An Evening with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Moderated by Jim Newton, Editor, Los Angeles Times Editorial Pages Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa entered office two years ago with great fanfare, landing the cover of Newsweek and receiving recognition as the city’s first Latino mayor in over a century. He pursued an ambitious agenda from the start, seeking to increase public safety, gain control of Los Angeles schools, crack down on gangs, pursue downtown development, green the city, and reduce traffic. He’s met with some successes as well as setbacks. Now, halfway into his first term, he chats …
