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L.A. Now Live: Are unions losing influence in L.A. politics?
The largest and the most free-spending labor organizations in Los Angeles placed a large bet on mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel and rolled snake eyes. The county Federation of Labor and IBEW Local 18 also wagered on newcomer candidates for City Council and...
Tags: Elections, Eric Garcetti, Politics, Local Elections
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Villaraigosa, Garcetti pledge smooth transition in mayor's office
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa began the formal transition of power to his successor on Thursday, hosting Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti for breakfast at Getty House where he told reporters that the city councilman had his "full support." Garcetti,...
Tags: Finance, Antonio Villaraigosa, Eric Garcetti, Local Government, Economy, Business and Finance
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Elections deal a blow to L.A. unions
Some of the most powerful labor organizations in Los Angeles placed huge bets on mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel that went bust. All their spending and prodigious organization failed to ignite Greuel's campaign and allowed her opponent, Eric Garcetti, to...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Elections, Eric Garcetti, Gloria Romero, Economy, Business and Finance
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L.A. City Council OKs Villaraigosa's final, $7.7-billion budget
The Los Angeles City Council on Thursday signed off on Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's final $7.7-billion budget, setting the stage, as several members acknowledged, for many city workers to get a 5.5% raise in eight months. Council members did not vote to...
Tags: Finance, Antonio Villaraigosa, Bankruptcy, Elections, Economy, Business and Finance
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L.A. mayor: Villaraigosa, Garcetti promise 'seamless transition'
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa began the formal transition of power to his successor Thursday, hosting Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti for breakfast at Getty House, where he told reporters that the city councilman had his “full support.”...
Tags: Finance, Antonio Villaraigosa, Eric Garcetti, Local Government, Economy, Business and Finance
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Letters: After the vote
Re "Garcetti, Greuel in tight race," May 22 Suppose they had an election and no one voted. The almost complete lack of interest in the Los Angeles mayor's race (the final turnout will probably be around 25%) should be of far more concern to people...
Tags: Magic Johnson, Elections, Politics, Local Elections
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Eric Garcetti's winning strategy took Wendy Greuel strongholds
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...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Elections, Richard Riordan, Eric Garcetti, Parties and Movements
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L.A. mayor's race: It's Eric Garcetti by wide margin
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. Three-term City Councilman Eric Garcetti's relentless campaigning paid off early Wednesday as he decisively won a hard-fought race to become Los Angeles' next mayor, scoring well with...
Tags: Voting, Elections, Primaries, Eric Garcetti, Politics
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Carmen Trutanich's defeat sown in a broken pledge
The seeds of one-term Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich's resounding election defeat Tuesday were planted in his ill-fated run for district attorney last year. The candidate himself acknowledged that with less than a quarter of the ballots counted....
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, AEG, Elections, Eric Garcetti, Carmen Trutanich
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Eric Garcetti faces tough tests when he takes office as mayor
In the campaign for mayor, Eric Garcetti spoke grandly about a city with plentiful summer jobs for low-income teens, a tunnel under the traffic-clogged Sepulveda Pass and even an end to homelessness. But a day after winning office, the mayor-elect faced...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Paul Koretz, Layoffs and Downsizing, Elections, Eric Garcetti
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L.A. Election: Breaking down the results [Video discussion]
Results for the Los Angeles election trickled in Tuesday night as voters decided on a mayor, city controller and city attorney. Seats were also up for grabs on the City Council and L.A. Unified and L.A. Community College district boards. On Wednesday...
Tags: Elections, Eric Garcetti, Local Government, Politics, Local Elections
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Wendy Greuel concedes L.A. mayor's race to Eric Garcetti
Wendy Greuel officially conceded the Los Angeles mayor's race to Eric Garcetti on Wednesday after final results showed Garcetti with a 54% to 46% advantage in a low-turnout election. "I may not have been able to break the glass ceiling, but we sure made...
Tags: Elections, Eric Garcetti, Primaries, Politics, Local Elections
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