public service history, no statewide name recognition, and comparatively few donors. His muddy vision of what he would like to do in office makes us wonder if he even knows how the position actually works.

US State Representative: Adam B. Schiff (D)

Adam Schiff is the incumbent and is currently serving his ninth term in the US House of Representatives. He is the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, where he’s been a crucial check on Trump and House Republicans who have tried to interfere with the investigation of Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election. His opponent, Nalbandian, is a Republican businessman who has never served in the government before, openly campaigned for Trump in 2016, believes in all of Trump’s ideologies, and thinks he can turn this country around. Yeah, nope. Nice try, Nalbandian. We’re wif Schiff!

Treasurer: Fiona Ma

This is the state’s banker—the head person who manages the state’s investments and administers the sale of state bonds and notes. The treasurer serves on several commissions, mostly related to marketing bonds, and pays out state funds that are spent by the state controller. Fiona Ma is a CPA with experience in tax law and balancing budgets. She speaks often of accountability and transparency, which seem pretty vital for anyone dealing with large sums of money. She’s worked at the local and state level during the course of the Great Recession. Some issues she wants to focus on include affordable housing programs, alleviating high student loan debts, making quality affordable healthcare more accessible (she was born with a preexisting health condition), investing in first responders (her hubby’s a firefighter), and protecting the environment. She also has the support of her majesty, Senator Kamala Harris, among others, and has spoken up plenty about equal rights for woman, people of color, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ folks, vets, and the homeless. As a member of the Board of Equalization, she was instrumental in sparking an investigation into a scandal involving nepotism and improper use of civil servants for political purposes by her fellow board members. The scrutiny culminated in a 2017 law that stripped the Board of Equalization of nearly all of its duties and staff, leaving it with only the core duties required under the state Constitution.

Greg Conlon, on the other hand, seems bitter and disappointed in big government. He speaks a lot about fixing California’s “broken economy” and “getting the job done”. He served as an Air Force pilot, so I imagine some vets will relate to him, but most of the time he just comes across as a begrudging old white man who didn’t get his way. If only we had more of those! Also, he wants to change the state constitution so that the controller and treasurer are appointed by the governor, rather than the people. Maybe that’s because this is his third run for treasurer and he’s never received more than 40% of the vote. Burn.

Attorney General: Xavier Becerra (D)

Becerra led California into suing, or joining other states in suing, the Trump administration seventeen times in 2017 alone and more than forty times total since being appointed, which is reason enough to get our vote. But looking at what those 2017 lawsuits include tells you what’s important to him: four suits against Trump’s immigration policies, including a suit over his efforts to end DACA; a suit over Trump’s ban on our transgender brothers, sisters, and friends serving in the military; a suit against a policy that would allow insurance companies to withhold coverage to women for birth control; and eight suits over the softening or dissolving of environmental regulations, earning him the title “The Planet’s Lawyer” from grist.com.

Bacerra has earned a shit-ton of endorsements from people we’re fond of including Kamala Harris and Jerry Brown, as well as the California Legislative Black and Latino Caucuses, which represent two of the population’s most vulnerable to violence and injustice suffered at the hands of law enforcement. As our sitting attorney general, Becerra has had a direct hand in shaping the behavior of law enforcement agencies, so endorsements from these caucuses should mean something to all of us. He’s also endorsed by the LA Times, which calls their endorsement a “monumentally easy call” for the above reasons, but also because Bailey, Becerra’s opponent, is a political asshole running on a platform that has California generally standing down against Trump administration policies across the board. He favors the “Three Strikes” law mandating a twenty-five-years-to-life sentence for people committing their third felony, including felonies as minor as drug possession and dealing. The “Three Strikes” law is a disaster. It inherently discriminates by race, and it feeds the prison-industrial complex, causing mass incarceration. Bailey’s endorsements alone are a big fat fuck no: the NRA and California Pro-Life, to highlight two. And oh, yeah—he’s facing twelve counts of judicial misconduct from the State Commission on Judicial Performance. Charming.

Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara (D)

The Insurance Commissioner’s job is to oversee the state agency that enforces insurance laws and investigates health care fraud. Therefore, whoever sits in this chair will have Californians’ backs against large insurance companies. We like Sen. Ricardo Lara, the first openly gay person of color to serve in the State Senate. Lara has spent his entire legislative career being a strong consumer advocate, and he is part of a new wave of progressive Democrats, endorsed by Sen. Kamala Harris and more aligned with Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom than Gov. Jerry Brown. He is a supporter of the “Health4all” coalition, which proposes to expand Medi-Cal to all income-eligible California residents, regardless of their immigration status. And he believes the state needs a universal health care system, now that the Trump administration is trying to tear down Obamacare.

Meanwhile, Steve Poizner, tech entrepreneur, held the position as a Republican from 2007-2011. Poizner strongly opposed illegal immigration back when he ran for governor, and he blamed undocumented immigrants for many of the state’s problems. He believes the state should get more involved in the new market of cyber insurance and climate insurance. Both candidates agree on the need to deal with the growing threat of wildfires, by making sure companies pay off on claims and educating residents on the need to make sure they keep their home insurances up to date after they make improvements. In recent, polls, Poizner had a slight lead with many voters still undecided. We’ve decided on Lara.

United States Senator: Dianne Feinstein (D)

Well, the good news is that the Dems are gonna win this battle between an outspoken progressive and a little old lady who’s had the job for decades and has done . . . mostly all right. Feinstein is endorsed by the LA Times, Obama, Biden, Kamala Harris, and Barbara Boxer, and a boatload of congressmen and congresswomen. That establishment backing has her up on DeLeon by twenty-four points. But geez, we wish she was more progressive. For example, she’s not for single-payer health care, and she’s been for the death penalty.

DeLeon, on the other hand, who is the California State Senate president pro tem, got the endorsement from the state Democratic party by calling them all up and asking for it, while Feinstein took it for granted from Washington. There’s a LOT to like about DeLeon. He’s the son of an immigrant, progressive in all those progressive-y good ways, and hungry to take on idiot Republicans in Congress.

So what’s a progressive voter to do? For the most uninspiring of reasons, we’re going with DiFi. Seniority matters in the Senate, and Feinstein is the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a member of the top Democratic leadership. We’d like to wait until we have a Democrat in the White House, and let Kamala Harris gain a little more seniority in Senate (or get Kamala Harris in the White House!), before California gives up Feinstein’s influential seat among Democratic Senate leadership.

State Senator, 26th District: Ben Allen (D)

Allen has held this position since 2016 and is universally endorsed as a force for positive change. His opponent, Baron Bruno (cool name!), is currently a real estate agent who uses a lot of CAPITAL letters on his website. While he did offer to “work until his fingers bleed,” Bruno’s anemic experience seems to be the only thing needing medical attention. Keep your day job, Bruno.

50th District State Assembly: Richard Bloom (D)

He’s running unopposed, and he knows it, judging by the grammar, punctuation, and monotony issues on his website. So it’s either a vote for him or a vote abstained. We give him our vote, as we have in the past. Liberal groups uniformly favor him and conservative groups uniformly dislike him, and that’s a formula we can believe in. A few fun highlights from his agenda: reforming the state’s film tax credit program to stem the tide of entertainment industry jobs fleeing to other states and countries; protecting bobcats; and educating people on how to understand and use the Affordable Care Act. Tiny red flag—he had to pay a fine a while back for not reporting four campaign contributions he received in the final days of his 2014 election campaign, but this failure is widely accepted as negligence as opposed to deception. We bloom for Bloom. There, we said it. But only because we always say it.

School Superintendent of Public Instruction:

UPDATED OCTOBER 27, 2018 to Marshall Tuck

As happens from time to time when we publish this list, various people reach out and talk to us about personal experiences with candidates. In this case, we asked San Francisco’s own, our good friend Ed Center (whom we would have added to this debate team were he closer) to provide his reasoning. And...we were convinced. His notes are here in blue:

Marshall Tuck is the candidate with an actual track record of improving schools for low-income, black, and Latino kids. He is willing to make tough decisions that are unpopular with the status quo: more school options for poor families, bonus pay for teachers in low-income neighborhoods, giving principals leeway to hire the faculty they want. He’s the smartest person I’ve ever talked to about education policy. This is a tough one for me because I like Thurmond and I want to support a candidate from humble means. Thurmond is a career politician with his eyes on the next prize. I would vote for him for senator. But because he’s politically ambitious, he refuses to go against the teachers union which is a big force in maintaining the status quo for poor, black and Latino students. Tuck helped to turnaround a group of underperforming schools in LA under Villaraigrosa. In doing so, he was very supportive to teachers but upset the union by doing things like giving bonus pay. The union said you can’t do that, we have a contract that lays out salary structure and he said, fine, what are you going to do when I tell the LA Times that you won’t let me pay teachers MORE? I’ve heard him lay out his plan for education in CA and I believe in that plan. I think he’s he best choice for CA students.

Our Original Notes: This was a tough pick. If the LA Times’s assessment of the race is credible, both Thurmond and Tuck would be admirable choices, although they give the slight nod to Thurmond. As do we. Both are running on a platform focusing on low-income and at-risk youth, but Tuck served as president of a chain of charter schools and as a CEO in different educational organizations, and while that doesn’t mean he can’t sympathize with the problems of low-income and at-risk communities, Thurmond is in a better position to empathize with those communities, having grown up poor in Philadelphia and then working within challenged communities as a social worker. Assuming all other relevant attributes between Tuck and Thurmond are equal—which they inevitably are not, but nothing we’ve been able to find point to a significant difference in their administrative abilities—we say go with the guy who’s been there over the guy who’s been assessing it from afar. Additionally, Thurmond’s massive list of endorsements includes Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi, and Maxine Waters—plus the California Black and Latino Caucuses, which, again, represent communities who are more vulnerable than most to a problemed education system.

County-Assessor: Jeffrey Prang

Jeffrey Prang is the incumbent and we agree with the LA Times that we should vote to give him a second term. Basically, he’s done a much better job than his predecessor so we should re-elect him so he can keep up the good work. The assessor’s main job is to determine the value of newly built, improved, or purchased properties and business assets. The office also decides on requests to reduce property valuations and hears appeals of the decisions made by its appraisers. Its decisions help determine how much county residents pay in property taxes each year. And the other guy listed his official middle name as “Lower Taxes” on the ballot (no really, look at your ballot) and in all of the press materials. We have NO idea who that works for, because it is legit crazy as hell.

County—Sheriff: Jim McDonnell

The county sheriff is one of the most powerful elected officials in the county, as they influence state policy, run the county jail system, and have the power to find alternatives to incarceration. So pay attention. We do NOT endorse the Democratic Socialist suggestion that you just write in whatever joke candidate you want. (For real, don’t.) This is a runoff election from June and pits the incumbent, McDonnell versus Villanueva, a recently retired deputy. In his time as county sheriff, McDonnell has been able to make some positive changes, especially considering that the last sheriff was sent to prison. McDonnell has much more experience than Villanueva, having had opportunities while on the force to manage large teams and more recently in his role in the past four years as county sheriff. Villanueva, on the other hand, never rose within the ranks of the LASD. Given his past work experience and performance, McDonnell just edges out Villanueva.

Member State Board of Equalization, 3rd District:

TOSS UP, but, sigh, probably Tony Vazquez (D)

Okay, this race is REAL bummer. The State Board of Equalization is a long story and kind of a mess we’ve talked about before. It was established in 1879 to ensure statewide fairness in property tax assessments, but over time the board really turned on its mandate to tamp down on corruption and by 2017 the board was bonkers corrupt and after a criminal investigation (led by Betty Yee!) Jerry Brown signed a bill that stripped the board of its powers and scaled it back from 4,800 employees to 400. So, what will Tony Vazquez or G. Rick Marshall be in charge of when we elect them? The board’s home page now says, “The State Board of Equalization administers Property Tax, Alcoholic Beverage Tax, and Tax on Insurers programs.” So, that’s a five-member board stuck more or less with its original constitutional powers to review property tax assessments, plus a few other things that have become relevant since 1879, like insurer tax assessment, alcohol excise tax, and pipeline taxes. So, it’s important that they not be corrupt. You see where this is going, yes: Tony Vazquez, the Democrat, is a longtime Santa Monica councilman and was the first Latino mayor of Santa Monica. He’s endorsed by some mainstream Democrats like Antonio Villaraigosa, Alex Padilla, and Maxine Waters (as well as a Santa Monica car dealership and a Mexican restaurant!). But there’s a noticeable brevity to his list of endorsements, because . . . you guessed it, he’s under investigation for corruption! He apparently claimed no income for several years during which his wife, a school board member, made votes that favored two businesses that had employed Vazquez as a contractor. And neither of them disclosed the conflict of interest. COME ON! And then, on the other side of the ticket, there’s G. Rick Marshall, who appears to be on the stubborn side of the small-government, fewer-taxes brand of Republicanism. That’s not a good match for California, a progressive state that believes in leveling taxes for worthy programs and investments. Marshall could bring to a screeching halt programs that make California a progressive leader. There doesn’t appear to be a hero in this story, but democracy is sometimes about picking the least worst option, and in this case, we still think that’s Vasquez, because if the current investigation finds him to be corrupt, he’ll be removed from office and we’ll get someone else who maybe won’t screw up the way taxes are collected because of some “survival of the fittest” bullshit. But again, COME ON!

FOR ANALYSIS/BIOS OF THE JUDICIARY RACES, CLICK HERE.

FOR ANALYSIS/RESEARCH OF EACH OF THE BALLOT MEASURES, CLICK HERE.

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Maya Rudolph

Maya Khabira Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress and comedian. She rose to prominence on the NBC television show Saturday Night Live, where she was a cast member from 2000 to 2007. She has also starred in films such asIdiocracy (2006), Away We Go (2009), Grown Ups (2010), Bridesmaids (2011),Friends with Kids (2011), Grown Ups 2 (2013), and Sisters (2015). She starred as Ava Alexander in the NBC sitcom Up All Night from 2011 to 2013.

Early life

Rudolph was born in Gainesville, Florida. She is the daughter of soul singer-songwriter Minnie Riperton and composer, songwriter, and producer Richard Rudolph. Her father is an Ashkenazi Jew, and her mother was African-American. Her paternal grandfather was Sidney Rudolph, a philanthropist who once owned all of the Wendy's and Rudy's restaurants in Dade County, Florida. Her great-grandfather, who was born in Vilnius, Lithuania, changed his surname from "Rudashevsky" to "Rudolph," and was one of the founding members of Congregation Beth Shalom, a Conservative Jewish synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Rudolph's parents moved to Los Angeles, California when she and her brother Marc were very young, and they grew up primarily in the Westwood neighborhood.

Near the end of the "Lovin' You" track, Riperton can be heard singing "Maya, Maya, Maya, Maya, Maya, Maya, Maya, Maya". Riperton incorporated this into her performance of the song on The Midnight Special. Riperton died on July 12, 1979, at age 31, from breast cancer. Rudolph's godmother was R&B singer Teena Marie.

In 1990, Rudolph graduated from Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California, where she became friendly with fellow students Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black, and continued her education at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she graduated in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in photography from Porter College.

Career

Saturday Night Live

In May 2000, Rudolph joined the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player for the final three episodes of the 1999–2000 season, after a stint as a member of The Groundlings improv troupe, where she met future Saturday Night Live cast member Will Forte. Rudolph's musical talents were frequently employed on Saturday Night Live. She sang as Beyoncé Knowles in the Prince Showsketches, as the "Space Creature" in the Gays in Space sketches, except for the one on the season 31 episode hosted by Peter Sarsgaard, because it aired around the time Rudolph was on maternity leave. Friend Will Forte substituted for her during that episode. Her ability to change her looks and her command of many accents also led to her playing an unusually wide range of ethnicities on the show, often with only a change of wigs. As "Nooni Schoener," Rudolph, along with Fred Armisen, created a couple from an unspecified Scandinavian country, who have unplaceable accents and bewilderingly foreign manners. Rudolph was also able to play male characters such as Scott Joplin, Justin Guarini, and Mario Vazquez.

Her final episode as a cast member was on November 3, 2007, with host Brian Williams and musical guest Feist, the last episode before the writers' strike. She returned on October 25, 2008, in a featured guest appearance as Michelle Obama and sang a duet with Kenan Thompson about Amy Poehler's newborn. She then also appeared in the 2008 Christmas episode, where she reprised her role in the sketch Bronx Beat, with Amy Poehler. She also appeared in two sketches in the 2008–09 season finale with Will Ferrell. She appeared in a Weekend Update Thursday sketch during the fall 2009–10 season as Oprah Winfrey speaking on behalf of Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics. She also appeared on the show in May 2010 to perform in skits including "The Manuel Ortiz Show" with Betty White. She returned to Saturday Night Live for the season 36 premiere, hosted by Amy Poehler, performing the "Bronx Beat" sketch and that same season for episode 700, hosted by Tina Fey. On February 18, 2012 she returned to Saturday Night Live as a host for the first time and reprised her roles in sketches such as "Bronx Beat". She once again returned to SNL on December 19, 2015 for the Christmas episode hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to reprise her role in the "Bronx Beat" sketch. She appeared once more on the 41st season finale (hosted by Fred Armisen) as Dilma Roussef on Weekend Update.

Characters

Rudolph's characters on the show have included "Attorney Glenda Goodwin" and "Megan" from the "Wake Up, Wakefield!" sketches. Rudolph has done a number of celebrity impressions on Saturday Night Live during her tenure, including Amanda Byram, Ananda Lewis, Barbra Streisand, Bern Nadette Stanis (as Thelma Evans on Good Times), Beyoncé, Charo, Christina Aguilera, Condoleezza Rice, Darcel Wynne, Diana Ross, Dilma Roussef, Donatella Versace, Donna Fargo, Emily Robison, Fredricka Whitfield, Free, Gayle King, Griselda Blanco, Halle Berry, Ivanka Trump, Ja'net Du Bois (as Willona Woods on Good Times), Jennifer Lopez, Joyce "Fenderella" Irby, Justin Guarini, Kara Saun, La Toya Jackson, Lisa Kudrow, Lisa Ling, Liza Minnelli, Lucy Liu, Lynda Lopez, Macy Gray, Mario Vasquez, Mary Roach, Maya Angelou, Melinda Doolittle, Melissa Stark, Michelle Obama, Mýa, Nelly Furtado, Omarosa Manigault, Oprah Winfrey, Paris Hilton, Patti LaBelle, Phylicia Rashad (as Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show), Rocsi, Scott Joplin, Teresa Heinz, Terra Patrick, Tina Turner, Tyra Banks, Valerie Simpson, Vanessa Hudgens (as Gabriella Montez from High School Musical 3), Wanda Sykes and Whitney Houston.

Recurring characters

Television and film

In addition to her work on Saturday Night Live, Rudolph has appeared on other television shows, including the CBS medical drama series City of Angels and Chicago Hope. She had small parts in Chuck & Buck, Gattaca, As Good as It Gets, Duplex and Duets; she was also a music supervisor for Duets. Her first prominent film role came in 2006 with A Prairie Home Companion. Earlier, she had costarred with Luke Wilson in the 2005 Mike Judge sci-fi comedy Idiocracy, although that film was shelved until September 2006 and then only given a limited release. She also guest-starred as Rapunzel in the DreamWorks animated film Shrek the Third. She guest-starred as Julia in The Simpsons episode "The Homer of Seville". Rudolph guest-starred as character Athena Scooberman in NBC'sKath & Kim, and starred in the film Away We Go with The Office star John Krasinski. In 2010, she appeared in Grown Ups starring Adam Sandler, where she played the wife of Chris Rock's character. In 2011, she appeared in Bridesmaids with Saturday Night Livecolleague Kristen Wiig, and in 2013 she played a supporting role in The Way, Way Back as the girlfriend of Sam Rockwell's character. She co-starred in the NBC sitcom Up All Night, with Christina Applegate and Will Arnett. Rudolph's self-titled variety show television pilot aired on May 19, 2014, but the show did not go beyond that. It was later announced that she would star in an NBC variety seriesMaya & Marty with Martin Short, which debuted on May 31, 2016.

Music

Prior to joining Saturday Night Live, Rudolph was backing singer (1995–99) and briefly a keyboardist in the band The Rentals, with whom she toured for a short time. She also appears in the music videos of the songs "Waiting" and "Please Let That Be You". She sang backing vocals for "Barcelona" and "My Head Is in the Sun," both from the album Seven More Minutes. In 2004, she recorded a track with The Rentals frontman Matt Sharp, including a cover of Tegan and Sara's "Not Tonight." Rudolph also performed "Together In Pooping" and "Little Roundworm" with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (Robert Smigel) on his album Come Poop With Me. She is in a Prince cover band called Princess with her friend Gretchen Lieberum.

Personal life

Rudolph has been in a relationship with director Paul Thomas Anderson since 2001. They live together with their children: Pearl (born 2005), Lucille (born 2009), Jack (born July 3, 2011) and Minnie (born 2013).

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Instructions to really get it done: Odds are, there's an adult rendition of the style of the day. Take crop tops: To try not to uncover skin, match a shirt that hits at the navel with a high-waisted skirt-or a more extended top with a tank top over it. "It gives you a comparable look," guarantees architect Rebecca Minkoff. Main concern: "You never need to appear as though you're awkward with your age and attempting to look more youthful," says Lilliana Vazquez, a style master and the proofreader of TheLVGuide.com.3

The right bra makes you look slimmer.

Step by step instructions to really make it happen: "Where your bosoms sit on your chest has a major effect in how garments fit," says Vazquez. All in all, assuming you're wearing a bra that fits appropriately, there will be no drooping or swelling and that implies your outline will look trimmer from each point. The objective is halfway between your elbows and shoulders. You've scored a match when "the front place board of the bra lays level, there's no wrinkling or gapping in the cups, and the bra isn't climbing up or making swells," says Kristen Supulski, the overseer of promoting for Vanity Fair Brands unmentionables. "In the event that you can crush only two fingers under the band it actually feels cozy, that is the ideal fit."4

Try not to be too matchy.

The most effective method to really make it happen: Strive to wear colors that upgrade each other as opposed to "match" in the customary sense. For a simple hack, says Minkoff, "take a gander at a straightforward shading wheel. The tones that are inverse each other on the wheel complete one another." (Think non-clear yet bringing combos, similar to orange and naval force or purple and saffron.) Diversifying your adornments, in both shading and surface, is another do. (An adored threesome from the vault of Betty Halbreich, an individual customer at New York City's Bergdorf Goodman and the creator of the style diary I'll Drink to That: "A dark dress, naval force shoes, and a burgundy tote.") And by no means would it be advisable for you at any point rock a set-up of gems. Says Vazquez, " Anything that was sold all together looks truly dated."5

Show skin specifically.

Instructions to really get it done: "Don't give individuals an excessive number of things to take a gander at the same time," says Halbreich. "Assuming you're wearing a low profile dress, center around the cleavage-you don't likewise require uncovered arms and legs." The idea applies to fit too: A body-embracing dress is better with a more reasonable neck area and trim, while a skirt that hits a couple crawls over the knee won't cause a commotion in the event that it's erupted instead of tight.6

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off the rack #1265

Monday, June 10, 2019

Well sir, summer weather has finally hit the nation's capital. I am reluctant to fire up the AC yet but the ceiling fan was turned on overnight. The welcome heat means the flower gardens are showing off their myriad colours. The birdies are singing and the fish are biting. I am a happy and contented guy.

Domino: Hotshots #4 - Gail Simone (writer) David Baldeon & Michael Shelfer (pencils) David Baldeon, Michael Shelfer & Craig Yeung (inks) Jim Charalampidis (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). Cold War part 4. It looks like the team has saved the world from extinction but wait, there's more. Someone else has been given great power and she's made it her responsibility to get revenge on the Hot Shots. The conclusion next issue should be epic.

War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery #4 - The McElroys (writers) Andre Lima Araujo (art) Chris O'Halloran (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). I don't know The McElroys from Adam but I sure do like the way they write. Ares catches up with the team and their mission goes FUBAR. Now they have to rescue the demon baby. The conclusion next issue should be epic.

The Incredible Hulk: Last Call #1 - Peter David (writer) Dale Keown (pencils) Mark Farmer, Marc Deering, Walden Wong & Scott Hanna (inks) Peter Steigerwald with John Starr (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). If you've been reading the Immortal Hulk you know that Betty Ross plays a major role in the recent story. This $4.99 US one-shot gives you some history and it's brought to you by the creative team that made reading Hulk comics so much fun in the nineties. The super villain was a complete surprise but made a lot of sense.

Batman #72 - Tom King (writer) Mikel Janin & Jorge Fornes (art) Jordie Bellaire (colours) Clayton Cowles (letters). I'm not quite sure but this story looks like a team up of Bane and Thomas Wayne to kill Bruce/Batman. This whole issue is narrated by Thomas with not a peep of dialogue and references events leading up to the beating Batman gets from Bane this time. At least I think it's Bane. Jorge Fornes's protagonists aren't as bulky as some artists draw them.

Black Cat #1 - Jed MacKay (writer) Travel Foreman (art) Brian Reber (colours) Ferran Delgado (letters). Marvel's version of Catwoman first appeared in 1979 and I've liked her ever since. I think the last page of this debut pays tribute to DC's feline femme fatale with the bats escorting the getaway car. There are two short back-up stories so you get good value for $4.99 US. This first heist isn't too elaborate but it does serve to introduce Selina and her crew. This was good enough that I will read the next issue.

DCeased #2 - Tom Taylor (writer) Trevor Hairsine (pencils) Stefano Gaudiano (inks) Rain Beredo (colours) Saida Temofonte (letters). This zombie virus infesting the DCU story isn't kidding around. Two major characters bite the bullet this issue. The only reason I would keep reading the rest of this 6-issue mini is to see how the good guys beat the walking dead and who else might possibly die before they do.

Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1 - Four stories featuring a bunch of team members and a mysterious bad guy.

"Faith" by Donny Cates (writer) John McCrea (art) Mike Spicer (colours) & VC's Cory Petit (letters) has Cosmo the talking Russian dog cosmonaut and the aforementioned villain foreshadowing some nasty doings for our heroes.

"A Long Time In Politics" by Al Ewing (writer) Yildiray Cinar (art) Rain Beredo (colours) & VC's Cory Petit (letters) starts with two guys walking into a bar who wind up talking about intergalactic politics. The two guys are Nova and Quasar. This is not a joke.

"Advent Horizon" by Tini Howard (writer) Ibrahim Moustafa (art) Jay David Ramos (colours) & VC's Cory Petit (letters) has Adam Warlock dealing with a planet of peaceful aliens being controlled by a malevolent god. Gee, I haven't seen Warlock in a while so I'm not familiar with his current status but this Warlock could have been a brand new character to me. He didn't spark any joy.

"You're Only Young Twice" by Zac Thompson & Lonnie Nadler (writers) Filipe Andrade (art) Mike Spicer (colours) & VC's Cory Petit (letters) features Darkhawk in a freaky Friday situation. I forgot that Darkhawk was a merger of two things like DC's Firestorm.

I was not impressed with this sausage fest. No female characters at all and no one that I really cared about. I don't think you would be missing anything crucial if you're a fan of the regular book if you decide to skip this.

Shazam #6 - Geoff Johns (writer) Marco Santucci, Marco Santucci, Dale Eaglesham & Scott Kolins (art) Mike Atiyeh (colours) Rob Leigh (letters). I was thinking of benching this book as I read the first few pages but then things take a turn with Billy's dad showing up and now I want to keep reading. The last page sealed the deal.

War of the Realms #5 - Jason Aaron (writer) Russell Dauterman (art) Matthew Wilson (colours) VC's Joe Sabino (letters). Showing the war on Midgard on all its fronts would be a daunting task for any creative team but this one does it beautifully. I hope they do an oversize full colour hard cover reprint of this main story. I would not hesitate to add that to my meagre collection. I've complained about excessive super-sized super hero versus super villains fights before but this one has just the right amount of action and suspense for me. I have enjoyed the evolution of Jane Foster that Jason Aaron has plotted and now she's in for another surprise metamorphosis.

Marvel Team-Up #3 - Eve L. Ewing (writer) Joey Vazquez with Moy R. (art) Felipe Sobreiro (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). The conclusion of the Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel body switcheroo story made me smile. I love a happy ending.

Young Justice #6 - Brian Michael Bendis (writer) John Timms (art) Gabe Eltaeb (colours) Wes Abbott (letters). This is a good jumping on issue even though it's the conclusion of the first story arc. It gives you tidbits of information on almost everybody on the team and why they're on Gemworld fighting the evil Lord Opal. When you get to the last page there's the patented Bendis ending that makes you want to read the next issue as soon as it hits the racks. I was particularly impressed with Gabe's colours this issue.

Savage Avengers #2 - Gerry Duggan (writer) Mike Deodato Jr. (art) Frank Martin (colours) VC's Travis Lanham (letters). The cover may show Wolverine attacking Conan but nothing like that happens inside. This is one of those comic books that I was able to finish reading in about 5 minutes. That doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it, I actually got a chuckle out of it. The big bad Is revealed to be the wizard Kulan Gath who is also time displaced like Conan. I was thinking that Conan would only be able to survive in the modern world if he learned how to shoot a gun. Who better to show him the ropes than the trigger happy Punisher? Guess which Savage Avenger makes his first appearance in this issue? They've shown the cover to Savage Avengers #4 and the two macho men are featured, one with a sword and the other firing a gun. Ninjas of the Hand pop in with Frank so I hope that means that Elektra isn't too far behind.

War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #3 - Greg Pak (writer) Gang Hyuk Lim (art) Federico Blee; Andres Mossa; Erick Arciniega (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). Here's another fake cover. It makes it look like the good guys lose the battle but the battle has just begun in this issue. Who picks these? I'm not a fan of the little ID captions naming everybody cluttering up each panel. I know there are a lot of characters in this book and some fans may need help identifying everybody. They should do what the main War of the Realms book does and have a full page showing who all the players are. Chances are really good that the heroes will find a way to stop Sindr from winning.

Batman Last Knight On Earth #1 - Scott Snyder (writer) Greg Capullo (pencils) Jonathan Glapion (inks) FCO Plascencia (colours) Tom Napolitano (letters). Welcome to the future where the super heroes have lost the never ending battle with evil. This is a terrific first issue that sets up the story with everything making sense and there are no "what the heck is going on here?" moments. This 3-issue deluxe $5.99 US mini is going on my "must read" list. Thanks to Doug for lending me his copy to read.

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RENDEZ VOUS : 2009 à 2018

Tous les podcasts websynradio

2009

du 15 au 22 octobre : Valéry GRANCHER, De l'espace sonore au littéral, du littéral au littéraire...

du 22 au 29 octobre : Caterina DAVINIO , Pre-texts.

du 29 oct au 5 novembre : Matthieu LAURETTE, Playliste.

du 5 au 12 novembre : Jean-Pierre BALPE, La poésie n'est plus ce qu'elle était.

du 12 au 19 novembre : Salvatore PUGLIA , Demetrio's tongue (+ entretien).

du 19 au 26 novembre : Laurent CHAMBERT, Playliste ou ne pas être (+ entretien).

du 26 au 3 décembre : David CHRISTOFFEL , Blablarecordings (+ entretien).

du 3 au 10 décembre : Seb JARNOT , Playlist (#1).

du 10 au 17 décembre : Ignacio URIARTE, Bic audio 2005.

du 17 au 24 décembre : Philippe RAHMY, Mouvements sans corps.

du 24 au 31 décembre : Noël AKCHOTE , Puissance de la musique / des pratiques, un quotidien, Entretien inédit # 1/3.

2010

du 1er au 8 janvier : Charles PENNEQUIN, Compil 2010.

du 8 au 15 janvier : Ana IGLUKA , Wonderland ? (#1/3)

du 15 au 22 janvier : Bérangère MAXIMIN, Individu-elles.

du 22 au 29 janvier : Philippe BECK, Lyre dure (Prologue, VII).

du 29 janvier au 4 février : Franck SCURTI, Playlist.

du 4 au 11 février : Amandine CASADAMONT, Conducteur 1.0.

du 11 au 18 février : Terri WEIFENBACH, Playlist.

du 18 au 25 février : Jean Michel ESPITALLIER, Pour webSYNradio.

du 25 février au 4 mars : Noël AKCHOTE, Puissance de la musique / des pratiques, un quotidien, Entretien inédit # 2/3.

du 4 au 11 mars : Luca FRANCESCONI, La rumba, le fleuve et un monstre dans la gorge.

du 11 au 18 mars : Guillaume LOIZILLON , Playlist + Entretien.

du 18 au 25 mars : Carl STONE, websynradio – programmed by Carl Stone.

du 25 mars au 1er avril : Rodolphe BURGER , Est ce dans l'esprit ? (inédits, pièces rares).

du 1 avril au 8 avril : Pierre MENARD, Poésie sur écoute et lecture versatile.

du 8 au 15 avril : Annie ABRAHAMS, Playlist.

du 15 au 22 avril : AnnaO et Alain DESCARMES , Duo.

du 15 au 22 avril : Seb JARNOT , Playlist (#2).

du 22 au 29 avril : Frédéric SANCHEZ , Cartographie sonore (+entretien).

du 29 avril au 6 mai : Isabelle LARTAULT, Tours de piste.

du 6 au 13 mai : Sandra MOUSSEMPES , Playliste + textes.

du 13 au 20 mai : Marcelline DELBECQ , A contre-courant (+entretien).

du 20 au 27 mai : ZIMOUN & LEERAUM [ ], Playlist websynradio.

du 27 mai au 3 juin : Noël AKCHOTE, Puissance de la musique / des pratiques, un quotidien, Entretien inédit #3/3

3 au 10 juin : Julien BLAINE , La performance (+ quelques posts scriptum inédits).

10 au 17 juin : Philippe RAHM, La dissociation du réel (+ texte inédit).

17 au 24 juin : MACROSILLONS, # 28.04.2010.

24 au 1er juillet : Pia DEHNE, Playlist.

1 au 8 juillet : Samuel ZARKA , Les gardiens + texte "Réalisme".

8 au 15 juillet : Marie DUCATE, Les voix (+ texte)

15 au 22 juillet : Elena ANDREYEV / Antonin-TRI HOANG, Ping-pong du service des oreilles.

22 au 29 juillet : BIANCO-VALENTE, A playlist from Napoli.

29 juillet au 5 août : Anne-James CHATON , Matériaux ( + textes inédits).

12 au 19 août : Anton FIER, A playlist beetwwen the ages of 11 and 20.

19 au 26 août : Boris ACHOUR, Choix unique.

26 août au 2 septembre : Angelo VERMEULEN, Uranium, Mutation, and the post apocalyptic state.

2 au 9 septembre : Bonnie COLLURA, Spillover.

9 au 16 septembre : Angelo PLESSAS, Sound scupltures.

16 au 23 septembre : Fred GRIOT , Tarkos & cie (1/2).

23 au 30 septembre : Zoulikha BOUABDELLAH, l'autre n'est pas toujours invisible...trouvez le...trouvez moi.

30 septembre au 7 octobre : Joseph NECHVATAL, Viral Symphony.

7 au 14 octobre : David GOLDENBERG (1/3), Interview with Michael Lingner.

14 au 21 octobre : Guy BENNETT, La radio est un poéte – Spice Jacker.

21 au 28 octobre : Michel TITIN-SCHNAIDER, Quelques aventures electro acoustiques.

à partir du 21 oct : Philippe PANNETIER & MACROSILLONS (en podcast)

28 octobre au 4 novembre : Jérôme GAME Comment j'apprends à la comment la radio m'apprend à écrire.

4 au 11 novembre : Dominique BLAIS, Playlist.

11 au 18 novembre : Andrea PARKINS, Andrea's playlist for websynradio.

18 au 25 novembre : David GOLDENBERG, The dialectics of Post Autonomy (Entretien II avec Michael Lingner).

25 novembre au 2 décembre : Caroline BERGVALL, Voices with texts. Voix à textes (Morceaux et textes par des poètes et musiciens, solo ou en collaboration).

2 au 9 décembre : Tania MOURAUD, Listen to my playlist.

9 au 16 décembre : William WINANT, Historique.

16 au 23 décembre : Fred GRIOT , Vox (inédit, 2/2).

23 au 30 décembre : David GOLDENBERG , Quelle est la relation entre la politique et les entités culturelles en Europe aujourd’hui ? (3/3)

2011

30 décembre au 6 janvier 2011 : Christian ZANESI, Blues with Beer, Table and Chair.

6 au 13 janvier : Benjamin SABATIER, Laughing with.

13 au 20 janvier : Joe FRAWLEY, The hypnotist.

à partir du 17 janvier : Pierre GRANOUX et MACROSILLONS Art's Birthday (en podcast).

20 au 27 janvier : Carl Michael von HAUSSWOLFF, Playlist.

27 janvier au 3 février : Richard PINHAS, J'y étais.

3 au 10 février : Jacques-Marie BERNARD, Mix-à-boire-et-à-manger (Histoires de rencontres imaginaires ou bien réelles).

10 au 17 février : Erik TRUFFAZ, Playlist webSYNradio.

17 au 24 février : Jean-Philippe RENOULT, Going with the slow (le slow de l'été).

3 au 10 mars : Olga KISSELEVA, A l’heure de Moscou.

10 au 17 mars : Jean-Yves LELOUP, Playlist (figures du rêve et de l’hypnose).

17 au 24 mars : Knut AUFERMANN , This is not radio (pièce sonore inédite + entretien).

24 au 31 mars : Brandon LABELLE , Lecture on Nothing (pièce sonore inédite).

31 au 7 avril : Bruno LETORT, Un voyage immobile sur les rives de l’Hudson.

7 avril au 14 avril : Jerome JOY , Musiques populaires re-composées (re-composed folk music) inédit, 2011.

14 au 21 avril : John ZORN, Essential UBU.

21 au 28 avril : Stephen VITIELLO, MIX.

28 avril au 5 mai : Andreas ANGELIDAKIS, Playlist for websynradio.

5 au 12 mai : Robin Rimbaud - SCANNER, Past Present Imperfect.

12 au 19 mai : Joachim MONTESSUIS, Pneumatology.

19 au 26 mai : Franck VIGROUX, Archipel électronique.

26 mai au 2 juin : Rudy RICCIOTTI , Sur le son (+ texte inédit).

2 au 9/6 : Franck LAROZE , Playlist WebSynradio (en collaboration avec cepSound) + texte inédit

9 au 16/6 : Philippe POIRIER, Un certain sentiment de la voix.

16 au 23/6 : Carl STONE, Program special Japan.

23 au 30/6 : Bryan LEWIS SAUNDERS, Destructive Magic and Decay.

30 au 7/7 : Pierre BASTIEN, Holy Thursday.

7 au 14/7 : Christophe MANON, Jours redoutables.

14 au 21/7 : Paul SCHÜTZE, SUMMER.

1 au 8/9 : Joseph GHOSN, Un spectre d’émotions vertigineuses.

8 au 15/9 : : Dinah BIRD, Island Radio Magic, Playlist websynradio.

15 au 22/9 : : Marc HURTADO, Playlist websynradio.

17/9 : Amandine CASADAMONT, Chantal Champagne part en campagne.

22 au 29/9 : : Philippe PETIT, Guitar Heroic.

29/9 au 6/10 : C Spencer YEH, UbuWeb Organized Sound 9-13-11.

6 au 13/10 : Gael SEGALEN, Original Voices in Rhythms.

13 au 20/10 : Israël MARTINEZ, (ready) Media, a research of art and new media in Mexico.

20 au 27/10: Franck ANCEL, 64.

27/10 au 3/11: Markus SCHWILL , from DIENSTbar, Berlin.

3 au 10/11 : David FENECH, Monks to Monk.

10 au 17/11 : Nicolas MOULIN, Sourakdim-kim mind of waisted remains.

17 au 24/11 : Aki ONDA, For webSYNradio, Aki Onda plays his friend, collaborator and guitar hero Loren Connors music.

24/11 au 1/12 : Martha ROSLER, Thanksgiving (!) 2011.

1/12 au 8/12 : Chuck BETTIS, Electronics + throat.

15 au 22/12 : Shayna DUNKELMAN, For WebSYNradio, November 2011 in Brooklyn, NY.

22 au 30/12 : Adam NANKERVIS, Another vacant space.

2012

5-12 jan : Elizabeth CRESEVEUR, Silence.

12-17 jan : Amandine CASADAMONT, Essential Chantal Champagne.

19- 2 fev : Ana IGLUKA, WONDERLAND ? (part 2/3)

2 - 16 fev : Kaffe MATTHEWS , Playlist from the stars 2012 (+ inédits).

16 fev - 1er mars : Alan DUNN, Artists’ uses of the word revolution.

1-15 mars : Liliane GIRAUDON, Postcards pour Antonio Gramsci.

15-29 mars : Julien OTTAVI , Des avancées de la radio depuis les 60 dernières années… (Part I)

29 mars 12 avril : Valerie VIVANCOS, Being there.

12-26 avril : Miltos MANETAS, Cliques and clusters …

26 avril- 10 mai : Julie ROUSSE, Playlist Of Women, Dreams and Poetry.

10 – 24 mai : David WATSON, A Theory of Relativity.

24 mai- 7 juin : Jean DAVIOT, les mots son.

7 - 21 juin : Sally Ann McINTYRE, websynradio show.

21 juin – 5 juillet : Fred FOREST, Les digressions d'Ego Cyberstar sur une plage de Second Life (inédit).

5 – 19 juillet : Marie MÖÖR, Hommage à Allan Turing.

19 juillet – 30 aout : Valérie BARKOWSKI, Twist the world.

30 août – 13 septembre : Maïa BAROUH, Kusamakura.

13 - 27 septembre : Projet GUNKANJIMA, Une action musicale.

27 sept - 11 octobre : Frédéric MATHEVET, Kitsch edit.

11 - 25 oct : Laurent GEORJIN, OMBILIC, un film sonore.

25 oct - 8 novembre : Sylvia MONNIER, Mix for webSYNradio.

8 - 22 nov : Philippe PANNETIER, L Médée.

22 nov - 6 dec : Artemiy ARTEMIEV, Electroshock.

6 - 20 dec : Guillaume & Cédrik EYMENIER - CATS HAS GOWNS, Yellow Snowdrops & Time Stops.

2013

20 dec - 3 jan : Sylvain DUIGOU & friends.

24 jan – 7 fev : Christophe CHARLES, Sculptures musicales.

7 fev – 21 fev : Julia DROUHIN, (((Magnetic playlist)))

21 fev – 7 mars : Rodolphe ALEXIS, Concentric Playlist.

7 mars – 21 mars : Heike FIEDLER, Sons, mots, engagement.

4 avril - 18 avril : Laurent CHOQUEL, Le sonore comme voie et chemin.

18 avril - 2 mai : Brunhild FERRARI, Presque Rien.

2-16 mai : Frank SMITH, Rendre la parole.

16 -30 mai : Aymeric de TAPOL, Butterfly wing theory.

30 mai - 13 juin : José IGES, Ars sonora.

13 - 27 juin : Lionel MARCHETTI, Haut-parleur, voix et miroir…

27 juin - 10 juillet : Elfuego Fatuo / Clara de ASIS & Laura VAZQUEZ, Les autres jours.

10 - 25 juillet : Yoko HIGASHI, Tryptique de l'oeil.

3 octobre- 17 octobre : Chloe PIENE, Metal Belly/Interrogation (pièces préparatoires/inédites)

17 - 31 octobre: Hong-Kai WANG, a composer is that without which something would not have happened.

31 octobre - 14 novembre: 0 (Joël MERAH, Stéphane GARIN, Sylvain CHAUVEAU), Démocratie Directe

14 - 28 novembre: Tomonori HIGAKI, Pélerinage du son.

28 - 12 décembre: Cal LYALL, Playlist spéciale Japon.

du 12 - 26 décembre: Julien OTTAVI #2, Le Futur de la radio : Ecoradio (recyclage audio-numérique et minimalisme machinique)

2014

du 26 décembre - 9 janvier 2014: Vincent EPPLAY, Chutes de chantier & autres inédits.

du 9 - 23 janvier : http://synradio.fr/richard-garet-dermis-project-sur-websynradio-9-23-jan-2014/, Dermis project (inédit)

du 23 janvier - 6 février : Thomas BJELKEBORN, A tribute to the Swedish text-sound tradition

du 6 - 20 février : Haroon Mirza, o-o-o-o.co.uk

du 20 fev - 6 mars : Stéphan BARRON, Le son ouvre les portes vastes de l'esprit

du 6 - 20 mars : David SHEA, Rituals (en exclusivité)

du 20 mars - 3 avril : Donald RUBINSTEIN, Radio show

du 3 - 17 avril : Dimitri DANILOFF, « Pas que l’image », un voyage sonore, de Soweto à Los Angeles (inédit)

du 17 avril - 1er mai : Emmanuel MIEVILLE & Laurent JEANNEAU, Asian Mix

du 1er - 15 mai : Laura VAZQUEZ, La maison dans la terre

du 15 - 29 mai : Emmanuelle GIBELLO, La période 3 implique le chaos

du 29 mai - 12 juin : Christine Sun KIM & Thomas Benno MADER, Busy Day (inédit)

du 12 - 26 juin : Stéphane GINSBURGH, One player

du 2 - 16 octobre : Elisabeth VALLETTI, Pour Alice.

du 16 - 30 oct : Rainier LERICOLAIS, Density

du 30 oct - 13 nov : Sébastien ROUX, Etude n°3

du 13 - 27 nov : Pascal DELEUZE, Les soufflants

du 27 nov - 11 dec : Kenan GÖRGÜN, A personal journey

du 11 au 25 dec : Rubén Marino Tolosa, lux resonare

2015

du 25 dec au 8 janv : Seth CLUETT , Tracing moving circles (inédits)

du 8 au 22 janv : Juan Antonio NIETO, Broken images (inédits)

du 22 janv au 5 fev : incite/ Kera NAGEL & André ASPELMEIER, incite/ and beyond

du 5 fev au 19 fev : Pali MEURSAULT, Universinternational on Websynradio

du 19 fev au 5 mars : Anton MOBIN, What remains on the tape ? (inédits)

du 5 mars au 19 mars : Geoffroy MONTEL & Franck MARGUIN, Brocoli 10 ans

du 19 mars au 2 avril : Yannick DAUBY, Kalerne

du 2 au 16 avril : Aurélie LIERMAN, Politics of the voice (inédit)

du 16 au 30 avril : Michel TITIN-SCHNAIDER, Constructions sonores (10 ans de création)

30 avril au 14 mai : SECRET PORT ≠ DEATH METAL, phono photographie

du 14 mai au 28 mai : Clara de Asís, Eyes closed (a playlist)

du 28 mai au 11 juin : Léa le BRICOMTE & Joel HUBAUT, Stone et Charnel

du 11 juin au 25 juin : Anne KAWALA, ¶aulina 1880(2015, partie 1 : de la chambre bleue à torano

du 25 juin au 9 juillet : Anna RAIMONDO, we are all radio creatures!

du 10 sept - 24 sept : Vincent DIEUTRE, Sakis: un tombeau

du 24 sept - 8 oct : Tomonari HIGAKI, HIBIKI-NO-NORITO, les sons disparus de notre monde

du 8 oct - 22 oct : Jean Jacques PALIX, Aventures et dérives musicales

du 22 oct - 5 nov : Chantal DUMAS, amour, injustice, histoire

du 5 nov - 19 nov : Felix BLUME, Allées et venues sonores

du 19 nov - 3 dec : Benjamin AIT-ALI, TOULOUSE <> NYC

du 3 dec - 17 dec : Matali CRASSET, Le jardin extraordinaire – studio sound still

du 17 dec - 31 dec : Dimitri COPPE, Et tout se tut - Und alles schwieg ... (version WebSYNradio)

2016

du 31 dec - 14 jan 2016 : Stéphane MARIN / Espaces Sonores, Cinematic Fields

14 jan - 28 jan : Renata ROMAN, FROM THIS SIDE: LATIN (avec inédits)

28 jan - 11 fev : Francois MARTIG, UN PAYSAGE EST

11 fev - 25 fev : Despina PANAGIOTOPOULOU & LABEROUK, ATHENS SPRING (inédit)

25 fevrier - 10 mars : Gilles MALATRAY, PONTS D’OUÏE

10 mars - 24 mars : VINCENT LAUBEUF, AUTOUR DE MOTUS ET FUTURA

24 mars - 7 avril : Olaf HUND, Sons perdus

7 avril - 21 avril : Philippe BOISNARD - Hortense GAUTHIER, hp_process (recent)

21 avril - 5 mai : Delphine KREUTER, Patchwork

5 mai - 19 mai : Gaëlle THEVAL & Anne-Christine ROYERE, « DES CHEMINS PARALLELES N’EXCLUENT PAS FLIRTS, TENDRESSES , VIOLENCES, PASSIONS » : Poésie sonore et musique electro acoustique

19 mai - 2 juin : Dean ROSENTHAL, Mathematical Music

2 juin - 16 juin : Victoria KEDDIE, A SIMPLE MODEL OF QUANTUM TRAJECTORIES

16 juin - 30 juin : Nichola SCRUTTON, GLASGOW SOUNDSCAPES : PLACE, SPACE and MEMORY

30 juin - 14 juillet : Lee FRASER, SUSPENDED MAGIC

15 sept - 29 sept : Jean-Jacques BIRGE, Changement de Programme

29 sept – 13 oct : Zahra MANI, Seminal Moments

13 oct – 27 oct : Pierre BELOUIN, As a warrior …

27 oct - 10 nov : Edward PERRAUD, Comme une offrande (+ inédit)

10 nov - 24 nov : Renata ROMAN, FROM THIS SIDE: LATIN #part 2 (avec inédits)

24 nov - 8 dec : Karen POWER, How Radio

8 dec - 22 dec : Lilian ZAREMBA, Expand Boundaries

2017

22 dec - 5 janvier : HANETRATION, The ultimate collection

5 jan - 18 janv : Radboud MENS , Selfmade instruments and sound-installations

19 janv - 1 fev: Robert CURGENVEN, Submerged Memories

2 fev - 15 fev : Rie NAKAJIMA, A sonic passage

16 fev - 1 mars : Graham DUNNING, a playlist, noise, dirt, dust or decay

2 mars - 15 mars: 2ème Balade de l'invisible

16 mars - 29 mars: Sarah PEEBLES, Music for Shô

30 mars - 12 avril: Jules WYSOCKI, Panorama de la scène expérimentale chinoise

13 av - 26 av : Amanda BELANTARA — kinokophone, Touchée par le son

27 av - 10 mai : Martyna POZNANSKA, From the inaudible to the audible sphere

11 - 24 mai : Signe LIDEN, Sounding Strata

25 mai - 7 juin : Gregory KRAMER, A Tour Through Atmospheres of Archaic Geometry

8 juin - 21 juin : Jez Riley FRENCH, through the more recent things

22 juin - 15 aout : Une fenêtre sur Fukushima, Diffusion radiophonique publique et simultanée France/Japon Nouvelle Laurentine (France) / Fukushima University (Japon)

12 octobre - 25 octobre : Denis DUFOUR, Les Cris de Tatibagan

26 octobre - 8 novembre : James O'CALLAGHAN, playliste de La Radio Parfaite

9 novembre - 22 novembre : Jörg PIRINGER, Mix

23 nov - 6 décembre : Kato HIDEKI, and friends

7 décembre - 20 décembre: Emmanuel LAUGIER, dialogue avec le cinéma d’Alain Cavalier

21 décembre - 3 janv 2018 : Marc NAMBLARD, Cévennes l'été des fares

2018

4 jan - 17 jan : Fabrizio BOZZI FENU, Peut-être n’aurai-je jamais de racines ni de branches

25 jan - 7 fev : Xabier ERKIZIA, egurra (bois, wood)

8 fev - 21 fev : Yasuhiro MORINAGA, Field Recordings – Interlocking Gong Music from Southeast Asia

22 fev - 7 mars : LA COSA PRECIOZA, Drift

8 mars - 21 mars : Fukushima +7

22 mars - 4 avril : Stefano GIANNOTTI, Enfance, adolescence, jeunesse.

5 avril - 18 avril : Alfredo COSTA MONTEIRO, Hylè

19 avril - 2 mai : Pierre PELISSIER, Encore raté ...

3 mai - 16 mai : Michaël GREBIL LIBERG (avec le Salon de Musique), Mînes de mai

17 mai - 30 mai: Philippe PETIT, SYNnérisme

31 mai - 13 juin : Despina PANAGIOTOPOULOU / Felix BLUME / LABEROUK (avec La Radio Parfaite du festival du Printemps des Arts de Monte Carlo), Jungle

14 juin - 27 juin : Falter BRAMNK, Pièces choisies et portraits sonores

28 juin - 11 juillet : Frédéric MATHEVET (avec La Radio Parfaite du festival du Printemps des Arts de Monte Carlo), Drifting

27 sept - 10 oct : Guillaume BOPPE, Le son d'Anvers (inédit)

11 oct - 24 oct : Douglas GORDON, Life in a Scotch Kitchen

25 oct - 7 nov : Marc SENS, 1 Décennie X2

22 nov - 5 décembre : Hervé ZENOUDA, Un aperçu de la musique contemporaine émergente / A survey of the emerging contempory music

6 decembre - 19 décembre : Stéphane NOWAK PAPANTONIOU

20 decembre - 2 janvier 2019 : KRISTOFF K.ROLL

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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push(); Management Vendors at the San Jose Flea Market The San Jose Flea Market is still family owned and operated. Although there is now a staff of 500 service employees and controlled by Ogden Entertainment Services, the Bumb family oversees all management of the market. Brian Bumb Sr., son of George Bumb Sr., now supervises and is part owner (15.7%) of the San Jose Flea market among his other brothers, George Bumb Jr., and Timothy Bumb, who each have 14.1% ownership. Other members of the Bumb family own vendor stalls, work at food carts, and have managerial positions within the flea market. Joe Bumb, cousin of Brian Bumb, owns American Precious Metals, an open-air store within the flea market that now sells mostly jewelry. Joe Bumb store revenue totals approximately $100,000 a month. On any given Sunday, a visitor can find Joe and a handful of his children helping their father at the family store. On Site Attractions A Mariachi band performing at San Jose Flea Market The eight miles (13 km) worth of aisles allows for over 2000 vendors to sell an array of goods. With a population and land mass larger than some small towns, the flea market is a major contributor to the income of many Silicon Valley families. Some of the treasures found at the landmark include jewelry, furniture, clothing, fruits, vegetables, shoes, collectables, toys, books, lamps, batteries, car stereo equipment, paintings, power drills, lamp shades, lipstick, and forks. Along with the material items sold at the flea market, there are twenty five food vendors. Restaurants sell delicacies from burritos to French fries and freshly cooked meats on the outdoor barbecue in order to satisfy the tastes of the large clientele the Flea Market serves daily. There are also snack carts for shoppers on the run that offer delicious treats. Some of those include mango and pineapple spears on a stick, cold sodas, and churros. The largest section of the Flea Market is Produce Row which stretches a quarter of a mile through the market and contains vegetables and fruit from California farmers. The atmosphere is like none other. To accompany the sweet and savory smells of the food, there is the sound of constant music playing. Since the Flea Market attracts people from a wide range of backgrounds and ethnicities, the songs played from vendor stands reflect the Market varying tastes. So, it is no surprise that an authentic Mexican mariachi band will be playing as a Beach Boys song is heard a few minutes later. There are also a carrousel, arcade, and three playgrounds for children. The diversity of people, food, and music at the San Jose Flea Market epitomizes the melting pot on which California Bay Area prides itself. School To keep his family tradition of education in the Roman Catholic Church, George Bumb Sr. established Saint Thomas More School on the flea market property in 1978 . His grandchildren were the first to attend the school, but when St. Thomas More was relocated in 2004 to 1590 South White Road in San Jose, CA, the attendance increased to include students outside the Bumb family. Although it no longer remains on the Flea Market grounds, Saint Thomas More School resided on the site for twenty six years; a majority of the Flea Market’s life. Setbacks Fraud and Theft On Sunday, October 29, 1986, eight vendors at the San Jose Flea Market were arrested by undercover officers for selling counterfeit cassette tapes. The officers also confiscated 14,000 tapes from the stands. Sellers of these tapes were investigated after a 1984 study showed that the recording industry had lost over $300 million in fake tapes. Tapes at a record store sell for about $8 a tape; tapes at the flea market were being sold for two for $5 or three for $6. In January 1990, five men were arrested for stealing 38 Ford pickup trucks from the parking lot of the San Jose Flea Market. The Fresno native men stole the cars to send them south to the San Joaquin Valley where they could be sold. The parking lot of the Flea Market is so big that security did not notice that nearly three cars were being stolen daily. But surveillance of the lot allowed authorities to catch the five suspects stealing the cars. In December 1990, ten vendors were arrested for selling fake designer watches, athletic shoes, and clothing. 7,000 bogus items at an estimated worth of $150,000 were confiscated by a San Francisco investigator who was working with the San Jose police. In the beginning of this investigation, authorities bought 100 (Chanel, Fendi, Nike, Rolex, Adidas) counterfeit items from 42 vendors. On the day of the arrest, however, only 10 phony vendors were out due to the rain. In May 1993, eight vendors were arrested for selling phony major league sports wear and $46,000 worth of clothing was confiscated. Imitation hats, t-shirts, and jackets were being sold and over $4,000 items were carried away. Child Labor In June 1992, Flea Market Inc. was fined $68,700 for alleged child labor at the San Jose Flea Market. Investigators of child labor laws in San Jose, claimed the Flea Market employed 71 children ages 1415 in a Flea Market restaurant for more than the federal standard time of 18 hours per week. The United States Department of Labor also regards this job as unsafe. Although the San Jose Flea Market did not appeal the facts of the case, they did dispute the fines received. The Flea Market claimed that since they are not involved in inter-state commerce, they abide by less limiting state laws and are not a part of the Federal Labor Department jurisdiction. Family Feud In the late 1970, problems began when George Bumb Sr.’s wife began having an affair with a man she met at a square dancing class. Felony charges faced George Bumb Sr. when he and an accomplice beat the man for 90 minutes. He offered him $100,000 to leave town. Bumb pleaded guilty to misdemeanors. Throughout his career George Bumb Sr. included his eight children in the family business. He managed his businesses and family similarly with strict policies and fired his family members frequently. A more secretive family feud began when one of his sons, Brian Bumb Sr., did not send his children to the family school, St. Thomas More. Brian told his father the world was bigger than the Flea Market, and his children would explore it. The Bumbs continue to have business and family difficulties. In the late 1990, George Bumb Sr.’s son Jeff spent $11.5 million to open up Bay 101, a card room in San Jose. But Jeff was unsuccessful in getting a gaming license from the state because of a loan that he never paid off. His two brothers, George Jr. and Tim Bumb, never planned to get involved but obtained the gaming license for Bay 101. Therefore Jeff originally did not receive any money from the Bay 101 profits. As a result, he asked his father for a bigger share of the Flea Market so all of the Bumb brothers’ profits would be equal. George Bumb Sr. refused and Jeff consequently sued his family. The case settled for $5.8 million in 1996. George Bumb Sr. died shortly after, never reconciling with his son Jeff. Fire On Tuesday, November 29, 2006, a fire burned down 24 stands of Produce Row at the San Jose Flea Market. At 6:02 p.m, a 911 call was made and dozens of fire crews and a helicopter arrived to put out the flames. Although the fire was contained at 7:15 p.m, $200,000 worth of merchandise was destroyed. Burnt nuts, fruit, plants, and plastic were strewn all over the ground. Teresa Bumb, daughter of Brian Bumb Sr., stated that they would do their best to help those who were affected by the fire by offering free or reduced rent. Future Developments On August 14, 2007, the San Jose City Council approved the proposal to reconstruct the 120-acre (0.49 km2) property on Berryessa Road to allow for a 2,800-home development. The Council took suggestions from the public and discussed it among themselves for about two hours that concluded in an approval of the motion by a 10 to 1 vote. The lone disapproving vote was cast because the Council member felt the requirements the city gave the Bumb family were excessive. The motion approved the Bumb Family plan to develop the 120-acre (0.49 km2) lot that is the current home of the San Jose Flea Market. The flea market will remain open until 2010, but in the meantime, a joint effort between the Bumb family and the city will take place to find a new venue to host the vendors. The approval of the project would have a few more benefits aside from an increase in housing. The Flea Market location is also a future BART, Bay Area Rapid Transit, station site. The upside to building 2,000+ low-income homes around that station would be a positive effect on San Jose commuters. The challenge is to find a replacement site for the Flea Market. Some potential sites are the Singleton Road landfill, the south end of Coyote Valley, the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds and Morgan Hill. Whichever site is chosen will need to be at least 80 acres (320,000 m2) to host the thousands of Flea Market vendors. With a recent increase in land value, finding such a spot will be an expensive task. Notes ^ Vazquez, Daniel. “George Bumb Sr., Began Fleamarket”. “San Jose Mercury News”. 2000-8-21. ^ a b c *San Jose Flea Market History ^ Hendrickson, Steve. emorandum: Bay 101 Conditional Approval of Stock Transfer. 2007-9-13 ^ Eunjung Cha, Ariana. nternet Threatens Old-Fashioned Sales Venues Washington Post. 2005-8-2. ^ Rodriguez, Joe. roduce Row Packs Them In. San Jose Mercury News. 2006-6-26. ^ *California Business Portal Corporations ^ Mercury News Staff Report. “San Jose Police Arrest 8 In Bogus Cassette Case.” “San Jose Mercury News”. 1986-11-6. ^ Barnacle, Betty. “5 Seized In Theft of Tucks Pickups Taken At Flea Market”. “San Jose Mercury News”. 1990-1-31. ^ Barnacle, Betty. “10 Arrested in Flea- Market Raid On Fakes”. “San Jose Mercury News”. 1990-12-18. ^ Barnacle, Betty. “Counterfeit Sports Wear Seized at Two S.J. FleaMarket Raids”. “San Jose Mercury News”. 1993-5-3. ^ Levander, Michelle. “Child Labor Exposed Employers Fined for Hours, Task Violation”. “San Jose Mercury News”. 1992-6-17. ^ Sulek, Julia. “Card Club Problems The Bay 101 Card Club in San Jose Has Been a Source of Controversy Within the Bumb Family”. “San Jose Mercury News”. 2000-12-31. ^ Gonzales, Sandra. ire Damages Flea Market. San Jose Mercury News. 2006-11-29. ^ Sherbert,Erin. he Waiting Game. The Metro Silicon Valley. 2007-9-12. ^ Gomez, Mark. lea-Market Future at Issue- ransit Village Planned for Property. San Jose Mercury News. 2007-8-13. References San Jose Flea Market History ublic Eye The Metro Silicon Valley. 2000-8-24. amily Feud The Metro Silicon Valley. 1999-7-1. igh Class Joints The Metro Silicon Valley. 2000-9-7. California Business Portal Corporations Bailey, Brandon. airgrounds Floated as New Flea Market Site. San Jose Mercury News. 2007-4-15. Bailey, Brandon. endors Rally to Save Flea Market. San Jose Mercury News. 2007-4-25. Barnacle, Betty. “5 Seized In Theft of Tucks Pickups Taken At Flea Market”. San Jose Mercury News. 1990-1-31. Barnacle, Betty. “10 Arrested in Flea- Market Raid On Fakes”. San Jose Mercury News. 1990-12-18. Barnacle, Betty. “Counterfeit Sports Wear Seized at Two S.J. FleaMarket Raids”. San Jose Mercury News. 1993-5-3. Gomez, Mark. lea-Market Future at Issue- ransit Village Planned for Property. San Jose Mercury News. 2007-8-13. Gonzales, Sandra. ire Damages Flea Market. San Jose Mercury News. 2006-11-29. Gore, Robert J. he Bazaar Growth of Swap Meets. Los Angeles Times. 1982-6-18. Eunjung Cha, Ariana. nternet Threatens Old-Fashioned Sales Venues Washington Post. 2005-8-2. Hall, Christopher. hat Doing In San Jose. New York Times. 1998-4-12. Hendrickson, Steve. emorandum: Bay 101 Conditional Approval of Stock Transfer. 2007-9-13 Levander, Michelle. “Child Labor Exposed Employers Fined for Hours, Task Violation”. San Jose Mercury News. 1992-6-17. Mercury News Staff Report. “San Jose Police Arrest 8 In Bogus Cassette Case.” San Jose Mercury News. 1986-11-6. Rodriguez, Joe. iscovering a World of Fruits and Vegetables. San Jose Mercury News. 2007-5-24. Rodriguez, Joe. roduce Row Packs Them In. San Jose Mercury News. 2006-6-26. Sherbert,Erin. he Waiting Game. The Metro Silicon Valley. 2007-9-12. Sherbert,Erin. wilight Zoning. The Metro Silicon Valley. 2007-11-14. Stein, Loren. ave Goodbye To the Train. The Metro Silicon Valley. 2002-12-26. Sulek, Julia. “Card Club Problems The Bay 101 Card Club in San Jose Has Been a Source of Controversy Within the Bumb Family”. San Jose Mercury News. 2000-12-31. Vazquez, Daniel. “George Bumb Sr., Began Fleamarket”. San Jose Mercury News. 2000-8-21. Witt, Barry. lea-Market Rezoning Approved- Venue to be Open Until Early 2010. 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Hyperallergic: An Artists’ Guide to Not Being Complicit with Gentrification

East Side Local Chapter of LA Tenants Union and Union de Vecinos Action in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, 2016 (Photo by Timo Saarelma, and used with permission)

LOS ANGELES — We are Betty Marín, Heather M. O’Brien, and Christina Sanchez Juarez, and we met through organizing work in Los Angeles. Our conversations began in a group called School of Echoes, which operates as an open listening process of community-based research, popular education, and organizing to generate experiments in political action. Beginning in late 2012, the group has brought together organizers, educators, and cultural workers living and working in various communities throughout Los Angeles. School of Echoes is a space for critical reflection on the conditions in working class and poor communities, including (but not limited to) struggles against gentrification and for the human right to housing. In 2015, the group joined with other tenants in struggle to form the Los Angeles Tenants Union / Sindicato de Inquilinos de Los Ángeles. LATU/SILA is a membership-based, tenant-centered movement fighting for the human right to housing for all. LATU/SILA demands truly affordable and safe housing and opposes the dismantling of rent-stabilized apartments. The union organizes against harassment by landlords, mass evictions, and displacement of people from their neighborhoods due to mass rent increases, as well as the repeal of the Ellis Act and Costa-Hawkins Act. LATU/SILA’s mission is to strengthen tenants’ political power through education, advocacy, and direct action.

LA Tenants Union “Days of Rage” action in Boyle Heights, 2016 (photo by Timo Saarelma)

We write in hopes that more artists will finally break with their sense of exceptionalism and consider their roles in gentrification. We recognize that art is an industry with a structural reality that must be acknowledged in order for artists to challenge their complicity in the displacement of long term residents in low-income and working class neighborhoods and fight against this. It’s important that people see the devastating impacts of securing housing in working class and poor neighborhoods, and setting up investment properties posing as art spaces. How can this loyalty to the notion of art as a pure form of positive change be reconsidered, particularly when such sentiment encourages the destructive endeavors of parasitic developers and landlords?

As far as how we see our own position in these debates and struggles, we constantly reckon with and interrogate our personal culpability and contradictions as people who participate in exhibitions and have jobs in the arts, be it in nonprofit educational institutions or otherwise. We hold ourselves accountable by organizing with our neighbors for the human right to housing.

LA Tenants Union sticker

We are in a moment where the connection between art, real estate, and the displacement of longtime residents is undeniable. How might artists take responsibility for how we alter people’s lives, in terms of the impacts of real estate speculation and gentrification? How do we refuse co-optation and engage locally with our neighbors? How are artists, curators, galleries, and museums complicit with the same finance capital that gentrifies neighborhoods across the globe? We ask all of this as we involve ourselves deeply with tenant rights groups, to listen and learn from political and social urgencies. We refuse to accept that pointing at problems is enough. Rather, we look to create a collective analysis, to “act our way into thinking ” — a phrase borrowed from fellow organizer Leonardo Vilchis of Unión de Vecinos — which we’ve come to understand as the learning process that comes out of collective action, as opposed to relying on and residing only in theory. In this spirit, we share some of the lessons we’ve learned through our organizing and pedagogical work.

1. Becoming involved in housing struggles — especially if we are part of a more “desirable” gentrifying class — is crucial. While deciding to commit to that work is not necessarily easy, a first step can be to understand the history and context you are moving into. If we move to a new block it’s essential to go beyond learning about who already lives there. We have to choose to stand with neighbors who have different needs. While we realize that as artists we contribute to the first wave of gentrification, we can choose to support our neighbors by joining them in demanding housing justice, by protesting unfair rent hikes, lacking repairs, or businesses that don’t serve the needs of long-term residents.

2. As artists, we have to educate ourselves, especially considering that we might have racial, educational, or class privilege compared to our neighbors. We become part of the problem, another domino in the gentrification process, if we as renters don’t know our renters’ rights, or don’t take time to learn our rights and the reality of local conflicts. Abusive landlords operate on the notion that tenants do not know their rights. Learning our rights is the first step to building collective power.

3. It is imperative to understand the need to find other ways of dealing with conflict or safety issues besides calling the police, given who the police serve and who the police jail and kill with impunity. We all have a stake in how our neighborhoods are made safe for everyone, and can choose to do this work without criminalizing the poor and people of color. Most galleries represent a white supremacist capitalist system that is protected by the police. For instance, in the community of Boyle Heights, each time those fighting to hold the galleries accountable for their impact on displacement and gentrification in their neighborhood stage a demonstration, the galleries have called the police, and have even accused the protesters of hate crimes. These accusations paint the galleries as victims while disguising the fact that they are protected by the state.

School of Echoes meeting in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, 2014 (photo courtesy School of Echoes)

4. As artists who participate in and support exhibitions, we must interrogate the spaces we choose to enter and work with. We must challenge what we do with our resources and privilege, on both a personal and a socio-political level. Consider for instance, if the spaces we support fail to ask questions about their structural impacts in a particular neighborhood — particularly if they are media-driven, contemporary art spaces. Regardless of their intentions (community engagement, bringing cultural programming to “underserved” populations, etc.) many art spaces ultimately serve as investment projects and property value boosterism for landlords, developers, and realtors. Is it worth supporting an art space when we know that it is currently contributing to or will contribute to someone losing their home?

5. We must choose between prioritizing our own individualistic artistic careers or prioritizing the dismantling of oppressive structures. There are no places without contradiction, nor places where we can be absolved of reinforcing oppressive structures. Instead, we must reorient our priorities so that we can be honest about what we are actually working towards. It takes time to learn how to point at a problem, yet too often we feel the work ends there. When it comes to art, there’s a certain cultural capital gained by criticizing capitalism, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that we are putting anything on the line to dismantle it. In far too many instances, the violence of the status quo is actually protected, guarded, and upheld in smug, self-assured condescension by artists with careers to protect when those who seek to rattle the cage more vigorously violate liberal taboos like ��tone” and “unity.” If we get involved in anti-oppression struggles, listen, and are aware of privilege and the differing crises that surround us, it’s difficult to see an individual art career as something worthwhile. We’ve seen many artists with visibility (i.e. artists with gallery representation or those who have received major recognition of their work through awards or grants) who dismiss and criticize the artists and local organizers who choose to stand with the local neighbors of Boyle Heights in the form of social media rants and public media outlets (calling them misguided and naive). How might we tune our listening away from those with powerful art world platforms to those most impacted by gentrification?

6. We must ask about the power of art spaces to decide who is included in the first place. This is a moment of extreme tokenism, one in which exhibition spaces co-opt political movements or artistic identities and pat themselves on the back for their diversification, for their “radical” inclusion. We see this in museums, where curators invite grassroots organizers to do educational outreach work. Doling out temporary visibility does not decentralize the white ruling class that presides over the art world, in the form of, let’s say, Wall Street bankers sitting on the board of a contemporary art museum. What is an art institution’s intent when they only temporarily feature a social movement in their space?

Vermont & Beverly Local, LA Tenants Union Anti Landlord Harassment Action, 2016, (photo by Timo Saarelma)

The struggles against the galleries in Boyle Heights have taught us valuable lessons and we have learned about housing struggles through local organizing with fellow tenants. To us, this work is about building spaces of “intimate solidarity,” a term borrowed from fellow artist in struggle Patricia Vazquez. We’ve come to understand this term as political action that is centered in relationships, love, and care. We realize that the mainstream media has chosen to erase the voices of long-term residents who explicitly and articulately describe the historical and structural analysis behind their resistance. We stand with the long-term residents of Pico Gardens and Aliso Village in Boyle Heights who have made it clear they do not want art galleries in their neighborhood. However this stance is not a refusal of all art. We see art as part of how people struggle and resist in life. Art becomes alienating when entities and individuals refuse to acknowledge their personal and structural impacts that contribute to gentrification. The critical voice of the artist is lost when it’s instrumentalized in processes of displacement.

The debates around these issues have certainly become intense, but they’re nothing compared to the trauma of being evicted from your home of over thirty years. How might we encourage popular education and empowerment without permitting artists and galleries to ride the wave of gentrification, as if absolved from questions of property speculation and skyrocketing rents? What if we see our role as artists as being deeply tied to the health of our neighborhoods?

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