Antonio Villaraigosa

Obama's California: Angst and Irony for Winning Democrats

William Bradley | Posted 05.29.2009 | 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 05.28.2009 | 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 05.25.2009 | 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 05.11.2009 | 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 04.20.2009 | 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 04.02.2009 | 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 03.07.2009 | 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 03.05.2009 | 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 12.09.2008 | 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 11.20.2008 | 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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Rush Limbaugh Calls Latino Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa "A Shoeshine Guy"

Portfolio.com Mixed Media | Jeff Bercovici | Posted 05.14.2008 | Media

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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 04.17.2008 | Politics

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

LA Observed | Kevin Roderick | Posted 03.28.2008 | 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 03.28.2008 | 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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LA Mayor's Affair With TV News Reporter Comes To An End

Los Angeles Times | David Zahniser | Posted 03.28.2008 | 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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