Richard Riordan

How money twists L.A.'s elections

2013-06-12 00:00:00

Often, by the end of an election, the weaknesses of the existing campaign finance laws have become evident, and the need to update them has been made clear by the ways those weaknesses have been exploited. That is certainly the case with Los Angeles' most...

Eric Garcetti names longtime advisor Rich Llewellyn to direct transition

2013-05-31 21:00:00

Los Angeles mayor-elect Eric Garcetti on Friday announced one of his longtime advisors will serve as director of his transition effort, helping him identify hundreds of people who will work in his office and serve as political appointees. Transition...

Newton: After 12 years, a better LAPD

2013-05-27 00:00:00

Although it was drowned out by the mayor's race, Los Angeles quietly marked a historic moment this month: On May 15, after 12 years of policing the city under the eye of a federal judge, the Los Angeles Police Department at last was allowed to return to...

Town hall meeting scheduled today on LAX runway project

2013-05-04 12:21:00

Los Angeles International Airport's neighboring community and labor organizations are hosting a town hall Saturday in response to the L.A. City Council’s approval this week of a $4.76-billion renovation project, which includes a controversial plan...

Eric Garcetti's winning strategy took Wendy Greuel strongholds

2013-05-23 07:42:00

Eric Garcetti defeated Wendy Greuel in the Los Angeles mayor's race despite Greuel’s overwhelming support in heavily African American neighborhoods. The city controller's strength among black voters in South L.A. was too little to make up for...

Steve Lopez: Labor unions the big loser in mayor's race

2013-05-22 09:22:00

Labor gambled and lost. Wendy Greuel drove away much of her own base. And it's done. After two years of campaigning and more than $30 million of spinning, the next mayor of Los Angeles will be Eric Garcetti, who doesn't exactly have what you'd call...

2 leaders in L.A.'s 6th council district race are women

2013-05-17 20:53:00

The two apparent front-runners to replace Los Angeles City Councilman Tony Cardenas are veteran public officials with strong connections to the east San Fernando Valley Democratic machine that has sent candidates to City Hall since the mid-1990s. Both...

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...

L.A. mayoral candidates support making teacher evaluations public

2013-05-07 21:08:00

Los Angeles' two mayoral candidates said Tuesday that they support making teacher evaluations public, going well beyond a level of disclosure that is supported by top school district officials. City Controller Wendy Greuel and City Councilman Eric...

Portrait emerges of Wendy Greuel campaign's downfall

2013-05-26 21:24:00

Wendy Greuel entered the race for mayor of Los Angeles with the formidable advantages of a front-runner. She had amassed a huge political war chest, and independent campaigns were willing to spend millions more. She won the backing of the some of L.A.'s...

Obama's no-excuses credo

2013-05-26 00:00:00

On May 19, President Obama gave a commencement address at Morehouse College, a predominantly black men's college in Atlanta. His words and message were forceful, timely and uniquely befitting the first African American president. The president said what...

Richard Riordan (1993-2001)

2013-04-24 18:30:46

Actor David Clennon, dressed as the Ghost of Jacob Marley, left, waits to warn Mayor Richard Riordan to stop opposing the pending living wage ordinance in December 1996. Clennon, an Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences member, is now taking action against "Zero Dark Thirty."

2013-01-11 16:37:51

Former L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan was briefly hospitalized for chest pain.

2012-11-17 16:18:39