Archives: Antonio Villaraigosa

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April 2008

  • Good morning -- here's what's happening 4.28.08

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    The latest on the Sierra Madre wildfire -- pix, video and story. Here comes another controversial money-saving scheme as Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa... more

  • This budget plan draws fire

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    Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's plan to balance the city's $7-billion budget is filled with ideas that are starting to draw heat... more

  • The forgotten men of L.A. City Hall

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    Times editors recently , and I hear that one of the things they decided while discussing the future of the newspaper was that . I had not... more

  • Dodgers to add shops, a museum and garages

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    The Dodgers today plan to unveil their most extensive stadium renovation yet, a project that would transform the area behind the outfield... more

  • Villaraigosa's budget plan

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    More police, fewer city workers. L.A.'s mayor is being realistic with the city's new budget... more

  • Ups and downs in L.A.'s arts funding

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    Los Angeles County would increase arts and cultural spending 3.8% under a proposed $22-billion budget released this week, but the city of... more

  • In L.A. schools, death by 1,000 cuts

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    or all the hand-wringing over the city's impending budget cuts, you have to think that Los Angeles Unified Supt. David Brewer wouldn't mind... more

  • The title of greenest city goes to . . .

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    Mirror, mirror on the wall: Who is the greenest of them all? Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has a to slash his city's planet-warming... more

  • That library book fee? Ummm, never mind...

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    Remember that scheme to nickel and dime our way out of the city's $405 million budget shortfall by charging a buck for each book that arrives... more

  • L.A. rethinks anti-gang programs

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    Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa made a splash when he announced plans last week for ending L.A. Bridges, an anti-gang initiative under... more

  • New guy, new day at LAUSD

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    Strong leaders hire talented executives. Supt. David L. Brewer's hiring of Ramon C. Cortines as chief operating officer of the Los Angeles... more

  • Colombia trade pact dispute spills into Californians' laps

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    A morning breakfast briefing for a delegation of Southern California business and government officials in town to lobby Congress turned nasty... more

  • Lobbying hard for L.A. in D.C.

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    Santa Monica Mayor Herb Katz is lobbying for increased federal funding for a light rail project to connect East and West Los Angeles. The... more

  • South Bay left out of Villaraigosa's anti-gang plan

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    While Antonio Villaraigosa was busy reinventing the city's anti-gang programs with 12 "gang reduction zones," he somehow forgot to include... more

  • The state of L.A.

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    Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's address Monday evening was his third State of the City report since he took office -- and the first speech of... more

 
 

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