CANDIDATES CLASH OVER ATTACKS VILLARAIGOSA PUSHES HAHN TO SHARE OWN PLAN.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer During the latest debate in the contentious mayoral contest, Councilman 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. on Tuesday challenged 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 to stop attacking him and offer his own visions for the city. At the debate, sponsored by the Korean American Korean Americans (Korean: 한국계 미국인, Hanja: 韓國系美國人, hangukgye migugin) are Americans of Korean descent. Federation, Villaraigosa rebuked and interrupted Hahn to challenge his responses to questions as the two near the May 17 runoff Runoff The procedure of printing the end-of-day prices for every stock on an exchange onto ticker tape. Notes: If the "tape is late" then it can take a long time to print off all the closing prices. election. ``Did you notice? He can't talk about his ideas without attacking me,'' Villaraigosa told the crowd of some 150 Korean-American business leaders and community activists at the Wilshire Radisson Hotel. ``I'm talking I'm Talking was a 1980s Australian funk-pop rock band, noted for launching vocalist Kate Ceberano. History After the break-up of the Melbourne-based experimental funk band Essendon Airport in 1983, members Robert Goodge (guitar), Ian Cox (saxophone) and Barbara Hogarth about what I can do to make this city better. I'm not talking about the mayor and his failures to lead the city.'' Hahn said he was trying to point out the differences between his record and what he sees as changing views by Villaraigosa. ``I never know what his positions are,'' Hahn said, citing differing views on gang injunctions and inclusionary zoning Inclusionary zoning, also known as inclusionary housing, refers to city planning ordinances that require that a given share of new construction be affordable to people with low to moderate incomes. taken by Villaraigosa. Villaraigosa, however, said Hahn was trying to shift the debate. ``He's trying to create a climate of fear,'' Villaraigosa said. ``That's what you do when you don't have a record to defend. That's why I'm running for mayor - to raise up your hopes and dreams - and not stoop so low as to only sling sling (sling) a bandage or suspensory for supporting a part. mandibular sling a structure suspending the mandible, formed by the medial pterygoid and masseter muscles and aiding in mud.'' The Korean-American community has grown in influence in recent years and activists have worked to register more voters among its 700,000 residents to have a greater voice in local politics. Both Hahn and Villaraigosa cited their past efforts in hiring and promoting Korean-Americans in their offices. Also on Tuesday, Villaraigosa launched his first citywide television commercial that again features his wife, Corinna, and discusses education as an issue. Villaraigosa talks of her experience as a public school teacher and his support for education, while criticizing Hahn for emphasizing education only in the past several weeks of the campaign. Hahn, however, has said he has been supportive of working with the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. to help locate and build new schools as well as funding expansion of the L.A. Best after-school program. Related to the school issue was the announcement that a new group has formed to oppose Villaraigosa's call for the mayor to take over the school district. A group calling itself By Any Means Necessary By any means necessary is a translation of a phrase coined by the French intellectual Jean Paul Sartre in his play Dirty Hands. I was not the one to invent lies: they were created in a society divided by class and each of us inherited lies when we were born. said it will campaign against the proposal, saying it would hurt education. On another issue, Hahn criticized Villaraigosa's support for the Pay Day loan companies, saying it takes advantage of minorities and the poor with high check-cashing rates. ``This is the modern-day equivalent of loan-sharking,'' Hahn said. ``When he had a chance to lead, Antonio Villaraigosa failed to strand up for consumers.'' Villaraigosa said he would not discuss the accusations against him, other than to say he has been endorsed by consumer groups from throughout the state. Rick Orlov, (213) 978-0390 rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Mayor James Hahn, left, and Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa lay out their platforms Tuesday at a mayoral debate in Koreatown. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer |
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