Los Angeles Mayor and Democratic Convention Chairman Antonio Villaraigosa calls for a vote to amend the platform the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 5, 2012. (Associated Press)
Los Angeles Mayor and Democratic Convention Chairman Antonio Villaraigosa calls for a vote to amend the platform the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 5, 2012. (Associated Press)
Los Angeles Mayor and Democratic Convention Chairman Antonio Villaraigosa calls for a vote to amend the platform at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 5, 2012. (Associated Press)
Los Angeles Mayor and Democratic Convention Chairman Antonio Villaraigosa calls for a vote to amend the platform at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 5, 2012. (Associated Press)
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charles Beck flanked by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, right, answers questions during a news conference of the joint task force announcing the apprehension of a prime suspect Harry Burkhart in a series of 53 blazes in the Los Angeles Area, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)
A Los Angeles City Hall employee takes pictures Wednesday of the the Occupy encampment that was raided by police, resulting in the arrests of more than 300 people and the removal of 25 tons of debris. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said it would cost about $1 million to clean up the site. (Associated Press)
Wall Street protesters dance to music as they remain at the camp in front of Los Angeles City Hall in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa stated Friday that the protesters' campsite will be dismantled, beginning at 12:01 a.m. Monday. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)
President Obama speaks to reporters in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, to highlight a new report on the impact of his $50 billion infrastructure-investment proposal. Onstage with Mr. Obama are (from left) Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
President Barack Obama, left, speaks to reporters in the Rose Garden to highlight a new report on the impact of his $50 billion infrastructure-investment proposal, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010 at the White House in Washington. With Obama are from left to right, former Secretaries of Transportation Samuel Skinner and Norman Mineta, Secretary of Treasury Timonthy Geithner, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, Gov. Ed Rendell, D-Penn., and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
