WHY ARE DEMOCRAT-CONTROLLED CITIES SUCH CESSPITS OF NEPOTISM AND CORRUPTION? How one of L.A.’s highest-paying jobs went to the boss’s son. “The firing of the younger Rubino followed a string of recent embarrassments for managers of America’s busiest harbor. The former port police chief was indicted for taking kickbacks from a company doing business with the port and then lying to federal investigators about it. Federal officials dropped the corruption charges, and the former chief pleaded guilty earlier this year to tax evasion and filing a false statement to the FBI.”

Plus: “As with most city employees, recruiting for port pilots is supposed to follow a rigorous, merit-based process under civil service rules, designed to ensure the most qualified applicant is hired.”