Antonio Villaraigosa

Ask the L.A. mayor candidates: Would you try to take control of L.A. schools?

2013-05-20 16:24:00

During separate video interviews with the Los Angeles Times last month, candidates for L.A. mayor Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel responded to questions from individual voters. Among them is Kim Jones of Silver Lake, who asked: What would you do...

Mayor candidates on transportation: innovation vs. tried and true

2013-05-18 18:25:00

During eight years in office, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa staked much of his legacy on transportation. He lobbied Washington for millions of dollars in federal funding. He oversaw the addition of 150 miles of bike lanes. And, five years ago, he...

A long, expensive (and distinctive) race nears the finish line

2013-05-19 20:09:00

A two-year campaign that has drawn record spending will see either the first woman or the first Jew elected as Los Angeles mayor. But despite those milestones, candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti sped around the city Sunday trying to avoid another...

Garcetti, Greuel fight for African American votes in final hours

2013-05-19 17:48:00

A two-year-long campaign that has drawn record spending will put either the first woman or the first elected Jewish leader in the Los Angeles mayor’s office. But despite those milestones, candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti sped around the...

Spending in L.A. mayor's race breaks records

2013-05-18 20:30:00

Spending in the hotly contested two-year race for Los Angeles mayor exceeded $33 million on Saturday, breaking previous records as unlimited outside money continued to play a dominant role in Tuesday's contest. Candidate super PACs and so-called...

Newton: Decision time for L.A.

2013-05-20 00:00:00

As the campaign for mayor of Los Angeles has played out over the last two years, the complaints I've heard most often are that none of the candidates has reached for big ideas, that the field has lacked big personalities and that the two finalists are...

Forecast for L.A.'s mayor race: paltry turnout

2013-05-16 07:00:00

More than 2 million people can vote for mayor of Los Angeles. But if history is a reliable guide, as many as 1.6 million of them will skip Tuesday's election. That low turnout could mean that the winner will garner fewer votes than any newly elected...

Villaraigosa denounces two attack ads in mayoral campaign

2013-05-16 20:29:00

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa waded into the increasingly negative campaign for mayor, calling for the removal of two ads that attack mayoral candidates Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel but were not created by either candidate's campaign....

Garcetti's lead over Greuel at 7 percentage points in mayoral race

2013-05-17 21:30:00

Eric Garcetti's lead in the Los Angeles mayor's race has narrowed to seven percentage points, but his strength among conservatives has blocked rival Wendy Greuel from securing a San Fernando Valley base that is vital to her chances, according to a new USC...

Labor group won't back away from campaign mailer

2013-05-17 20:37:00

The most powerful labor organization in Los Angeles refused Friday to back away from a campaign mailer in which it urges voters to support Wendy Greuel for mayor because she "will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour." Even though Greuel has said she...

LAPD reformed as federal oversight lifted, city leaders say

2013-05-17 08:05:00

Los Angeles leaders say the Los Angeles Police Department has undergone a dramatic transformation since federal oversight of the agency was ordered 12 years ago. The dismissal Wednesday of the so-called consent decree, which arose largely out of the...

Federal judge lifts LAPD consent decree

2013-05-16 21:04:00

The federal judge who oversaw a dramatic, forced transformation of the Los Angeles Police Department has freed the department from the final vestiges of federal oversight. In a brief, three-line order Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Gary Feess formally...

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, shown last year, has not made an endorsement in the mayoral contest.

2013-05-16 22:38:43

Mayor of Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa and Krysten Ritter at the GREY GOOSE Red Carpet Lounge at the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky.

2013-05-04 13:37:11

Antonio Villaraigosa (2005-2013)

2013-04-24 18:21:36