ALARCON MAY TRY FOR COUNCIL RETURN.Byline: RICK ORLOV Staff Writer With voter approval of a measure that gives Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. members an extra term in office -- and the election of
Councilman Alex Padilla Alex Padilla is a politician in California. He was elected as the State Senator for the 20th District of California in November 2006 and was inaugurated in early December. In order to enter the Senate he had to resign as Councilman for the 7th District on the Los Angeles City to the state Senate -- Sen. Richard Alarcon is
considering returning to the City Council, sources said Friday.
Although Alarcon last week was elected to the state Assembly, he has talked with a number of state and local officials -- including Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Ramon Villaraigosa (born Antonio (Tony) Ramon Villar, Jr. on January 23, 1953) is the mayor of Los Angeles, California. He is the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since Cristobal Aguilar in 1872. and Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez -- about running for the City Council in March. Alarcon declined to comment Friday. Luis Patino, a spokesman for Alarcon, said he could neither confirm nor deny the report and that an announcement would be made Monday. The surprisingly quick political shift highlights the new political merry-go-round created with the passage of Measure R, which gives City Council members the chance to seek a third four-year term. Alarcon served on the City Council from 1993 to 1997, when he left for the state Senate with two years left on his term. He was succeeded by Padilla. When he left the council, Alarcon was widely popular. He was easily re-elected to the state Senate four years ago and had no opposition in his run for the Assembly this year. Alarcon long has wanted to return to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. politics. He ran for mayor last year but was overwhelmed o·ver·whelm tr.v. o·ver·whelmed, o·ver·whelm·ing, o·ver·whelms 1. To surge over and submerge; engulf: waves overwhelming the rocky shoreline. 2. a. in a primary election that included Villaraigosa, former Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California and former Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg. It was not known Friday whether Alarcon would go ahead and be sworn in to his Assembly seat just to hold on to it in case he lost a City Council bid. His decision could have a strong impact on who remains in the race. Assemblywoman Cindy Montanez, D-Sylmar, has been looking at the council seat as has Felipe Fuentes Felipe Fuentes is a Democratic politician from the San Fernando Valley in the U.S. state of California. He won election to the California State Assembly for the 39th district on a May 15 special election. He slightly exceeded the 50%+1 margin needed to avoid a runoff. , chief deputy to Padilla, and businesswoman Monica Rodriguez. rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com (213) 978-0390 |
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