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Garcetti elected Los Angeles mayor over Greuel

Villaraigosa urged his successor to try to block a 5.5 percent pay increase for civilian employees.

LA picks new mayor after low-drama campaign

Villaraigosa is urging his successor to try to block a 5.5 percent pay increase for civilian employees.

S Korean leader talks trade, tourism in California

Villaraigosa quipped that when he visits South Korea, he is introduced as mayor of that country's seventh-largest city - a reference to the number of Koreans in Los Angeles.

L.A. wants to host 2024 Olympics

"We are proud of our city's sports heritage and tradition," Villaraigosa wrote to the USOC.

LA expresses interest in hosting 2024 Olympics

The U.S. Olympic Committee has received a letter from the host of the 1932 and 1984 Games, with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa putting America's second biggest city in the running to host the 2024...

Garcetti, Greuel in command in LA mayoral contest

Angelenos are known to give local politics a collective shrug, and turnout failed to reach 30 percent in Villaraigosa's hotly contested primary in 2005, when he was trying to become the first...

Race, ethnic lines less visible as LA picks mayor

The cries of "Si, se puede," Spanish for "Yes, we can," that followed Villaraigosa's 2005 campaign are long gone, and there is no Hispanic standard-bearer among the five candidates who want his job.

LA mayor shoots down rumors of Cabinet position

Villaraigosa says in a statement Friday that he's "flattered and humbled" by the speculation, but that he is "firmly committed" to staying in Los Angeles and finishing his term.

LA Mayor Villaraigosa pushes immigration changes

Villaraigosa hopes to use his experience in the Golden State and personal background as a farm-labor activist to influence the Obama administration's work on overhauling the nation's immigration...

Mayor: Deal approved to end costly port strike

Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says an agreement has been reached to end an eight-day strike that crippled the nation's largest port complex.

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Los Angeles picking mayor after low-drama campaign

Villaraigosa urged his successor to try to block a 5.5 percent pay increase for civilian...

LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles picking mayor after low-drama campaign

Villaraigosa urged his successor to try to block a 5.5 percent pay increase for civilian...

Los Angeles picks mayor after low-drama campaign

A scant turnout is expected Tuesday when voters choose between two City Hall regulars who failed...

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From history to Hollywood, Los Angeles mayoral race offers it all

Incumbent Antonio Villaraigosa, the first Latino mayor here in more than 130 years, is stepping...

This Week 04/28: Dutch Ruppersberger, Mike Rogers on Syria and Boston Bombing...

Guests: George Will, Donna Brazile, Matthew Dowd, Newt Gingrich, Antonio Villaraigosa

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Plans to 'Ride Into the Sunset' After Term Ends

Villaraigosa discussed L.A. traffic, his wishes for the city, and the origins of his last name.