Next mayor’s earth agenda

Published on March 28, 2013

Delivering his inaugural address on the City Hall lawn in 2005, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa challenged Angelenos to turn Los Angeles into “… the greenest big city in America.”

Mayoral debate at Beth Jacob

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on January 9, 2013

On Jan. 3, in the first mayoral debate of 2013, Congregation Beth Jacob hosted five candidates seeking to become the next mayor of Los Angeles.

Judge rules Rahm Emanuel’s name can appear on Chicago ballot

Published on January 4, 2011

Rahm Emanuel cleared another hurdle in his bid for mayor of Chicago on Tuesday when a Cook County judge agreed with the city’s election board that his name should appear on the ballot.

Political Journal

By Idan Ivri
Published on April 28, 2005

Political Journal.

A Walk in Rick Orlov’s City Hall

By Catherine Seipp
Published on April 8, 2004

Rick Orlov of the Los Angeles Daily News, long known as the dean of City Hall reporters, is that rare media type who has no enemies. That's because he's long had a reputation for being an old-fashioned straight shooter who honors secrets not only in print, but also in hallway gossip.

"He's a person you can trust," Richard Riordan remarked once when he was mayor. "He's not some young person trying to prove himself with a gotcha."