Article: Interview With Antonio Villaraigosa

Article: VILLARAIGOSA PITCHES SHARED SACRIFICE IN VALLEY MEETING: MAYOR LAYS OUT COST-CUTTING STRATEGY IN FRONT OF NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS.(News)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  April 24, 2009 ;     573 words ......services would be lost if Villaraigosa were unable to avoid laying...really admire the effort you're making and the philosophy you're using. I guess what I need...have to help the mayor, or we're going to lose this (service), we're going to lose this, we're going to lose this... .' ...

Article: MAYORAL PROFILE: ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA UNION, POLITICAL LEADER USED TO BEATING THE ODDS.(News)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  March 23, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Roosevelt High, where Villaraigosa studied. His energy...to know what you're for, not what you're against,'' he said...system. Then as now, Villaraigosa and others argued...city together for Villaraigosa includes a thorough...realize that we're all better off...city together, ...

Article: Villaraigosa plans LAX upheaval
Daily Breeze;  May 20, 2005 ;     637 words ......view of opposition to LAX." Villaraigosa also said he will replace...mayor-elect said. "So we're going to do the changes that we're going to do slowly," Villaraigosa said. "I would say, though...Breeze last month that they're enjoying their work and hoping that Villaraigosa, if ...

Article: FORMER DROPOUT READY TO LEAD; VILLARAIGOSA ON THE RISE IN ASSEMBLY.(News)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  December 22, 1997 ;     700+ words ......chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Villaraigosa said he had been approached about running for office...to have a voice.'' The primary campaign pitted Villaraigosa against Bill Mabie, Polanco's chief of staff in...city's leading Latino politicians. On one side was Villaraigosa, then considered ...

Article: VILLARAIGOSA WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE LAPD? HALTING OFFICER EXODUS SEEN AS PARAMOUNT.(News)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  May 6, 2001 ;     698 words ......District to have more police magnet high schools. Villaraigosa said he agrees with the need to hire 1,000 more...having a will and finding a way to pay for it,'' Villaraigosa said. As for the future of Chief Bernard C. Parks - in the last year of his contract - Villaraigosa said he wanted to see how he ...

Article: MAYOR ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA MAYOR ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA IS INTERVIEWED ON FOX NEWS' "HANNITY & COLMES"
Washington Transcript Service;  June 30, 2008 ;     700+ words ......which is why they're taking the tack they're taking, and that's not flying either. VILLARAIGOSA: I think you're right. I think people...in a war and you're a POW, that in and...the United States. VILLARAIGOSA: I think what's...with Hispanics, you're seeing the ...

Article: A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA CRITICS WANT ACTION.(News)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......to start looking to build something concrete.'' Villaraigosa shrugs off most criticism, saying he is laying...control over LAUSD. ``I have not given up on that,'' Villaraigosa said in an interview last week at his office in...thing to do. ``I can be a warrior when I have to.'' Villaraigosa said he hopes ...

Article: Latino Man of the Year: Antonio Villaraigosa
La Prensa San Diego;  January 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ......from the predominantly white Los Angeles suburbs. "Villaraigosa made history as L.A.'s first Latino mayor since...Other columnists and writers have marveled at Villaraigosa's ease in which he handles conflicts and tries...careful not to be seen with a Mexican flag. But Villaraigosa can't hide his ...

Article: CAN VILLARAIGOSA ELECTRIFY VOTERS ONCE AGAIN? COUNCILMAN SHOWS HIS OLD PASSION AS HE DISCUSSES CAMPAIGN TO LEAD CITY.(News)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  February 18, 2005 ;     700+ words ......collective memory of the Comet Villaraigosa pales next to the reality...comes across as tapped out. Villaraigosa brushes it off. What do...to be honest with you,'' Villaraigosa says. ``I mean, look, they're comparing the last two weeks...Maybe the novelty of Villaraigosa has worn off, now ...

Article: Villaraigosa bridges gap between biz and City Hall: but downtown still faces image problems.(POLITICS)
Daily Variety;  June 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Marc and Jane Nathanson hosted a dinner party for Villaraigosa that included Leonard Goldberg, Bob Shaye, Bert...After he lost his initial bid for mayor in 2001, Villaraigosa got a consulting job with Ron Burkle, the supermarket...producers and moguls as his best friends. According to Villaraigosa, his ...

Article: Hahn, Villaraigosa trade barbs
Daily Breeze;  April 10, 2005 ;     461 words ......American Museum in Exposition Park. After Hahn faulted Villaraigosa for seeking the pardon of convicted cocaine dealer...Vignali, an issue at the center of their 2001 race, Villaraigosa said, "I know exactly what you are doing Jim. You...tolerate it." Hahn didn't back off and insisted Villaraigosa's ...

Article: VILLARAIGOSA'S FIRST FOUR YEARS HAVE BEEN SMOOTH SAILING MAYOR: WITH NO HIGH-PROFILE CHALLENGERS, HE IS EXPECTED TO EASILY WIN RE-ELECTION.(News)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  February 22, 2009 ;     700+ words ......means to be Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa: A friend and ally of President...that little matter of a re-election campaign going...people want me to debate, Villaraigosa said What I say is 'Judge...LAUSD superintendent, and Villaraigosa has helped elect a majority...Over the last three weeks, ...

Article: VILLARAIGOSA NEW STAR IN TINSELTOWN FANS CONGRATULATE BIG WINNER.(News)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  May 20, 2005 ;     655 words ......working with people from both sides of the aisle,'' Villaraigosa said. ``That's what I will do as mayor.'' During...Boulevard with the area's honorary mayor, Johnny Grant, Villaraigosa was interrupted to do an interview on a national...the ultimate pitchman for Hollywood, who promised Villaraigosa he ...

Article: EDITORIAL LACK OF COMPETITION UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S NO RESPONSIBLE CHOICE BUT VILLARAIGOSA Unfortunately, there's no responsible choice but Villaraigosa.(Opinionated/Editorial)(Editorial)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  March 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ......midst of another re-election race for...Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa was one of a handful...and wished that Villaraigosa had had the respect...make his case for re-election. But ultimately...Both the city and Villaraigosa himself would be...challenge to his re-election. ...