Villaraigosa tests political waters in the Valley

Villaraigosa tests political waters in the Valley

NewsTaco April 22, 2015

*If you  put the clues together – listening and learning tour, politicos introducing him as the next Governor, an open Senate seat – it looks like former Los Angeles Mayor […]

Defining candidates beyond their ethnicity

NewsTaco March 5, 2015

*This piece makes very interesting points. The writer, Joe Mathews, an editor at Zócalo Public Square, says that reducing political candidates to their ethnicity, and talking about their ethnicity as […]

Willie Brown asks Villaraigosa not to run; Latinos concerned about diversity

NewsTaco January 26, 2015

*This California Senate race is looking very interesting. VL By Christopher Cadelago, Sacramento Bee Former Assembly Speaker Willie Brown suggested Friday that Antonio Villaraigosa should pass on the U.S. Senate […]

Former L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joins Herbalife as advisor

Mary Mata September 9, 2013

By Stuart Pfeifer, Los Angeles Times Los Angeles nutritional products company Herbalife Ltd., battling allegations that it operates an illegal pyramid scheme, has a new and unexpected advocate: former Los Angeles […]

Villaraigosa Intends To Run For Governor

Mary Mata June 21, 2013

By Fox News Latino Antonio Villaraigosa is leaving his mayoral post, but that won’t be the last chapter of his political career if he has anything to say about it. […]

Villaraigosa denounces mayoral ads aimed at Latinos

Mary Mata May 21, 2013

By Maeve Reston and David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Thursday waded into the heated contest to choose his successor, calling for two ads aimed at Latino […]

Villaraigosa Faulted For Not Helping Latino Politicians

NewsTaco April 9, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco I’ve heard the grumbling from some of my Californiano friends. So you know this headline caught my attention. It was highlighted as a link I found […]

Villaraigosa Signals Future Run for California Governor

Mary Mata March 11, 2013

By EFE/Fox News Latino  Outgoing Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said in an interview with KTTV-TV that among his plans for the future is to run for governor of California, […]

Antonio Villaraigosa Drops Out of Cabinet Consideration

Mary Mata February 7, 2013

By Tony Castro, Voxxi Antonio Villaraigosa’s dream of being rewarded with a Cabinet post for his yeoman job wooing a record number of Latino votes for President Barack Obama’s re-election […]

Antonio Villaraigosa May Have Place In Obama’s Cabinet

Mary Mata January 25, 2013

By Raisa Camargo, Voxxi Although there is still doubt, rumors dictate that the president may appoint Latinos in cabinet, yet the questions still remain the same: Who, when and where? […]