http://www.mail.com/people/12766-antonio-villaraigosa.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/12766-antonio-villaraigosa.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102284-union-power-issue-garcetti-elected-la-mayor.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The incoming mayor of Los Angeles was able to defeat a fellow Democrat by depicting her as a pawn of utility union bosses in a city long friendly to labor, an outcome expected to echo beyond California as unions nationwide face threats to their clout. With all precincts reporting Wednesday, Councilman Eric Garcetti defeated city Control... Wed, 22 May 2013 23:03:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102284-union-power-issue-garcetti-elected-la-mayor.html 2013-05-22T23:03:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099892-garcetti-holds-slim-lead-la-picks-mayor.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Councilman Eric Garcetti held a slender edge Tuesday in early returns over city Controller Wendy Greuel to become the next Los Angeles mayor, while slow-coming returns suggested it could take a day or more until a winner emerges. The preliminary numbers pegged Garcetti at 52 percent and Greuel at 48 percent, with about 6,100 votes separ... Wed, 22 May 2013 06:41:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099892-garcetti-holds-slim-lead-la-picks-mayor.html 2013-05-22T06:41:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2070602-tied-up-couple-to-1m-dorner-reward.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A panel of three judges has decided that the vast majority of the $1 million reward offered in the manhunt for rogue ex-cop Christopher Dorner will go to a couple he tied up in their Southern California mountain cabin. The Los Angeles Police Department posted a document on its website Tuesday detailing the payouts for the much-sought re... Wed, 08 May 2013 07:17:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2070602-tied-up-couple-to-1m-dorner-reward.html 2013-05-08T07:17:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2070058-lapd-3-parties-to-split-1-dorner-reward.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The vast majority of the $1 million reward offered in the manhunt for rogue ex-cop Christopher Dorner will go to a couple who he tied up in their Big Bear cabin, police said Tuesday. The Los Angeles Police Department posted a document on its website in which a panel of three judges detailed the payouts for the much-sought reward. They d... Wed, 08 May 2013 05:20:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2070058-lapd-3-parties-to-split-1-dorner-reward.html 2013-05-08T05:20:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1987216-reward-murderous-ex-cop-causing-controversy.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — As a cabin smoldered with the body of rogue ex-cop Christopher Dorner inside, politicians in a city that lost an officer to his rampage approved a $100,000 reward for information leading to his arrest and conviction. The Riverside City Council voted unanimously with little discussion and no debate, even after being told the fugitive's d... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:38:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1987216-reward-murderous-ex-cop-causing-controversy.html 2013-03-29T22:38:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1955028-anschutz-sports-company-longer-sale.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — AEG, the company that owns the NHL's Los Angeles Kings and the Staples Center, is no longer for sale, its billionaire owner Philip Anschutz said Thursday. The announcement came amid efforts by the company to build a downtown stadium to lure an NFL team back to Los Angeles. Anschutz said in a statement that he had made it clear that he w... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:33:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1955028-anschutz-sports-company-longer-sale.html 2013-03-14T22:33:32Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1941780-la-expresses-interest-hosting-2024-olympics.html Los Angeles wants back into the Olympics, throwing its hat into the ring to bring them back to southern California on the 40th anniversary of its last turn as host — the 1984 Games that revived the flagging reputation of the brand. The U.S. Olympic Committee received a letter from the host of the 1932 and 1984 Games, with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa expres... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:53:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1941780-la-expresses-interest-hosting-2024-olympics.html 2013-03-08T23:53:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1934970-la-mayors-race-matches-democratic-rivals.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — He's a Rhodes scholar. She's UCLA. He can burn up the piano keys. She loves to watch her son playing soccer. He could become Los Angeles' first Jewish mayor; she would be the first woman elected to the job. Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel, rival Democrats headed for a May 21 runoff, would put a different stamp on the top office in the na... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 01:40:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1934970-la-mayors-race-matches-democratic-rivals.html 2013-03-07T01:40:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1911862-race-ethnic-lines-visible-la-picks-mayor.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The election that made Antonio Villaraigosa the city's first Hispanic mayor since 1872 confirmed the clout of a fast-growing Latino population and turned the former barrio tough into one of the most visible Hispanic politicians in America. Eight years later, with the historic barrier to the mayoralty erased, issues of race and ethnicity... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:22:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1911862-race-ethnic-lines-visible-la-picks-mayor.html 2013-02-24T16:22:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1881070-search-fugitive-ex-cop-sets-region-edge.html IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Police blocked off a street and stood guard in front of a home in a typically quiet Southern California suburb Sunday, protecting a man they believe has been targeted by a fugitive ex-police officer suspected of killing three people and setting the region on edge by eluding authorities in a sprawling manhunt that has lasted days. Irv... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 04:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1881070-search-fugitive-ex-cop-sets-region-edge.html 2013-02-11T04:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1880304-fugitives-rant-puts-focus-evolving-lapd-legacy.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fugitive former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner's claim in an online "manifesto" that his career was undone by racist colleagues conspiring against him comes at a time when it's widely held that the police department has evolved well beyond the troubled racial legacy of Rodney King and the O.J. Simpson trial. Dorner, who i... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 03:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1880304-fugitives-rant-puts-focus-evolving-lapd-legacy.html 2013-02-10T03:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1876116-calif-seeks-to-adopt-nations-toughest-gun-laws.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Weeks after New York enacted the nation's toughest gun laws, California lawmakers said Thursday they want their state to do even more in response to recent mass shootings, particularly the Connecticut school massacre. Democrats who control the state Legislature revealed 10 proposals that they said would make California the most r... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1876116-calif-seeks-to-adopt-nations-toughest-gun-laws.html 2013-02-07T23:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1853542-lahood-departure-leaves-vacancy-cabinet.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who lifted the profile of distracted driving as a national safety concern, is stepping down, presenting President Barack Obama with another Cabinet vacancy at the start of his second term. The former congressman from Illinois and one of only two Republicans who served in Obama's Cabinet, LaHood worked... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1853542-lahood-departure-leaves-vacancy-cabinet.html 2013-01-29T20:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1807450-officials-talk-guns-hold-buybacks-shootings.html The national gun debate swelled Tuesday as Arizona and the country commemorated the shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., two years ago that killed six people and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords injured — an anniversary that came on the heels of the mass killing at a Connecticut elementary school. Here's how some state and local leaders are taking action: __ AR... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1807450-officials-talk-guns-hold-buybacks-shootings.html 2013-01-09T05:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1805438-californias-gold-host-huell-howser-dies-67.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Huell Howser, the homespun host of public television's popular "California's Gold" travelogues, has died at age 67. Howser died at his home Sunday night from natural causes, said Ayn Allen, corporate communications manager for KCET. No other details were available. For years, "California's Gold" took viewers to many parts of the Golden ... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1805438-californias-gold-host-huell-howser-dies-67.html 2013-01-08T00:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1787960-la-gun-buyback-collects-than-2000-weapons.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A one-day gun buyback program in Los Angeles brought in 2,037 firearms. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's office says the weapons collected Wednesday included 901 handguns, 698 rifles, 363 shotguns and 75 assault weapons. Long lines of cars and people showed up at two locations to exchange their weapons for supermarket gift cards of various ... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1787960-la-gun-buyback-collects-than-2000-weapons.html 2012-12-27T18:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1743948-employers-la-port-workers-to-return-wednesday.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Negotiators reached an agreement late Tuesday to end an eight-day strike that crippled the nation's largest port complex and prevented shippers from delivering billions of dollars in cargo to warehouses and distribution centers across the country. "I'm really pleased to tell all of you that my 10,000 longshore workers in the ports of LA... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 06:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1743948-employers-la-port-workers-to-return-wednesday.html 2012-12-05T06:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1742666-mayor-la-port-strike-to-to-federal-mediation.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — As cargo ships idled in the harbor or headed elsewhere, negotiators prepared Tuesday to return to the bargaining table with a federal mediator to try to end a costly, eight-day strike that has all but shut down the nation's busiest port complex. About 44 percent of all cargo arriving in the U.S. by sea passes through the twin ports of L... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1742666-mayor-la-port-strike-to-to-federal-mediation.html 2012-12-04T21:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1742518-la-mayor-talks-to-8-day-port-strike.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mayor of Los Angeles has joined talks aimed at ending an 8-day strike that's paralyzed the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Union spokesman Craig Merrilees says Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa flew back to the U.S. from a South American trip and joined contract talks at midnight. The talks have continued right through into Tuesday mo... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1742518-la-mayor-talks-to-8-day-port-strike.html 2012-12-04T16:56:00Z