L.A.’s First Latina Councilwoman In 25 Years Talks About Making History

L.A.’s First Latina Councilwoman In 25 Years Talks About Making History

Mary Mata August 16, 2013

By Adriana Maestas, Fox News Latino She is the first Latina to serve on the Los Angeles City Council in a quarter century – the second one in history to […]

Nury Martinez makes political comeback history in L.A.

Mary Mata August 6, 2013

By Tony Castro, Voxxi Los Angeles Hispanics are celebrating the election of the first Latina to the City Council in a quarter century. Nury Martinez, a former school board member with […]

LOS ANGELES: Hell Restaurant

Mary Mata July 29, 2013

By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog I was in Compton earlier today and came upon this restaurant on Long Beach Boulevard. El Infierno Restaurant (English: Hell Restaurant), known for its […]

LOS ANGELES: A&E Biography documentary on Drew Street and the Leon-Real family

Mary Mata July 23, 2013

By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog Tonight at 10pm (9 pmCentral), A&E/Biography is showing a documentary on the Leon-Real family and the Drew Street gang, part of its (perhaps hyperbolically […]

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. […]

David Sal Silva: An American Tragedy

Mary Mata May 30, 2013

By Nick Belardes, Latino Rebels Latino Rebels will be running a series of pieces by local Bakersfield journalist/writer Nick Belardes about the in-custody death of David Sal Silva. This is the series’ first […]

What Eric Garcetti’s triumph in Los Angeles means for Latinos

Mary Mata May 23, 2013

By Tony Castro, Voxxi Eric Garcetti was elected mayor of Los Angeles on Tuesday, sweeping into office with a slew of new expectations, not the least of which is what he […]

The LA mayoral race is a case study on the Latino vote

Mary Mata May 21, 2013

By Timothy Spangler, The Guardian Mayoral elections in Los Angeles are typically quite parochial affairs, and this year’s outing is something of an exception. As Angelenos go to the polls today under […]

Villaraigosa denounces mayoral ads aimed at Latinos

Mary Mata

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 […]

From history to Hollywood, Los Angeles mayoral race offers it all

Mary Mata

By Michael Martinez, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Voters in the nation’s second-largest city will elect a new mayor Tuesday in a race that will make history and offer a possible indicator […]