Noren, Budway in race for mayor? Oh this oughtta be good

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Grace versus the graceless -- aaah, roadkill never looked this pulpy before
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Gary Budway, president of the Venice Taxpayers League, has announced that he'll be running for mayor this November.

Budway appeared on a council election ticket once before, garnering some 200+ votes.

The Taxpayeres League has been in total fail mode since Budway took over from outgoing prez Herb Levine. Membership has fled the organization and key board members (including this writer) have resigned, citing Budway's alienating and gruff handling of the position.

Last Monday's monthly meeting of the VTL had to be canceled as there aren't enough board members left in the organization to form a quorum at meetings.

So if that's Budway's approach to accidentally killing off a once-thriving civic organization,  I can't wait to see the political road kill that he is destined to turn himself into.

Meanwhile, former two-term councilwoman Vicki Noren (nee Vicki Taylor) picked up papers today with the stated interest of entering the mayor's race. Noren isn't committed yet to entering the race. In an interview earlier today, she stated she is considering running and wanted a good look at the entry requirements for this year.

A Noren / Budway race for the mayor's seat should prove to be hilarious: grace versus the graceless, brains versus the semi-literate. Budway will never see the train coming.