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For anyone who watches on TV or visits in person Los Angeles City Council 
meetings, ever notice how rude Council President John Ferraro is?  
Particularly to citizens who come to comment on items before the City Council.

Granted, he has to deal with the usual gadflies and cranks who visit on a 
regular basis, but he extends this aloofness and impoliteness to average 
citizens who show up to talk about something in their community.  He is 
either abrasive to them,  or ignores them, talks on his phone, etc.  When 
Ferraro is out of the room, Councilman Joel Wachs, President Pro Tem, takes 
over and is much more cordial and respectful with the public.

In any case, its not limited to Ferraro.  When the public speaks, most 
councilmembers do not pay attention, read the newspaper, talk on the phone, 
talk to their staffers, etc.  Not the best thing for folks charged with doing 
the people's business.


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