CANDIDATES ENTERING FINAL STUMP WEEK.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer Kicking off the final week of their bitter rematch, 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 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. saluted World War II veterans and mothers on Sunday while their campaigns battled it out on the airwaves. With the May 17 election now only eight days away, both camps say they are working around the clock to identify likely voters in the nation's second largest city, where turnout is expected to be about 30 percent of all registered voters. The two led a parade down Pico Boulevard in West Los Angeles
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Tolerance The Museum of Tolerance is a multimedia museum in Los Angeles, California, with an associated museum in New York City, designed to examine racism and prejudice in the United States and the world with a strong focus on the history of the Holocaust. . The parade marked the 60-year anniversary of the end of World
War II in Europe The final battles of the European Theatre of World War II as well as the German surrender took place in late April and early May 1945. Surrender timelineSoviet and American troops met at the River Elbe . ``We recognize you as the greatest generation because of your sacrifices and the freedoms you have left us,'' Hahn told the crowd of some 200 people. ``It is humbling to be here with the people who destroyed the Nazi terrorism.'' Villaraigosa said he also was honored to be appearing before the group as both also paid tribute to the Japanese-American 142nd Battalion for its heroism. ``Despite the fact that many of their families had been interned in camps, they went to Europe to fight for democracy,'' Villaraigosa said. ``The 20th Century gave us this greatest generation as it also gave us our greatest tragedies and tests.'' Both had busy Sundays, with Hahn visiting churches in South Los Angeles South Los Angeles is the official name for a large geographic and cultural area lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central Los Angeles, and is still sometimes called South Central. - accompanied by his mother, Ramona, and sister, Councilwoman Janice Hahn - as well as meeting with seniors at the Jewish Home for the Aging in Reseda. Villaraigosa also attended church services, participated at a Mother's Day event at Our House, a nonprofit center helping women, a Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo (Spanish; “Fifth of May”) Mexican holiday commemorating the Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862. The French army, better-equipped and far larger than the Mexican army, had been sent by Napoleon III to conquer Mexico. celebration and a rally of supporters in Studio City. The Villaraigosa campaign also began a new television commercial critical of Hahn. The commercial deals with the investigations of the Hahn administration and what it says are broken promises and failures to hire more police and improve schools. Hahn consultant Kam Kuwata said he believes the commercial shows concern by the Villaraigosa camp on how close the election is becoming. ``We don't have polls, but we are making thousands of calls every night and we sense a shift,'' Kuwata said. ``We think that voters are beginning to focus on the difference between the two candidates and we think they will come back to the mayor.'' Villaraigosa has an edge on Hahn in fundraising, but Kuwata said he believes the mayor will catch up. Rick Orlov, (213) 978-0390 rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com |
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