EDITORIAL DAVID V. GOLIATH.DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. stands poised, as Goliath beckons. The David in this case is David Hernandez, a San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. community activist with a passion for daunting daunt tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin challenges. Goliath is the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. , which used its collective guile and political force to put Measure R on the ballot and dupe voters into approving it -- thereby extending members' stay in office for four years. To do so, the council ignored the city attorney's warning that the measure was unconstitutional. Members figured no one would challenge their high-priced and taxpayer-funded lawyers in court. And if it weren't for Hernandez, they'd be right. But this David is ready to fight. To win, he'll need help covering the massive legal costs. Let's give him a hand. Hernandez is the last line of defense against the City Council's abuses. Send your contributions to P.O. Box 3245, North Hollywood, CA 91605, or see www.termedout.com. |
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