Antonio Villaraigosa

Keeping Hope - And Housing - Alive in LA

Peter Dreier | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home


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.

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

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


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 ...

Exclusive Preview: LA Mayor's Mistress Speaks

Los Angeles Magazine | Shawn Hubler | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics


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

My Conversation with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Charlie Rose | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics


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.

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

LA Observed | Kevin Roderick | Posted 02.20.2008 | Media


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...

Marc Cooper

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 02.01.2008 | Home


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...

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

Stephanie Losee and Helaine Olen | Posted 01.24.2008 | Living


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.

Vote Early and Often: California Wins in the Early Primary

Rick Jacobs | Posted 01.16.2008 | Politics


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.

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

Los Angeles Times | David Zahniser | Posted 11.24.2007 | Politics


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

Finally, Some Real Changes in Public Education

Steven Barrie-Anthony | Posted 09.18.2007 | Politics


Steven Barrie-Anthony

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