Villaraigosa leaves a legacy of thinking big
On his first day as mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa told Los Angeles that it was time to "start thinking big again." New public transit spending could make Los Angeles' bus and rail network worthy of a...
View ArticleInterview: Antonio Villaraigosa reflects on past as he charts future
Just before leaving City Hall after serving the maximum eight years in office, then-Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa spoke at length with Los Angeles Times political reporters Maeve Reston and Michael...
View ArticleTom Steyer may be liberals' answer to the Koch brothers
Tom Steyer is standing upright near the corner of a small, beige meeting room at Georgetown University, arms at his sides, eyes shut intently. Half a dozen ministers and priests surround him, laying...
View ArticleTom Steyer's climate change crusade focuses on midterm races, for now
Tom Steyer wants to save the planet, but first he wants to know about the U.S. Senate race in Iowa. Seated in a hotel coffee shop, with a packet of data in his lap, he bursts with questions for the...
View ArticleTom Steyer gets little payoff for millions spent on green issues
Environmentalists had something in their arsenal for Tuesday's election they never did before: a billionaire benefactor willing to empty his pockets of tens of millions of dollars to bring climate...
View ArticleSen. Barbara Boxer's impending retirement to set off a scramble
Sen. Barbara Boxer's announcement Thursday that she will not seek reelection put an end to years of frustration on the part of a younger generation of California politicians who can now start elbowing...
View ArticleRace to replace Sen. Boxer: Kamala Harris is in, Gavin Newsom is out
The field of candidates to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer began to take shape Monday, with Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris deciding to run for the seat and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom taking a pass....
View ArticleRep. Loretta Sanchez considering run for Barbara Boxer's Senate seat
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove) said Tuesday that she was seriously considering a bid for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Barbara Boxer. "For the past 18 years, I have focused on putting...
View ArticleKamala Harris is front-runner for Boxer's seat - for the moment
Who will be California's next U.S. senator, replacing the retiring Democrat Barbara Boxer? It'll be another Democrat, bet on that. State Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris, 50, is the early front-runner. But...
View ArticleSenators back Harris for Senate; Villaraigosa 'very likely' to run
One by one, three U.S. senators took turns tweeting Wednesday that they were "excited" by California Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris' run for Sen. Barbara Boxer's seat.Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York...
View ArticleHedge-fund riches challenged as Steyer weighs Senate bid
San Francisco billionaire Tom Steyer got a pungent sample Thursday of what awaits him if he runs for U.S. Senate as he fielded questions in an "Ask Me Anything" chat with an online audience."How many...
View ArticleCalifornia's Senate vacancy: There's more to it than just wanting the seat
We had a little public do-si-do this week over whether California Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris or Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, both Democrats, would run to succeed Sen. Barbara Boxer, who announced last week...
View ArticleMilestones in Antonio Villaraigosa's tenure as L.A. mayor
2005: Antonio Villaraigosa romps past incumbent James K. Hahn to make history, winning election as the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since the city's pioneer days. 2006: Uses his first State of...
View ArticleMath is a factor in Villaraigosa's decision whether to run for Senate
Maybe Antonio Villaraigosa, the former Los Angeles mayor, has edged toward a run for the newly open U.S. Senate seat in 2016 for all the reasons he offered last weekend: that Californians are...
View ArticleBillionaire Tom Steyer eyes climate change, education in potential Senate bid
Billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer, who is weighing a run for the U.S. Senate seat that will be vacated by Barbara Boxer in two years, is outlining a policy agenda focused on climate...
View ArticleCalifornia billionaire Tom Steyer says he won't run for Senate
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa emerged as the most formidable potential rival of state Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris for Barbara Boxer's Senate seat Thursday after billionaire Tom Steyer...
View ArticleVillaraigosa's experience could play well in the Senate
SACRAMENTO - Antonio Villaraigosa's resume definitely qualifies him to be a U.S. senator and suggests the potential of a pretty effective one. Big city mayor. State legislative leader. Player in the...
View ArticleHarris has been laying the tracks for a Senate race for a long time
In the real world, Kamala Harris' campaign for the U.S. Senate began just two weeks ago, days after Barbara Boxer's Jan. 8 announcement that she would retire in 2016. In the political world, her...
View ArticleVillaraigosa lags Harris in social media
Antonio Villaraigosa hit a social media milestone last month: He posted something on Facebook for the first time in 19 months, telling followers he might run for U.S. Senate. He skipped Twitter. As...
View ArticleLatino lawmakers say Latino U.S. Senate candidate would energize voters
As former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa weighs a U.S. Senate bid, the California Latino Legislative Caucus on Tuesday said a Latino candidate in the mix would attract more Democratic voters...
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