Los Angees Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa speaks to a crowd of proponents before the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education voted to adopt a resolution that could turn a third of the district's schools over to private operators, in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

Los Angees Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa speaks to a crowd of proponents before the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education voted to adopt a resolution that could turn a third of the district's schools over to private operators, in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009.

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  2. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 10: Mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa attends the 'I Participate' and 'Cities of Service' launch with EIF and U.S. Mayors at Gracie Mansion on September 10, 2009 in New York City. EIF, the Entertainment Industry Foundation, launches 'I Participate,' a multi-year campaign mobilizing the entertainment community to boost volunteerism. Centerpiece is a week-long television event, October 19th to 25th, when shows on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC and other broadcast networks will spotlight service.
  3. LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 5: Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa talks to reporters near a 22-ton Los Angeles Fire Department fire truck protruding from a sinkhole on September 8, 2009 in the Valley Village neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Firefighters were dispatched to investigate an early morning call about flooding on a residential street when the driver saw a large amount of water in the darkness. The driver was backing up when the truck fell into the sinkhole, apparently caused by a broken 6-inch cast iron pipe. The firefighters were not hurt in the accident. Officials have not yet determined if the break is related to a broken 95-year-old 64-inch pipe in neighboring Studio city.
  4. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, right, and Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, center, are briefed on the Station fire by Chief Del Walters, director of CAL FIRE, Wednesday, Sept. 2. 2009, at the Station Fire Incident Command Post in the Lake View Terrace area of Los Angeles. Firefighters made more progress Wednesday against a giant wildfire that has ravaged a national forest north of Los Angeles, with another day of cooperative weather providing a big assist to beleaguered fire crews.
  5. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa smiles after the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals to win Game 1 of the their MLB National League Division Series playoff baseball game in Los Angeles October 7, 2009.
  6. LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 25: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa attends the Los Angeles Mission & Anne Douglas Center's Thanksgiving Meal for the Homeless on November 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
  7. LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 25: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa attends the Los Angeles Mission & Anne Douglas Center's Thanksgiving Meal for the Homeless on November 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
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  9. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gestures as he speaks at the International Book Fair in Guadalajara, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Los Angeles is the featured city for this year's book fair.
  10. Los Angeles Police Deputy Chief Charlie Beck, far left, is sworn as Chief of Police by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, far right, after the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to confirm Beck as the new Los Angeles Police Department Chief of Police Tuesday Nov. 17, 2009 in Los Angeles. From left, Charlie Beck, Police Commission president John Mack, Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti, Council member Jan Perry, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
  11. Los Angeles Police Deputy Chief Charlie Beck, left, and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, react as the Los Angeles City Council votes unanimously to confirm Beck as the new Los Angeles Police Department Chief of Police Tuesday Nov. 17, 2009 in Los Angeles. LAPD Chief Charlie Beck was set to become Los Angeles' 55th Chief of Police.
  12. Actress and honoree Eva Longoria Parker smiles next to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa at a reception for The Hollywood Reporter's Philanthropist of the Year award in Los Angeles November 16, 2009. The Hollywood Reporter named Longoria Parker Philanthropist of the Year.
  13. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa speaks during a media preview of the exhibit "Collection: MOCA's First Thirty Years" at MOCA Grand Avenue in Los Angeles November 12, 2009. Brought back from the brink of financial ruin by a philanthropist's $30 million gift, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles celebrates its turnaround this weekend with the most ambitious exhibition of its own iconic collection.
  14. Los Angeles Police Deputy Chief Charlie Beck, left, shakes hands with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, right, after being introduced to a Los Angeles City Council panel by the Mayor Monday Nov. 9, 2009 in Los Angeles. The panel later recomended that Deputy Chief Charlie Beck be confirmed as Los Angeles' 55th chief of police. Beck, 56, a veteran for 33 years, plans to continue the reforms instituted by former LAPD Chief Bill Bratton.
  15. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, right, introduces Los Angeles Police Deputy Chief Charlie Beck, to a Los Angeles City Council panel Monday Nov. 9, 2009 in Los Angeles. The panel later recommended that Beck be confirmed as Los Angeles' 55th chief of police. Beck, 56, a veteran for 33 years, is expected to continue the reforms instituted by former LAPD Chief Bill Bratton.
  16. LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 03: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announces his selection of Charles Beck as the new Los Angeles Chief of Police during a news conference at the Getty House, the official residence of the mayor, on November 3, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Beck is a 33-year veteran of the LAPD. He wil replace William Bratton, who steps aside after a nearly seven-year tenure.

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