The Daily Briefing

IS FOURTH DISTRICT COUNCILMAN PATRICK O’DONNELL ATTENDING BOHEMIAN GROVE?

Theo DouglasThu. July 16
 

Must be time for a new budget: in a move that you don’t see very often, Long Beach City Council will meet in closed session today at 4:30 p.m. to discuss employee wage freezes as a way through the looming budget deficit, and the Los Cerritos Wetlands land swap.

Participating via teleconference (which sounds so … ’80s) will be Fourth District Councilman Patrick O’Donnell, phoning in from something called Monte Rio, which is apparently in  Northern California.

Here’s more from LBReport.com and the Press-Telegram.

And here’s our main man Wikipedia, which reports that “Monte Rio is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California along the Russian River near the Pacific Ocean. [SKIP] The population was 1,104 at the 2000 census. Bohemian Grove is located in Monte Rio.”

And what is Bohemian Grove? Only one of Vanity Fair magazine’s ongoing–and justifiable–obsessions.

Again with the Wikipedia: ” Bohemian Grove is a 2,700-acre (1,100 hectare) camground located at 20601 Bohemian Avenue, in Monte Rio, California, belonging to a private San Francisco-based men’s art club known as the Bohemian Club. In mid-July each year, Bohemian Grove hosts a three-week encampment of some of the most powerful men in the world.”

You want names? Try “every Republican U.S. president since 1923 (as well as some Democrats), many cabinet officials, directors and CEOs of large corporations including major financial institutions. Major military contractors, oil companies, banks (including the Federal Reserve), utilities (including nuclear power) and national media (broadcast and print) have high-ranking officials as club members or guests.”

So, is Fourth District Councilman Patrick O’Donnell a member or a guest of the Bohemian Club? Today is July 16, 2009, and it makes sense–what else would he be doing in Monte Rio, California in mid-July?

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  • ThunderCats
    X-D that's hilarious! The article came directly from Wikipedia! Hey Theo can we just mail you the Pulitzer now or do you want to come in and pick it up?

    Actually Theo you need to prove to us that O'Denell is actually at the Bohemian Grove. Monte Rio is known for their fairly inexpensive Vacation Rentals. Highland Dell is pet friendly and they have a great breakfast!

    Keep up the good work there Theo!
  • Theo Douglas
    Thanks, pal! Hey, what are you doing tomorrow? Let's grab lunch. I'm serious--email me at theo@thedistrictweekly.com and lunch is on me.
  • Theo Douglas
    Prove me wrong, disco-underscore-bill. Prove me wrong. And if you have any INFORMATION yourself, feel free to share the wealth. Maybe there's something going on in Monte Rio that I'm not aware of. A town of 1,000 probably has tons of stuff to do, right?
  • disco_bill73
    Actually, I have been to Monte Rio more than once in the wonderfully warm summer months because it is home to some great rapids of the Russian River. River rafting enthusiasts also call Monte Rio a must-visit vacation destination during July, not just America's rich and powerful. I'm surprised wikipedia didn't reveal that to you.

    So maybe our former tow truck driving councilman is river rafting.

    Either way, you have to be part of the elite to get invited into Bohemian grove. No offense to O'Donnell, but the guy isn't cut from that cloth, and neither is the quality of your reporting.
  • Mike Ruehle
    Coming from an avid whitewater kayaker and rafter, I seriously doubt there is much of any whitewater river rafting happening on the Russion River during the summer months. Most of the rafting is done earlier in the year when the snow is melting and heading towards the ocean. The snow melt pretty much finished up in late May.

    Based upon the below dreamflows link, the Russian River, which flows through Monte Rio, is flowing less than 100 cubic feet per second. That is less than what is currently flowing down the San Gabriel river and would be a pretty boring raft ride.

    http://www.dreamflows.com/flows-canv.php#Califo...
  • Dave Wielenga
    More fish, please!
  • disco_bill73
    Better stick with chicken Dave. Fish is expensive. After your shitty alternative weekly goes down the tube in six months it'll do you good to already have a poor man's diet down to a science.
  • Barf Bag
    he'll be able to live off his belly fat for at least 3 months
  • disco_bill73
    Good point. Maybe with all his newfound free time he'll cut his greasy hair and take a fucking shower.
  • Dwight K Snider
    Very interesting to learn that Mr. O’Donnell is a former tow truck driver! Several years ago I complained to his staff about an incident of predatory towing I had observed in his district. I was told by his staff that they were on the case and an investigation had been started by the Long Beach Police Department. Following up several months later I was told by his staff that Mr. O’Donnell had decided that nothing could be done about predatory towing because that was the way the tow truck industry worked. Very interesting!
  • Theo Douglas
    That's cool, bill. I'm glad you liked what I wrote.
  • disco_bill73
    Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think a former tow-truck driver can afford the $25,000 annual dues it requires to be a Bohemian Grove member. And how many former tow truck drivers are even invited to become members?

    Great source of info there, Theo. No really. Wikipedia is great. Glad to see the District weekly writers use such reputable sources for their in-depth investigative stories.
  • patrickodonnel
    What was that? I can't hear you over all the partying? Man you shoulda seen us partyting by the great stone owl last night. We were all naked and drunk and shit. Got weird when Dick Cheney got naked though. Kinda grossed us all out.

    Whooo! Bohemian Grove baby! Whoooo!
  • Barf Bag
    you guys still owe me for the black tar heroin and that pound of OG Kush i fronted you....

    don't worry, while you guys are playing grab ass with yourselves, i'll be taking your wives to olive garden and banging them after a bottle of cheap chianti and endless pasta. it's amazing how quick the wives are at opening their legs and their wallets.
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