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• Head of L.A. firefighters union says petition to recall him has been ruled invalid

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 788
  The push to recall the controversial head of L.A.’s firefighter union has fizzled, according to the man who was the target of the campaign over the past three months. Pat McOsker, president of United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Local 112, said the union’s election committee unanimously invalidated the recall ...
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• Los Angeles Politics Hotsheet for Tuesday

  
  Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics — Authority: 438
  How much will they loan Zev for the Hollywood Bowl? | The Cast of Pawn StarsMembers of the Community Redevelopment Authority board are debating whether or not to give two buildings in South LA free to a real estate developer.  Of course their beef isnt over the socialist notion of a... [[ This is a content summary ...
  2 days ago

• Los Angeles Politics Hotsheet for Monday

  
  Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics — Authority: 438
  Janice Hahn and Tom LaBonge | Photo by Jim Winstead; used under Creative Commons license.Deputy Mayor Diego Alvarez will take on a new position one that is charged with bringing light rail closer to LAs airports.  First step will be for Alvarez to get the Green Line a few blocks closer to... [[ This is a content ...
  3 days ago

• Los Angeles Politics Hotsheet for Wednesday

  
  Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics — Authority: 438
  Stupidvisor Mark Ridley Thomas working on his office renovation.Getting closer to Christmas. The Clowncil is on extended recess. Next few days of Hotsheets may not be 100% political. Deal with it.Mayor Villaraigosa appoints former Burbank City Manager and ex-CRA chief Bud Ovrom as head of the... [[ This is a content ...
  1 week ago

• Villaraigosa sends development deputy to speed up building department

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 788
  Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa continues to reshuffle his cabinet of top advisers, announcing today that his deputy mayor for economic development will move into the top job at the Department of Building and Safety. Deputy Mayor Robert “Bud” Ovrom will replace Andrew Adelman, who stepped down as general ...
  1 week ago

• L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa Names Joan Sullivan Deputy Mayor Of Education

  
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  LOS ANGELES /California Newswire/ — Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa yesterday named Joan Sullivan Deputy Mayor of Education. She is the founder of the Bronx Academy of Letters High School in New York City and is currently a member of the Urban Assembly, a non-profit organization that is at the forefront of new school ...
  1 week ago

• L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa Names Joan Sullivan Deputy Mayor Of Education

  
  California Newswire — Authority: 140
  LOS ANGELES /California Newswire/ — Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa yesterday named Joan Sullivan Deputy Mayor of Education. She is the founder of the Bronx Academy of Letters High School in New York City and is currently a member of the Urban Assembly, a non-profit organization that is at the forefront of new school ...
  1 week ago

• Why is the Mayor So Damn Happy?: LA Biz Observed columnist Mark...

  
  Curbed LA — Authority: 627
  LA Biz Observed columnist Mark Lacter takes the Mayor to task over a new Daily News interview . Writes Lacter: "You have to hand it to our mayor. L.A. is basically a mess - hovering near bankruptcy, congested beyond words, largely controlled by lobbyists, bureaucratized to death - and hes telling Rick Orlov that ...
  1 week ago

• Los Angeles Politics Hotsheet for Tuesday

  
  Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics — Authority: 438
  "I think this is one of the best years weve had. I love my job and I have it three more years." Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa As we get closer to Christmas not much is going on in LA politics but here are a few assorted tidbits.Nina Royal will be happy.  Developer Dan Palmers... [[ This is a content summary only. ...
  1 week ago

• Broad Foundation training percolates deeply into L.A.s school leadership

  
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  School improvement efforts funded by local billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad are reaching ever deeper into the Los Angeles Unified School District. A notable example is the presence of Matt Hill, who is managing the district’s highest-profile reform initiative, through which 30 campuses could be taken over by ...
  2 weeks ago

• Veteran L.A. lawyer becomes counsel to Villaraigosa

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 788
  Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today announced the selection of veteran attorney Brian Currey, who served on two police reform panels in the wake of Los Angeles Police Department scandals, as the mayor’s new legal counsel. Currey, a partner at the law firm of O’Melveny & Myers in Los Angeles, earlier ...
  2 weeks ago

• L.A. City Council committee weighs creating utility ratepayer advocate

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 788
  A Los Angeles City Council panel forged ahead today with plans for creating a new watchdog at the Department of Water and Power, despite vigorous objections from that agency’s top executive. The council’s Energy and Environment Committee asked its staff to combine an array of proposals for a new position of ...
  2 weeks ago

• In LA Cloud Computing is Smog 2.0

  
  lalawag — Authority: 547
  Los Angeles, well known for its layer of delicious smog is finally doing some more work up there. No I’m not talking about cleaning the sky by taking cars of the road, that’s crazy talk. Instead the city of Los Angeles is now equipping staff with Google’s Cloud based assortment of tools like Gmail and Google ...
  2 weeks ago

• Los Angeles Politics Hotsheet for Monday

  
  Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics — Authority: 438
  With a partial payment contributed by AEG for some of the expenses of the Michael Jackson funeral the company is poised to contribute more if City Attorney Carmen Trutanich will "prove it or drop it" when it comes to criminal charges Trutanich claims could stem from the event.  Friday, the... [[ This is a content ...
  2 weeks ago

• Open Thread for Sunday

  
  Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics — Authority: 438
  From the Daily Breeze:Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was leaving Saturday on a three-nation trip that includes attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.Villaraigosas first stop on his fourth foreign trip since being sworn in for a second term is Berlin. He is expected... [[ This is a content ...
  2 weeks ago

• 4 arrested in clash outside House of Blues during Ice Cube performance

  
  L.A. NOW — Authority: 788
  L.A. County sheriffs deputies clashed with four people late Friday outside the House of Blues in West Hollywood. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. at the Sunset Strip venue, when the rapper Ice Cube was performing, according to the Sheriffs Department. Authorities said the four suspects were intoxicated. Deputies ...
  2 weeks ago

• Many democrats support the gay Assembly speaker

  
  Pride News for Smart Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, Transsexual, and Straight People — Authority: 148
  Los Angeles Assemblyman John Perez was chosen Thursday by fellow Democrats to be the next Assembly speaker, the first openly gay lawmaker to hold that post.
  2 weeks ago

• John Perez Will Become California Assembly Speaker

  
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  2 weeks ago

• End up week update: Villaraigosa for Senate?, Joe Baca and Tiger Woods, + More!

  
  latinopoliticsblog.com — Authority: 120
  It has been a busy week, but here are some items that I have been following in the past few days. This piece from the Huffington Post caught my attention about Villar (as many like to call him) or Mayor V. It speculates that Villar may be holding out to run for the Senate in 2012 to take the seat occupied by ...
  2 weeks ago

• California’s next assembly speaker is blazing Harvey Milk’s trail

  
  ShortFormBlog — Authority: 457
  Democrat John Perez is in line to be the first gay assembly speaker, anywhere, ever. Perez won a show of support from the California state assembly today – a big deal, as that position holds a lot of power. Perez will be on the front lines of the state’s budget crisis, which is expected to last until at least – ...
  2 weeks ago

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