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Article: EDITORIAL LACK OF COMPETITION UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S NO RESPONSIBLE CHOICE BUT VILLARAIGOSA Unfortunately, there's no responsible choice but Villaraigosa.(Opinionated/Editorial)(Editorial)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- March 1, 2009
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BEFORE we consider the state of the race for mayor on Tuesday, cast your memory back for a moment to a better time.
It was March 2005, and we were in the midst of another re-election race for another mayor. Then-City Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa was one of a handful of experienced politicians running to unseat Mayor James Hahn, including Councilman Bernard Parks, former Assemblyman Robert Hertzberg and then-state Sen. Richard Alarcon.
The rich field of candidates resulted in some lively discussions of L.A.'s problems and virtually ensured that Hahn, who had been a lackluster mayor for a city that loves flash, would face a runoff election. He did, and ...