The gossipistas in Los Angeles City Hall learned last week that incoming council President Eric Garcetti is a man of many, uh, talents.
In other news, a 19-year-old ran for City Council, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was almost involved in an Orange Line bus crash (that'll teach him to take mass transit!) and at one political event, the wine was really flowing -- so to speak.
It's been another busy few weeks for leaders of America's second-largest city.
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Question: Who is the biggest vamp on the City Council?
Answer: Their attire usually brings to mind the term ready-to-wear, but on Nov. 17, seven council members paraded down a runway in an "eco-friendly" fashion show sponsored by the Coalition for Clean Air.
Prancing around in new threads were Tony Cardenas, Eric Garcetti, Wendy Greuel, Janice Hahn, Tom LaBonge, Jan Perry and Greig Smith.
No one fell and there were no -- thank goodness -- wardrobe malfunctions or backstage tantrums.
Hahn hammed it up, but the crowd got an astonishing look at soon-to-be council President Garcetti, who stole the show with his "Zoolander"-inspired romp.
Of course, the most shocking part was that any member of the pop-culture-challenged council had actually seen the 2001 Ben Stiller comedy.
After watching Garcetti slither down the runway wearing sunglasses and slicked-up hair, LaBonge joked that "if he had done it a week later, maybe he wouldn't be council president."
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Q: Which candidate this year created the most snarky political hit piece?
A: Crystal Arceo, a 19-year-old college student, finished eighth out of 10 candidates in the recent Council District 14 race and 79 votes behind the next-highest finisher, a socialist meatpacker.
But Arceo managed to scrape together enough money to create a glossy mailer that excoriated -- to put it mildly -- eventual winner Jose Huizar.
The four-page mailer's hardest-hitting feature was a report card in which Arceo graded Huizar's performance as a Los Angeles school board member.
She gave him Fs in most categories. She granted him a C in current events, listing his teacher as "A. Villaraigosa," who "commented" that "Jose repeats what he's told. No original thoughts. He has demonstrated excellent skills at implementing my agenda."
Ouch!
The funniest line came at the bottom of the last page: "P.S. This mailer cost me the money I was saving for my sister's quinceanera (sweet 15th), please share it with another voter."
