Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is speaking out against the cash-strapped city’s previous requests for donations to offset costs associated with Michael Jackson’s public funeral.
Villaraigosa says reaching out to Michael Jackson fans, AEG concert promoters, and The Jackson family to pay for security at last week’s memorial is ridiculous.
A city councilwoman who was filling [...]
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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa: Los Angeles Will Pay For Costs Associated With Michael Jackson Memorial
July 14th, 2009 |
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Paul Hogarth: California Tenants Have No Friends in Governor’s Race
July 13th, 2009 |
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Last Friday at 5:00 p.m. (which he’s apt to do when releasing bad news), San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom vetoed three pro-tenant ordinances designed to…
LA Vows to be Coal-Free by 2020: Can It Be Done?
July 11th, 2009 |
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Yesterday, Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced his intention to make the city entirely coal-free by 2020, and turn to clean and renewable energy instead. Inspiring? Yes. Possible? Maybe not so much.
Bloomberg’s Campaign Spending Hits $36 Million
July 10th, 2009 |
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s record-shattering campaign has spent another $18 million, for a total of more than $36 million this year.
The campaign released the billionaire’s latest spending report Friday, ahead of…