Tag Archives: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Is Antonio Villaraigosa poised to be America’s first Latino president? Yahoo! News Wants to Know

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

You got to give credit where credit is due: Our beloved Antonio Villaraigosa has gone from being mocked as the 11 percent mayor, the freebie mayor and the FAILURE. mayor to become touted as the next President of the United … Continue reading →

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BYD — Build Your Dreams — Goes Bust in the City of Broken Dreams

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

It was the biggest deal Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa pulled off in his desperate effort to show he was actually doing something about the city’s staggering unemployment rate and its loss of economic clout. With $2 million in federal poverty grants … Continue reading →

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When Is a System Not a System? When It’s the MTA’s Disconnected Bus and Rail System

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: Read the letter the LA Times described as “scathing”  from the Federal Transit Administration to LA’s MTA over its contempt for civil rights laws. Then, read the MTA’s response as reported by Steve Hymon, the former LA Times … Continue reading →

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Apocalypse Now! Antonio’s Vision for a ‘Happy Ending’

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

Finally, I see the light — thank you, Antonio. If we can pass a tax for 30 years and spend the revenue in 10 years by borrowing against the future, why shouldn’t we extend the tax into eternity and spend … Continue reading →

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Political Bad Karma: Their Past Actions Catch Up with Antonio and Nuch in Media Storylines

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

Antonio and the Budget Catastrophe The city budget crisis that has grown in the city budget catastrophe because of City Hall’s wretched leadership finally is found noteworthy today in Jim Newton’s LA Times column. Giving Antonio Villaraigosa credit for “some … Continue reading →

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The Deafening Silence of the Mayor and LA’s Civic and Business Elite in the Face of Black and Korean Protests

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

The Constitution guarantees our right to vote but it doesn’t protect us from ourselves when we year after year elect incompetent, irresponsible and corrupt officials — even when they rig elections as totally as they are in Los Angeles. Faced … Continue reading →

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Profiles in Political Courage: Antonio Villaraigosa Edition — Mayor Ducks Meeting with Korean Leaders on Redistricting

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

UPDATE: Mayor Villaraigosa’s office contacted the Korean American Coalition/Wilshire Center Koreatown NC late Wednesday night to inform them that a delegation of half a dozen would be granted an audience with mayor himself at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. But Grace Yoo, … Continue reading →

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The Antonio Follies: Mocking Jerry with Fiscal Gibberish When ‘Vision, Determination and Political Will’ Are Needed

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

With his new-found celebrity as a tool of Barack Obama, Antonio Villaraigosa used a visit to Sacramento to mock Gov. Jerry Brown’s soak-the-rich plan to balance the state budget for the first time in more than a decade. “This isn’t … Continue reading →

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Brenda Barnette’s No-Kill Policy and the Mystery of the Disappearing Animal Services Commissioners

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

When he was running for mayor in early 2005, then Councilman Antonio Villaragosa told a coalition of animal rights activists that if elected he would fire Animal Services General Manager Guerdon Stuckey – the department’s third boss in three years … Continue reading →

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Which Way Antonio? Debating How the Mayor Is Doing

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

Warren Olney on Which Way LA? picked up the storyline of the resurrection of Mayor Antonio Resurrection giving hizzoner the opportunity to dance around hard questions as only he can and then gave civic leader David Abel and City Hall … Continue reading →

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