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Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa (/ ˌ v iː ə r aɪ ˈ ɡ oʊ s ə /; né Villar Jr. on January 23, 1953) is an American politician who served as the 41st Mayor of Los Angeles from 2005 to 2013.
A number of prominent politicians called for all three councilmembers to resign, including Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and U.S. Representatives Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), Tony Cárdenas (D-Pacoima) and Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles).
Voters will also choose between Rep. Karen Bass and developer Rick Caruso to tackle the homelessness crisis and lead a city that former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has described in recent ...
The march started at a church 10 blocks west of MacArthur Park with a "town hall meeting", and ended at MacArthur Park. The march was peaceful, without a single arrest, and the town hall meeting featured speakers such as Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez, [1] [17] who later marched with
McClain's union, the Los Angeles Police Airport Assn., supports the measure, which also had signatures of support from Bass, then-City Council President Paul Krekorian and former Mayor Antonio ...
The package is similar to a 2007 salary deal that contributed to one of the city's biggest budget crises. Former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa later called that agreement a mistake.
The newly elected Mayor James Hahn did not rehire Parks in 2002. This arguably caused Hahn to lose the support of South Los Angeles' black community, leading to his defeat by Antonio Villaraigosa in the 2005 election. [5] In 2002, the television series The Shield premiered, depicting a band of rogue Los Angeles police officers.
Former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa talks to reporters during a news conference at the construction site of a new water desalination plant in Antioch, Calif., in 2022, as part of his ...