Councilman by day, club boss by night
It’s always interesting finding out what council members do — if anything — for a living besides representing our local cities.
In La Puente, John Solis has publicly said that he is a general manager for Los Angeles nightclub 740 Club and its parent company Entertainment Company LP1.
A couple of interesting things here. First of all, 740 Club has been known to be a hot spot for gang members and politicians — quite the crowd if you ask me.
And secondly, it was pointed out to me by a source that Entertainment Company LP1 doesn’t seem to exist in Los Angeles County’s DBA listing. But 740 Club’s liquor license is granted to The Entertainment Group TEG Inc. based out of Whittier.
Regardless of what the firm’s real name is, the issue brings up the question of whether council members should draw the line with certain lines of work. Is it completely professional for a councilman to run a night club known for drawing gang members? Is it professional for council members to be running nightclubs at all? What other jobs might potentially give off the wrong impression for elected officials?
Comments
A question: Who is TEG Inc? Is there a name or names behind this entity?
Posted by: Dog Spot | February 23, 2008 6:08 AM
John Solis is the same guy that was caught impersonating a police officer. he and Mike Touhey (of West Covina) were roughing people up in an attempt to help their criminal friend councilman Mario Beltran of Bell Gardens.
John Solis, Mike Touhey, and Mario Beltran - three of a kind. They belong at the 740 club with all their thug friends.
Posted by: Sum Dum Gie | February 23, 2008 5:19 PM
John Solis BARELY got re-elected by 20 votes, he is in the MINORITY on his council, and he associates with SEEDY political characters. This guy fits right in at the 740 club!
Posted by: Dr. DeKay, DDS | February 24, 2008 10:32 AM
John Solis is a liar. He is unemployed. The only thing he is the "general manager" of are his fantasies.
Posted by: Dr. Dekay, DDS | February 24, 2008 10:35 AM