Antonio Villaraigosa

...Los Angeles City Council today appointed Charlie Beck as the city's new police chief. The council unanimously approved Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's nomination at a hearing this morning. There was no organized opposition to the nomination of...

In this article: William J. Bratton and LAPD

...City Council today is expected to appoint Charlie Beck as the city's new police chief. The council is expected to take up Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's nomination at a hearing beginning at 8:30 a.m. There has been no organized opposition to...

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...union submitted an application to run the school -- and so did the mayor. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times / November 16, 2009) Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and groups of teachers backed by the Los Angeles teachers union will compete for control...

In this article: Jefferson High School, Green Dot, Los Angeles, and Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools

...million in revenue to the city in the form of hotel stays, restaurant tabs, transportation and other business transactions. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa once called the idea of the city soliciting money from the Jacksons or private donors...

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...agenda. Robert Greene's Nov. 1 Op-Ed article, "The real Villaraigosa era begins now," in which he portrays Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's first term as largely a continuation of his predecessor James K. Hahn's policies and...

In this article: Los Angeles, James K. Hahn, Los Angeles Police Department, Richard Riordan, and White House

...neighborhoods. The departure was the latest sign of a reshuffling in the administration of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, coming one month after he announced the resignation of H. David Nahai, the former head of the Department of Water and...

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To stem the outflow of film and other entertainment production jobs from Los Angeles, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa met this morning with representatives from more than 20 city departments to find ways to make it easier for producers to shoot...

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...rank-and-file and civil rights advocates and will take command at a time of uncertainty for the department. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Deputy LAPD Chief Charlie Beck chat at Getty House one hour before press conference,...

In this article: Los Angeles Police Department, William J. Bratton, Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, Tony Cardenas, and Cost of living

Hahn? Wait a minute, you say. He had no second term. He's been gone from City Hall for four years, soundly defeated by Antonio Villaraigosa in their second mayoral showdown. Voters thought they were making a clean break when they...

In this article: James K. Hahn, William J. Bratton, Los Angeles, Richard Riordan, Coal, LAPD, Newsweek, and New York

Let the speculation over recently reelected L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's gubernatorial ambitions resume, beginning with this blogpost. He already said he wasn't interested in the job (at least this time around), but that was before San...

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