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- Villaraigosa, teacher groups vie for 4 schools
- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and groups of teachers backed by the Los Angeles teachers union will compete for control of four campuses, including Jefferson High School, as part of a groundbreaking reform initiative. The impending face-off…
- Los Angeles Times
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- 11/17/2009
- REMINDER: Media Advisory: LAX FlyAway
- WHAT: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa will be joined by officials from the City of Irvine and Orange County transportation agencies to formally inaugurate the new LAX FlyAway® nonstop bus service to Irvine Station. The new…
- Market Wire
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- L.A. Mayor Seeks ‘Creative’ Funding to Prevent 7 MPH Gridlock
- Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said his goal to speed up construction of 12 transit projects and ease congestion in the second-biggest U.S. city requires “creative” funding help from Washington. Villaraigosa…
- Bloomberg
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- 11/19/2009
- New LAPD chief of police sworn in
- Los Angeles Police Deputy Chief Charlie Beck, far left, is sworn as Chief of Police by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, far right, after the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to confirm Beck as the new Los Angeles Police…
- Police one.com
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- 11/18/2009
Police one.com- Nicole Johnson Quietly Named Miss California
- The Miss California USA pageant came and went with nary a gay marriage controversy last night. However, the winner of the 2010 crown actually does have a celebrity gossip connection: Nicole Johnson was romantically linked to Michael Phelps…
- The Hollywood Gossip
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- 4 hours ago
The Hollywood Gossip- Newsom breaks silence (snippily)
- With Newsom proving so entertaining in his new post-candidate mode, I talk about him (and a little about Antonio Villaraigosa, and their mutual admiration for TV news women) in today's LA Observed segment on KCRW. It airs at 4:44 p.m. (like…
- LA Observed
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- 11/21/2009
- Help pay for Jackson service, LA asks fans
- LOS ANGELES — Deficit-ridden Los Angeles is asking Michael Jackson fans to help pay the bill for police and other public servants needed for the entertainer's memorial service. A Web site was posted Tuesday seeking donations to cover the…
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- 6 hours ago
- LA teachers, mayor vie for control of 4 schools
- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and teachers' groups have applied to run some Los Angeles schools under a sweeping reform program for the nation's second-largest school district. Monday was the deadline for private and community groups to file…
- Fort Mill Times
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- 11/17/2009
- Future of poverty, crime for many dropouts
- LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa released a report about the cost of students who drop out in an effort to get dropped out students back in school and into job training. The cost of L.A.' s dropout rate can be…
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- 11/19/2009
- L.A. mayor selects new housing chief from Chicago
- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today announced his selection of Douglas Guthrie to become the new general manager of the city’s Housing Department. Guthrie, a former top official at the Chicago Housing Authority, most recently…
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- 11/21/2009