Campaign tidbits. (Politics).Kerman Maddox, longtime co-host for the political segments of KCET's "Life & Times Tonight," announced late last month he was taking a leave of absence from the show through at least next March. The reason: he's agreed to run the council campaign of Bernard Parks, his longtime friend who's seeking the Eighth District seat now held by Mark Ridley-Thomas Mark Ridley-Thomas (born 1954) is currently a California State Senate where he chairs the Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee]]. He represents the 26th district which includes the communities of Vermont Knolls, Jefferson Park, Leimert Park, Hancock Park, Korean . Ever the optimist, Maddox predicted that Parks' candidacy would clear the field and make him a shoo-in to win the primary election outright and avoid a June runoff. "I intend to be back on the show next March," he said ... Word has it that former Assembly Speaker and mayoral candidate 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. , who lives in Mount Washington Mount Washington is the name of several mountains in North America:
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 thinks it's challenging to work with the current City Council, just imagine having a council with two charismatic people who have opposed him: Villaraigosa and former police chief Bernard Parks. Staff reporter Howard Fine can be reached by phone at (323) 549-5225, ext. 227, or by email at hfine@labusinessjournal.com. |
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