Boyarsky bites back

After month of quietly fuming, Ethics Commissioner Bill Boyarsky is letting the world know how he feels about the whoel campaign about Proposition R _ the measure approved by voters giving City Council members a chance at a third term _ as well as the role of the League of Women Voters.
Boyarsky lets loose with both barrels in a new blog as part of the laobserved.com group of blogs, a move he said he was doing to vent his views in his own fashion. A former columnist and city editor with the Los Angeles Times, Boyarsky is no sranger to using the written word to make his points known.
' As for Proposition R, Boyarsky said he was constrained by the Ethics Commission rules from speaking out against it, but now that the election is over he is letting the world know about his outrage.
``This proposition was bad, and its advertising misleading,'' Boyarsky writes. `` Contrary to what the ads said, the measure extends term limits and weakens lobbyist control laws.''
Boyarsky said he will be asking how the commission can enforce a weakened law and also ask for an opinion on why Ethics Commissioners can't get involved in campaigns.
As a final note, Boyarsky voices his disappointment with the role of the League of Women Voters in sponsoring the measure along with the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.
``I can understand why the chamber was for Proposition R. The chamber is pretty much a front for the business lobbyists who, with city employee unions, call the shots at City Hall.'' Boyarsky said.
``But I still can't believe the League of Women Voters would lend its name to a measure that reached a new low in false advertising.''