History Unfolds in Ever-Changing L.A.
Not only did voters say no to the more conservative agenda of Steve Soboroff, who was Mayor Richard Riordan’s choice to be his successor, they also put a Latino within striking distance of the mayor’s post.
Inspector Cynthia Ang, right, holds the card punched by one voter in Tuesday’s Los Angeles election as ballot inspection supervisor Mayra Puchalski checks it at downtown offices.
Antonio Villaraigosa and his wife, Corinna, are silhouetted, below, against an American flag at Union Station as they celebrate his success in qualifying for the June runoff.
At bottom, City Atty. James K. Hahn addresses supporters while son Jackson, 8, watches.
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