Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Ramón Villaraigosais an American politician who served as the 41st Mayor of Los Angeles, California. Prior to being elected Mayor, he was a member of the California State Assembly, the Democratic leader of the Assembly, and the Speaker of the California State Assembly. After being termed out of the State Assembly, he was elected to the Los Angeles City Counciland served until he was elected Mayor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth23 January 1953
CityCity Terrace, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Look, I'm a grown-up, I know people do things out of self-interest and opportunism. I'm going to have to work with people who weren't with me.
Literacy is crucial to creating job opportunities, supporting workers and their families and eradicating poverty in our region, ... Literacy must start in homes and classrooms by giving the children of Los Angeles the best education possible to enable them to pursue their goals and become engaged citizens. I am committed to assembling the resources needed to build the skills of our workers and our children.
I'm here not just for the unions, I'm here for the working families, for the children in this state who understand workers need a voice,
has worked to relieve traffic congestion, reduce the impact of development on city streets and ensure the safety of the millions of drivers who commute on Los Angeles streets.
These kids right here, they're going to be mayors and governors and lawyers and artists and social workers and actors. And you're going to reach for the stars, right? You're going to follow your dreams, right?
I'm unabashedly a progressive, but I'm not a knee-jerk, either,
I had nothing in my resume to prepare me for this.
Today we say to America - we've come here to work. We clean your toilets. We clean your hotels. We build your houses. We take care of your children. We want you to help us take care of our children as well.
There's no doubt that Proposition 76 would have a devastating impact on public safety,
I stand ready, willing, able and excited about bidding for the 2016 Games,
A few years ago, when (tourists) came to Hollywood, they were frankly a little let down because it didn't seem like that shining emerald of a place that they knew from afar.
Leadership is not about being afraid to lead or make mistakes, ... the whole culture is about being safe and risk averse.
Many of these jobs are quality, middle-class jobs, ... The film industry is pivotal to the city's economy. ... In fact, the average scripted features -- television and commercial productions -- have a direct production-related economic impact of $150,000 to $250,000 each day they're in production.
The fact that this happened the day after September 11 (caused) a heightened sense of concern, ... I am here to assure you that our city is prepared to handle these situations. In fact power was restored to the vast majority of DWP customers, 90 percent, within the first two hours.