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Article: South Central Vote Will Determine Who Will Be The Next Mayor of Los Angeles
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- Los Angeles Sentinel
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- May 4, 2005
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Ertll, Randy Jurado
Los Angeles Sentinel
05-04-2005
The mayoral race in Los Angeles should not be about personalities. It
should be about South Central and about offering a quality education to all
children.
In the May 17 run-off, Mayor James K. Hahn faces City Councilman Antonio
Villaraigosa. Much of the recent coverage has been about endorsements, with
basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson coming out for Villaraigosa on
April 11, after backing Hahn four years ago.
But beyond the big names, there are the hard-working, low-income people who
demand our attention. Hundreds of thousands of them. They live in South
Central.
We need drastic improvement or changes of leadership to improve South
Central ...