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Unions threatened with layoffs protest Villaraigosa trips out of town
L.A. NOWLos Angeles City workers are planning a protest outside of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s annual State of the City address Wednesday to voice their anger at the mayor’s plan for layoffs.... -
Villaraigosa avoids talk of layoffs in State of the City address
Even as city workers protested planned cuts outside, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa avoided talk of layoffs during his annual State of the City address Wednesday. He chose instead to cheerlead a proposed ballot measure that he said would allow the...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Unemployment, Antonio Villaraigosa, Career and Workplace
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Villaraigosa speech focuses on transit issues, not L.A. budget woes
L.A. NOWEven as city workers protested proposed layoffs outside of his speech, L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa avoided talk of layoffs during his annual State of the City address Wednesday, choosing instead to cheerlead a proposed ballot measure that he said... -
L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to chair Democratic convention
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has been selected chairman of this summer's Democratic National Convention, elevating his role as a campaign surrogate and raising his national profile as he weighs his political future.
A formal announcement was...Tags: U.S. Senate, Politics, Antonio Villaraigosa, Democratic National Conventions, Charity
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L.A. catching up to Chicago in sleaze
Panning for gold in the local cesspool is always lucrative, but it's been one fat nugget after another lately.
We've got Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa marketing himself for his next job before he finishes this one; City Atty. Carmen Trutanich...Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Jan Perry, Political Corruption, Organized Crime
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Hunger and homelessness on the rise in U.S cities, mayors report
Nation NowAmericans are gearing up to spend billions of dollars for Christmas and other holiday gifts this year, a time when hunger, poverty and homelessness are all rising, according to Census data and surveys by city officials.... -
As cities' struggles persist, Congress must act, mayors say
Nation NowMayors of U.S. cities want Congress to act. An economic forecast issued Wednesday by the U.S. Conference of Mayors is part of an effort to prod Congress into passing jobs-creation legislation.... -
Gay marriage draws support from U.S. mayors led by Villaraigosa
L.A. NOWL.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was among a group of 80 mayors in Washington D.C. on Friday who pledged their support for gay marriage and announced an initiative aimed at expanding marriage rights for same-sex couples.... -
As convention chair, Villaraigosa promises to be inclusive
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa -- a one-time student organizer, union leader and now one of the nation's most prominent Latino politicians -- stepped into his role Wednesday as the face of a Democratic Party convention that is being pitched as the...Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Voting, Same-Sex Marriage, Antonio Villaraigosa
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Mayor Villaraigosa unveils website to help Los Angeles businesses
L.A. NOWL.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa unveiled a new city website Thursday designed to make it easy for businesses to find places to build their headquarters, open up a manufacturing plant or launch a retail operation.... -
Newton: Villaraigosa in his element as 'the nation's mayor'
The mayor of Columbus, Ohio, described his "utter disbelief" at the destructive "gamesmanship" as Congress debates the debt ceiling. The mayor of Fresno described her city's tough budget problems and wondered when the economy would hit bottom. The mayor...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Regional Authority, Antonio Villaraigosa, Columbus
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Villaraigosa: Riding Prop. 13 resentment to Sacramento? [poll]
Opinion L.A.What do you think of Villaraigosa's move? Is it smart policy-wise but too risky politically? Or is Proposition 13 fine as it is? Take our poll, post your comment or do both....
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