El Monte mayor wants to rehire ‘Gangnam Style’ lifeguards

El Monte Mayor Andre Quintero says he supports rehiring the “Gangnam Style” lifeguards fired for making a video spoofing the Korean pop song and plans to urge his colleagues to do the same. Read LA Times

“This is more than just about a video,” he said, noting the need for a “deeper look at the management” of El Monte’s aquatics center.

The mayor said he wondered “how can 14 people put together a video and no one from management knew what was going on?”