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Antonio Villaraigosa

Stopping the 13 Second Clock: ACORN and Leading Mayors Join Together in Fighting Foreclosures

Bertha Lewis | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ron Dellums, Foreclosures, Michael Nutter, Foreclosure Crisis, Acorn, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mandatory Mediation, Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Michael Bloomberg, Mandatory-Mediation, Mayor Michael Nutter, Mayor Ron Dellums, Mayor Diaz, Bertha Lewis, Foreclosure, Philadelphia, Acorn Housing, Francis Slay, Home Foreclosures, Foreclosure News, Politics News
Bertha Lewis

With millions more foreclosures staring us in the face, we have to act now to create sensible local solutions that will improve our communities, safeguard families, stabilize tax bases, and revive the economy.

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Lu Parker, TV Newscaster, Dating LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Los Angeles Times | Phil Willon | Posted 06.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Lu Parker, LA Mayor, LA Mayor Dating Newscaster, Antonio Villaraigosa, Dating Another Newscaster, TV Newscaster Dating Villaraigosa, Media News

A Los Angeles television reporter is dating Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, about two years after his extramarital affair with another local newscaster le...

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Greening Hollywood: Westside Story And Eastside Luv

Paige Donner | Posted 06.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Alfre Woodard, Youth Technology Center, Sharon Lawrence, Fascon Technologies, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, Mark Gold, Participant Productions, Skoll Foundation, Taboo, Barker Hangar, Rosario Dawson, La Ley, Father Greg Boyle, Culture Clash, Cirque Du Soleil, Eastside Luv, Sen. Fran Pavley, Boyle Heights, Adrian Grenier, Global Green USA, Heal the Bay, Antonio Villaraigosa, Sotomayor, Green News
Paige Donner

Sort of a citywide festival of "You're great." "No, YOU'RE great."

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LA Magazine's Failure: Irresponsible Journalism

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Accomplishments, Mayor, Los Angeles Magazine, Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, Media News
Peter Dreier

Los Angeles magazine -- the slick monthly targeted to young affluent readers who need to keep up with which restaurants, neighborhoods, celebrities, a...

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LA Considering Following Chicago's Lead On Parking Meters

NBC Chicago | Steve Rhodes | Posted 05.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Privatization, Parking Meter Privatization, Chicago Parking Meters, Los Angeles Parking Meters, Antonio Villaraigosa, Chicago News

While at least some members of Los Angeles's City Council look at Chicago's parking meter mess and see . . . a mess, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa looks ...

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Obama's California: Angst and Irony for Winning Democrats

William Bradley | Posted 04.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Steve Westly, Labor, Karen Bass, Antonio Villaraigosa, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Gavin Newsom, Darrell Steinberg, Gray Davis, Democratic Party, Jerry Brown, Bulworth, Dianne Feinstein, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News
William Bradley

California Democrats are a lot happier about the elections next year than the one in a few weeks.

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What Actually Happened at the California Democratic Party convention

Phil Trounstine | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gavin Newsom, Antonio Villaraigosa, California Governor's Race, Jerry Brown, San Francisco-California, Politics News
Phil Trounstine

By Phil Trounstine and Jerry Roberts Calbuzz.com Bottom line on the California Democratic Party convention: San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom made th...

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Solar The Sign!

Mike Bonifer | Posted 04.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Entertainment Industry, Solar Power, Antonio Villaraigosa, Politics, Mike Bonifer, Tom LaBonge, Hollywood, Dreams, Sustainability, Gamechangers, Los Angeles, Solar Paneling the Hollywood Sign, Solar-Power, Solar-Power-Hollywood, Green News
Mike Bonifer

Solar Paneling the Hollywood Sign struck me as a beautiful, artful, symbolically powerful idea -- what I call in my line of work a 'productive game'

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How the Rising Gay Marriage Issue Affects Cal Gov Race

Phil Trounstine | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Steve Poizner, Meg Whitman, Gavin Newsom, Antonio Villaraigosa, California Governor's Race, Gay Marriage, Jerry Brown, Politics News
Phil Trounstine

The cultural war over gay marriage has suddenly re-emerged nationally, setting the stage for volatile political developments in California.

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Obama's California: The Arnold Alliance and More

William Bradley | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Meg Whitman, Solar, Antonio Villaraigosa, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steve Poizner, Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles, Jerry Brown, Orange Country, Steve Westly, Green Tech, Barack Obama, Reagan Country, George W. Bush, Electric Cars, Bill Clinton, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, John McCain, John Garamendi, Hollywood, Politics News
William Bradley

President Barack Obama is back in the east after a whirlwind visit to California which pointed up his strengths and suggested some things he can do differently.

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Investing in the Green Economy Now for a More Secure Future

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 03.02.2009 | Green

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Measure B, President Obama, Carbon Emissions, Economic Crisis, Green Jobs, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, Congress, Los Angeles Air Quality, Pollution, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, Solar Integrated, Green Economy, Economic Stimulus Plan, Health Care, Green Policy, Solar Power, Antonio Villaraigosa, Green News
Antonio Villaraigosa

Now is the time to take bold action to invest in programs that will create green, sustainable industries that will provide good jobs and provide long term economic and environmental benefits.

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Los Angeles Buying Green Power From Mexico To Meet Goals

Los Angeles Times | Posted 02.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Antonio Villaraigosa, Mexico, Geothermal Energy, Green Energy, Los Angeles, Green News

Though we already know there are a few catches to the argument that greener energy will instantly make the country wholly energy independent -- like a...

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Jerry Brown To Run For California Governor

Los Angeles Times | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Attorney General Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Antonio Villaraigosa, Diane Feinstein, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Jerry Brown, Dianne Feinstein, Gavin Newsome, Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown, Jerry Brown Governor, California Governor's Race, California Governor, Mayor Gavin Newsom, Politics News

It was 1974 when Jerry Brown ran for governor as a dashing 36-year-old reformer, the embodiment of change in Watergate's aftermath. "I was the new sp...

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Who Wasn't On Stage With Obama and Should Have Been?

Steve Clemons | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Robert Kuttner, Penny Pritzker, Adam Posen, Alan Murray, James Galbraith, George Soros, Doug & Heidi Rediker, Leo Hindery, Eric Schmidt, Richard Parsons, Tom Gallagher, Paul Volcker, Lawrence Summers, Economic Team, Warren Buffet, Kevin Phillips, William Daley, William Donaldson, Jennifer Granholm, Joseph Stiglitz, Robert Samuelson, Paul Krugman, Roel Campos, William Bonvillian, Jeffrey Sachs, C. Fred Bergsten, Robert Reich, Antonio Villaraigosa, Joseph Biden, Charlene Barshefsky, Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Robert Rubin, Austan Goolsbee, David Bonior, Economic Policy, Rahm Emanuel, Bernard Schwartz, Jason Furhman, Sheila Bair, Anne Mulcahy, Roger Ferguson, Clyde Prestowitz, Sherle Schwenninger, Obama's Cabinet, Politics News
Steve Clemons

I'm not satisfied with the roster of economic personalities and thinkers we see Barack Obama mixing with.

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Clean Trucks and Green Collar Jobs

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 10.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Collar Jobs, Environmental Justice, Congestion Pricing, Sean Arian, Clean Truck Program, Antonio Villaraigosa, Christopher Ward, Clean Energy, Kim Thompson-Gaddy, Clean Air Action Plan, Barack Obama, Jerrold Nadler, Energy, Green News
Arlene M. Roberts

With heightened concerns over global warming, clean air is increasingly associated with seaports.

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Keeping Hope - And Housing - Alive in LA

Peter Dreier | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Mixed-Income Housing, Acorn, Power, Homelessness, Housing LA, Antonio Villaraigosa, Developers, Housing, Housing Crisis, LA Voice, Los Angeles, Scanph, Home News
Peter Dreier

When he took office in 2005, Villaraigosa faced a city with one of the worst housing crises in the country. This year, the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment rose to $1,740 per month; a working family needs to earn $33 per hour - or $69,600 per year - to afford that rent.

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Rush Limbaugh Calls Latino Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa "A Shoeshine Guy"

Portfolio.com Mixed Media | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 05.06.2008 | Media

Read More: Rush Limbaugh Villaraigosa Shoeshine Guy, Rush Limbaugh Mayor Villaraigosa, Rush Limbaugh Los Angeles Mayor, Rush Limbuagh, Antonio Villaraigosa, Rush Limbaugh LA Mayor, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Rush Limbaugh Antonio Villaraigosa, Media News

Hey, you know what's a riot? Comparing one of the country's foremost Latino politicians to "a shoeshine guy" because of his race. In a segment about ...

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Exclusive Preview: LA Mayor's Mistress Speaks

Los Angeles Magazine | Shawn Hubler | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: LA Mayor Adultery, Mirthala Salinas Antonio Villaraigosa, LA Mayor Mistress, Mirthala Salinas LA Mag, Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Mirthala Salinas, Mirthala Salinas Los Angeles Magazine, Mirthala, Politics News

In Their May issue, Los Angeles Magazine has an exclusive interview with former local television reporter Mirthala Salinas, who went from anchoring on...

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My Conversation with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Charlie Rose | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Immigration Reform, Immigration, Antonio Villaraigosa, Charlie Rose, Politics News
Charlie Rose

2008-02-22-villaraigosapull.jpgL.A. mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is one of the rising stars in the Democratic party: the first Latino mayor of L.A. in recent history and co-chairman to Clinton's campaign.

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LA Mayor's Ex-Reporter Girlfriend Back On The Air

LA Observed | Kevin Roderick | Posted 02.20.2008 | Media

Read More: LA Mayor Love Affair, Telemundo, Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, LA Mayor Affair, Mirthala Salinas, Media News

LA Observed's Kevin Roderick reports: The onetime rising star at Telemundo whose career burned up in the wreckage of an affair with Mayor Antonio Vill...

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Marc Cooper

Watch Obama's and Clinton's Top Latino Supporters Talk Strategy

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 02.01.2008 | Home

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Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are engaged in a fierce battle to capture the crucial emerging Latino vote during next week's s...

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Your Professional Emails, IMs, and Texts Are Not Private -- Get Over It

Stephanie Losee and Helaine Olen | Posted 01.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Bill Clinton, Office Romance Scandal, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Christine Beatty, Gavin Newsom, Antonio Villaraigosa, Office Mate, Kwame Kilpatrick, Office Romance, Detroit Mayor Affair, Living News
Stephanie Losee and Helaine Olen

It's less than a month into the New Year, and already a mayor of a major American city finds himself embroiled in an office romance scandal.

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Vote Early and Often: California Wins in the Early Primary

Rick Jacobs | Posted 01.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Brian Leubitz, Fabian Nunez, Kucinich, Romney, Obama, California, Eric Garcetti, United Healthcare Workers, Howard Dean, Clinton, Giuliani, Proposition 13, John Kerry, Huckabee, Mayor of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, Courage Campaign, California Primary, Wga, Buffy Wicks, Progress Now, Vote Hope 2008, Progress Michigan, Antonio Villaraigosa, Chris Lehane, Progress Ohio, Calitics, Steve Phillips, One Wisconsin, Edwards, Dirty Tricks, Cnn, Tsunami Tuesday, Pick Your President, Seiu, Fuse, Politics News
Rick Jacobs

A statewide poll that shows one candidate way ahead may not accurately predict the delegate count, which is the only count that elects the nominee. And it also means this race may go on well past February 5th.

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LA Mayor's Affair With TV News Reporter Comes To An End

Los Angeles Times | David Zahniser | Posted 11.24.2007 | Politics

Read More: LA Mayor Love Affair, Telemundo, Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Mirthala Salinas, Politics News

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and television news reporter Mirthala Salinas have ended their romantic relationship, two sources familiar with the situati...

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Finally, Some Real Changes in Public Education

Steven Barrie-Anthony | Posted 09.18.2007 | Politics

Read More: Steve Barr, Poverty, Antonio Villaraigosa, College, Charter Schools, Berkeley High School, Green Dot, Rick Ayers, Los Angeles Times, Public Education, Lausd, Politics News
Steven Barrie-Anthony

Finally we are talking in new ways about education, and finally there is movement in this long-stagnant quagmire.

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