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...affair with a friend's wife and an alcohol abuse problem, will face stiff competition in his quest for the governor's mansion. Likely opponents for the Democratic nomination include state attorney general Jerry Brown (also a former governor), former eBay CEO Meg Whitman and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. But Newsom has shattered expectations before, particularly those predicting he would be a centrist mayor disloyal to San Francisco's liberal tradition. (See TIME's White House Photo Blog...
Another big-city mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles, could shake up the already crowded Democratic field as early as this spring. Villaraigosa, 56, is expected to easily win a second term on March 3. After that, an aide told TIME, he can turn his attention to whether he will run for governor. "He has said on the record that he doesn't know yet, but when he decides, he'll do what's best for the people of California," the aide said. (See the 25 most influential Hispanics in America...
...fact, the day the Grants were arrested, Duncan was at L.A.'s city hall with a group of protesters delivering a petition to enlist the help of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (who has not taken a position on the issue). When they learned that DEA agents were at one of Grant's dispensaries, just a few blocks away, the group quickly moved to the dispensary, surrounding its entrance while the DEA agents were still inside. The bust proceeded as Los Angeles Police Department officers stood by, but also not interfering with the peaceful rally...
...ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA, Los Angeles mayor, admitting to an illicit affair with Spanish-language TV reporter Mirthala Salinas...
...Angeles Police Department (LAPD) don't become casualties of the infamous fracas, now known as the May Day melee. "It was a throwback to Rodney King-like times," says Merrick Bobb, a former special counsel to the civilian L.A. Police Commission who nonetheless vigorously backs Bratton. Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles mayor, told TIME, "I support his reappointment. But that's a decision the Police Commission will make based on his track record over the past five years, including how he responds to the events...