Commentary: Back in the News, Albert 'Little Al' Robles Still Has a Lot of Bones to Pick

Commentary: Back in the news, Albert 'Little Al' Robles still has a lot of bones to pick

The more he talked, the more it became evident former Carson Mayor Albert Robles wants to be seen as the crusader he’s always imagined himself to be — and is annoyed that he’s not.

Commentary: Back in the news, Albert ‘Little Al’ Robles still has a lot of bones to pick

When the world calls you “Little Al,” you’re going to do what it takes to be seen. That’s what I thought after spending an hour last week at the Porsche Experience Center in Carson with the city’s former mayor, Albert Robles. He’s not the Albert Robles who was found guilty 19 years ago of fleecing South Gate out of $20 million as treasurer — that’s Big Al Robles. Little Al is the one who has tried to be a political somebody in L.A. County for ov…