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...down: either agree to give him three extra months in office, he said, or he'd run against them, and win. Well, one thing is for sure: if Rudy is finding time for power politics, things must be getting back to normal. The two Democrats facing an Oct. 11 runoff were split on what to do. Mark Green, the public advocate, said yes (it might help him attract conservative votes). Fernando Ferrer, the Bronx borough president, said no (it might help him solidify the anti-Giuliani vote). And Michael Bloomberg, the Republican businessman whose campaign pitch is to keep...
...primary with help from labor, women's groups, environmentalists and the Democratic Party establishment. Villaraigosa made a strong showing among gays, despite the fact that he was running against an openly gay opponent, and among Jews, though there were two Jewish rivals on the ballot. For this week's runoff election, Villaraigosa even won the endorsement of L.A.'s current mayor, Richard Riordan--a Republican...
...power of Los Angeles' growing Hispanic population will be tested today as voters go to the polls in a tight mayoral runoff election. The candidates are similar - James K. Hahn and Antonio Villaraigosa are both liberal Democrats with strong roots in the city. They are also familiar with its politics: Hahn, 50, is the current City Attorney and Villaraigosa, 48, is a former speaker of the state Assembly...
Environmentalists will continue to focus on reducing storm water runoff into the river, which carries with it pollutants from gasoline to laundry detergent...
...activists, would have protected artists' spaces from dotcom takeovers, while Mayor Willie Brown's Prop K would have set less stringent limits on new office development. Both propositions lost--L by a razor-thin margin. But the people may be gaining the upper hand. In December's district runoff elections, the 11-member board of supervisors swerved sharply to the left, upsetting the mayor's politically moderate, growth-friendly power base...