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Three Arrested in Deadly LA School Bus Crash

Oct 26th 2010 – 6:19AM
Jason Redman, AP

Jason Redman, AP

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Oct.26) - Three young men in a black BMW ran a red light, hit and killed a pedestrian and broadsided a school bus that flipped on its side Monday, leaving the bus driver and 18 high school students injured, authorities said. The three fled on foot from the busy intersection in Boyle Heights, east of...

LA Mayor Faces Ethics Review Over Free Tickets

By Scott MartelleJun 2nd 2010 – 11:46AM
Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images

Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images

LOS ANGELES (June 2) -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a regular at such high-profile events as the annual Academy Awards festivities and Los Angeles Lakers games, could be facing ethics problems over whether he failed to report thousands of dollars in free tickets. Villaraigosa, mayor of the nation's second-largest city,...

Mythbusting: Vikings to L.A. Coliseum?

By Scott Olin SchmidtDec 20th 2007 – 3:15PM

Why did the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission reject USC's offer on Wednesday to conditionally accept an agreement to allow the Trojans to play in the Coliseum?When we first heard of USC's "put up or shut up proposal," we thought it was brilliant, because to reject the plan would require that the Coliseum Commission...

Coliseum Deal is a Dud for USC

By Scott Olin SchmidtDec 14th 2007 – 4:51PM

After being admonished last week by the Rose Bowl Operating Company to grow up and negotiate with the University of Southern California, the Coliseum Commission, which oversees the storied stadium where the Men of Troy play football came back with a counter-proposal of half-measures.According to WeAreSC, the Coliseum...

Villaraigosa Routes Roadmap to Peace Between USC, Coliseum

By Scott Olin SchmidtDec 5th 2007 – 5:15PM

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa came out before today's meeting of the Coliseum Commission to map a strategy for achieving peace between the stadium officials and their main tenant--the University of Southern California Football team.In a letter to the Commission, Villaraogosa outlines a seven point strategy to keep...

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Strains In Town And Gown Relations

By The Huffington Post May 22nd 2012 - 03:50PM

When Los Angeles police made arrests last week in the killing of two University of Southern California graduate students, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa portrayed it as a sign that the city is working to protect college students.

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PARKING IS ABOUT TO GET CREATIVE

By Kathleen.Miles@huffingtonpost.com(Kathleen Miles) May 21st 2012 - 05:32PM

Finding parking in downtown LA is about to turn into a game of strategy.

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Los Angeles Parking Tickets: Villaraigosa Wants To Hire More Traffic Officers To Give More Tickets

By Kathleen Miles May 18th 2012 - 04:35PM

Don't bet on your car being ticketless even one minute over the meter time in Los Angeles, if the mayor's proposed budget passes Friday.

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WARNING: Major Uptick In Parking Tickets Ahead

By Kathleen.Miles@huffingtonpost.com(Kathleen Miles) May 18th 2012 - 04:35PM

Don't bet on your car being ticketless even one minute over the meter time in Los Angeles, if the mayor's proposed budget passes Friday.

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Why Someone Turned In A Rocket Launcher To The LAPD

By Kathleen.Miles@huffingtonpost.com(Kathleen Miles) May 15th 2012 - 11:15AM

Guns may be mothers' least favorite household item.

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Background on antonio villaraigosa

Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa (; born January 23, 1953), born Antonio Ramón Villar, Jr., is the 41st and current Mayor of Los Angeles, California, the third Mexican American to have ever held office in the city of Los Angeles and the first in over 130 years.

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