los angeles mayor

Apr 9 2013

Eight years in office

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is expected to highlight his eight years in office — particularly in the areas of public safety, education, business, transportation and the environment — when he delivers his final “state of the city” address this afternoon.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Feb 21 2013

Organization endorses Garcetti for mayor

South LA NOW is a young women and women of color chapter dedicated to leveraging the power and history of South Los Angeles to create a more inclusive and rich environment for women and girls. The organization’s specific local efforts include: intimate partner violence, access to comprehensive healthcare, environmental justice issues, and developing female advocates in policy.

Stanley O. Williford  |   OW Editor
Jun 28 2012

Wendy Greuel cut her political teeth in the Bradley administration

 In 1979, when she was student body president at John Kennedy High in Granada Hills, 17-year-old Wendy Greuel was nominated by the vice principal for one of Mayor Tom Bradley’s youth leadership awards. It launched an amazing time for the ambitious teenager.

“I came downtown and met him [Bradley] in the tower at City Hall,” said Greuel. “I sat there just in awe that I was in this building and meeting this mayor, and I became part of the mayor’s youth council. I thought ‘I really like this.’”

Mar 31 2011

First African American woman to do so

When 9th District Councilwoman Jan Perry filed papers to run for mayor of Los Angeles on March 15, another barrier for Black women came hurtling to earth. Perry became the first African American woman to do so, an appropriate act during Women’s History Month.

When she was introduced at the Black Business Association Salute to Black Women Business Conference and Awards Luncheon 11 days later, the largely Black crowd was apparently approving. They gave her a standing ovation.

Jan 8 2009

Urges ‘urgent’ adoption of countywide violence reduction strategy

Los Angeles, CA – Describing the public safety concerns about gang violence in his district as “urgent,” Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Tuesday urged approval of the County’s long-awaited plan to deal with gang violence.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.