TIPOFF : MAYOR'S RACE TAKES TO THE BICYCLE PATH.Byline: RICK ORLOV ASSEMBLY Speaker 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. makes no secret about how he would like to fill Mayor Richard Riordan's shoes. But the immediate question is whether he's fit enough to keep pace with the mayor today. Villaraigosa, with a bike and helmet borrowed from the mayor, will attempt to keep up with Riordan during the 26.2-mile bicycle race preceding today's L.A. Marathon. Despite the nearly 20-year difference in their ages, Villaraigosa is making no pretense of keeping up with the bicycle fanatic Riordan, who each summer takes off for cross-country rides. ``The speaker rides a bike some, but nothing like the mayor,'' one aide said. ``We expect them to start off together and then meet after the ride.'' No word on whether any other mayoral wannabes Wannabes is an online interactive soap and game created for the BBC by Illumna Digital. Wannabes follows on from Jamie Kane, the BBC's previous foray into online interactive drama. The show/game consists of 14 10 minute episodes released twice a week. plan to participate. Next month about this time, we should be seeing who will be serious in seeking citywide office. That's when the city Ethics Commission In the United States, an Ethics Commission is a commission established by State law to discourage dishonest practices by their public employees and elected officials. Almost all American states have such a commission. will allow candidates for the 2001 races to file statements allowing them to begin collecting funds. Councilman Mike Feuer is said to be champing at the bit to get his report filed to run for city attorney. A mob scene is expected to occur in the City Controller race with incumbent Rick Tuttle Rick Tuttle (born 1940) was Los Angeles City Controller from 1985 to 2001. He stressed the importance of creating a strong democratic influence at UCLA, which was in his words "the best large public university in a major city. term-limited out and no clear-cut favorite for the post scaring off challengers. Among those looking hard at the race are three council members - Laura Chick, Ruth Galanter Ruth Galanter was a city councilwoman from Los Angeles. She served as President Pro-Tempore and President of the city council. and Rudy Svorinich Rudy Svorinich (born 1960) is a Republican who served on the Los Angeles City Council representing the 15th district. A resident of San Pedro, his diverse district also includes the community of Watts. He was elected to the council in 1993 and served two full terns. . The interest by Chick in the controller's office reflects the political advice she's been getting that she would be out of her league challenging the likes of City Attorney Jimmy Hahn, County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky Zev Yaroslavsky (born December 21, 1948) is a Los Angeles County politician. He served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1975 until 1994, when he was elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. He was preceded in both offices by Edmund D. Edelman. , Parks Commission President Steve Soboroff and Villaraigosa in the mayoral sweepstakes. Tuttle is looking at a run for Galanter's council seat as term limits set in motion a vast game of political musical chairs - an unintended consequence that may be term limits' hallmark. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , there is still an election this year, and Councilman Nate Holden is feeling the heat. Holden is in a tight race with pastor and community activist Madison Shockley and Scott Suh, a Korean-American. Shockly and Suh have been drawing wide support against the maverick incumbent, who has been involved in a series of controversies over the years. Holden became particularly incensed recently when he was invited and then disinvited to a dinner by the Korean American Federation of Los Angeles. The dinner was for acting Chairman Se Hyung Cho of the Republic of Korea. Holden complained he had given money and support to the federation over the years and was dismayed at its action. ``It disappoints me that this well-known organization has chosen to display such a lack of professional leadership,'' Holden said. Holden is not giving up the fight for support in the Korean-American community. Last week, he joined with police in appealing for information leading to the arrest of murder suspects in the death of a Korean businessman. When downtowners talk about the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. not being able to holds its own, they should look at some recent statistics from the U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. released by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. The Van Nuys post office was fifth in the state and 10th in the nation when it came to the sale of breast cancer research stamps. Van Nuys sold 1.4 million stamps, compared with 916,787 in Los Angeles. As a result, Van Nuys generated more than $112,500 in research funds, compared with $71,881 in Los Angeles. Feinstein was the principal author on legislation creating the breast cancer research stamp. |
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