MAYOR, EDITOR AMONG `THE INFLUENTIALS'.Byline: -- Brent Hopkins Omnipresent om·ni·pres·ent adj. Present everywhere simultaneously. [Medieval Latin omnipres Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa topped Los Angeles Magazine's ``The Influentials'' list in its annual power issue. The photogenic photogenic /pho·to·gen·ic/ (-jen´ik) 1. produced by light, as photogenic epilepsy. 2. producing or emitting light. pho·to·gen·ic adj. 1. mayor, in a sharp suit and sporting a somewhat jauntily jaun·ty adj. jaun·ti·er, jaun·ti·est 1. Having a buoyant or self-confident air; brisk. 2. Crisp and dapper in appearance; natty. 3. Archaic a. Stylish. b. Genteel. raised eyebrow on the magazine's cover, turned up among the usual array of billionaires, fat cats and Magic Johnson. In spite of the clout nominally wielded by the leader of America's second-largest city, previous officials have rarely attracted the rock star-esque attention focused on the velvet-voiced politician. Powered by an endless stream of Splenda-sweetened green teas, Villaraigosa has spent his first year in office averting a strike, brokering a transit pact, wrangling greater influence over 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. , traipsing around China on a trade mission and appearing at nearly every single rally, pothole pothole, in geology, cylindrical pit formed in the rocky channel of a turbulent stream. It is formed and enlarged by the abrading action of pebbles and cobbles that are carried by eddies, or circular water currents that move against the main current of a stream. filling and feel-good event in town. His name frequently pops up in connection with the phrases ``gubernatorial hopeful'' and ``Energizer Bunny.'' In addition to Villaraigosa, Disney Hall architect Frank Gehry and legendary troubadour troubadour One of a class of lyric poets and poet-musicians, often of knightly rank, that flourished from the 11th through the 13th century, chiefly in Provence and other regions of southern France, northern Spain, and northern Italy. Bob Dylan, Daily News Editor Ron Kaye also made the list. When questioned on his presence among the heavy hitters, Kaye refused to comment. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) With all the movers and shakers in town, Los Angeles Magazine has placed Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa atop its ``The Influentials'' list. Also making the grade for the annual power issue was Daily News Editor Ron Kaye. |
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