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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa steps into the national spotlight again this week as chairman of the Democratic National Convention, and it couldn't come at a better time for him.
The 59-year-old mayor's second and final term ends next year and he has frequently found himself fending off speculation about his political ambitions - talk that is sure to grow as he makes the round of national media interviews and delivers an address to the convention floor.
As convention chairman he is not only serving as master of ceremonies when the Dems open their event Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C., but he also offered responses to statements made by Republicans at their convention in Tampa.
With that role has come significant attention from the national media - Fox News is making him its "political power player of the week," and he has been doing a round-robin series of interviews on everything from C-SPAN and the major news shows to national and local Spanish media.
While the pundits have floated different scenarios for his future - including one Yahoo! writer who offered, to some scorn, the idea that he would run for president in 2016 - Villaraigosa is not letting the attention get to him.
"I've been pretty consistent with everyone on this," Villaraigosa said in a telephone interview from Charlotte. "My focus has been and will be on being mayor of Los Angeles right up until June 30. If something happens in the city (during the convention) and I'm needed, I'll leave here."
He has insisted he has no ambition at this point for another elected office or for a cabinet post in a second Obama administration. After eight years as mayor and six years in the Assembly, he said he is looking forward to breaking away from the stress of public office.
"I really need time to reflect," Villaraigosa said. "I want to explore the idea of a radical center, that is not tied to ideology of either party. I think the system we have is broken, on the right and the left. Obviously, as a Democrat, I think it's more broken on the right, but we have our own problems in the Democratic Party."
His hope for his role at the convention is, first, to make sure it goes off without a hitch. After that, he hopes to stress the message of the needs of cities.
"I want to run a smooth convention and make sure it goes as planned," Villaraigosa said. "We want this to be the most open and accessible convention in history.
"I also want to make the case for cities. I have been saying for a long time as L.A. goes, so goes the nation, and I think that is also true for the major cities around the country."
As president of the National Conference of Mayors, Villaraigosa said he came to realize that the needs of cities are similar.
"Cities represent 89 percent of the GDP," Villaraigosa said. "If you just took L.A., New York and Chicago, we would be the fifth or sixth largest economy in the world. The essential thing I've learned is mayors have to be practical, and we need to bring that to the national stage. As a mayor, you cannot be dragged down by ideology but need to be willing to work to get a sensible result."
This is not the first time Villaraigosa has stood in the national spotlight. When first elected mayor, he made the cover of Newsweek magazine under the headline "Latino Power." He gave the Spanish-language Democratic response to the 2007 State of the Union by former President George W. Bush and more recently served as a national spokesman for urban needs as president of the National Conference of Mayors.
This past week, he was the principal Democrat on the ground of the Republican National Convention, where he did numerous national television interviews as he has become a semiregular guest on the weekend political talk shows.
In 2008, he was co-chairman of the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign and, after President Barack Obama was nominated, he became one of his co-chairs and campaigned actively across the southwest for Latino votes.
He is a national co-chairman of the Obama campaign this year and expects to campaign for the president again.
It is easy to forget that Villaraigosa, a former union organizer, has been involved in elected politics only since 1996 when he was elected to the California Assembly and then was was selected as speaker in 1998.
Termed out in 2000, Villaraigosa ran for mayor of Los Angeles, losing to City Attorney James Hahn. Two years later, he began his political comeback by winning a seat to the City Council and then, with Hahn weakened from a failed secession drive in the San Fernando Valley, won the job of mayor in 2005.
The first Latino mayor in more than 150 years, Villaraigosa rode a wave of popularity for nearly two years - winning praise and public support for a trash fee that allowed him to expand the Los Angeles Police Department to nearly 10,000 officers.
Working closely with then-Police Chief Bill Bratton, crime plummeted in the city to its lowest rates since the mid-1950s.
Villaraigosa also pushed for education reform, transit programs - winning more than
67 percent voter support for a half-percent sales tax as the the recession was just beginning to hit in Southern California.
He has parlayed that tax into the America Fast Forward program, under which the federal government will provide low-interest loans for transit programs if the local jurisdictions agree to tax themselves.
In the case of Los Angeles County, that will translate to $30 billion over 40 years and is the genesis of a second measure going on the ballot in November to stretch the sales tax increase to 2069.
But with all the high notes came a major setback triggered by developments in his private life.
He announced in 2007 that he and his wife, Corina, were separating, and soon it was learned the split was caused by an affair he had with a reporter from a Spanish language television station.
It served to slow down his political career as Villaraigosa announced he had no plans to run for governor or any other office but would seek a second term as mayor.
Villaraigosa would find himself embroiled in another controversy for taking numerous free tickets to public sporting and entertainment events and arguing that attendance was part of his official duties as mayor. But he later agreed to pay $42,000 in fines to settle state and city ethics complaints against him over the issue.
Raphael Sonenshein, director of the Pat Brown Institute of Public Affairs at California State University, Los Angeles, said he only sees an upside for Villaraiogsa at the convention.
"He clearly has made up any lost ground he had in 2008 and is now on the A team with the president," Sonenshein said. "He will be the principal speaker as far as Latinos are concerned.
"And the way the election is looking, he will be playing a valuable role for the president in the Southwest and Florida to get out the Latino vote."
Sonenshein said he does not expect to see Villaraigosa push speculation about his future in politics.
"There will be some, sure, but the last thing you want to do if you want one of those jobs is say you are interested," Sonenshein said. "That's the surest way to lose a job."


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Hi Guys!!!
We didn't get here when we were supposed to--Allan ended up in the emergency room and we missed our morning flight. (Thank goodness all was well and we got out a little later that afternoon. Unfortunately, he missed a couple of meetings on Thursday) First stop, Brent's dorm. We had to pick up a couple of boxes. I also had brought a birthday present for his roommate (his mom is one of my good friends ; )
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Friday night had dinner at my sister-in-laws--and then Allan, Heidi and her friend, Scott, went to see 21.
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Now we're off tomorrow to Arizona after the morning session. Brent is so excited to take us--we're going to have such a great time together. We love Arizona.
29 comments:
- Jodi said...
Wow! How cool you are in Utah! Not too far from me. That is great you were able to attend the morning session when Pres. Monson was sustained. BTW- I LOVE that skirt you are wearing in the photo at the conference center! Sounds like you are having a great time!
- April 5, 2008 at 11:30 PM
- Jodi said...
I forgot to tell you that I love your new blog look!!! IT is great!
- April 5, 2008 at 11:31 PM
- Chel said...
Very cool! You have been a very busy bee. :) How fun for you to experience so many things while you are in Utah.
Arizona rocks! You'll love it here. It's also suppose to be 88 degrees tomorrow... LOVIN' IT!!
You're gorgeous. I love your skirt too.
Have fun... travel safe. :)
- April 5, 2008 at 11:40 PM
Love the new look to the blog!!
I'm glad Allan is okay and that you made it to Utah. You were in Ogden, which is only a few hours from me. Unfortunately (or fortunately... however you look at it) we try to stay away from the craziness that is SLC at Conference Time. We spent the day holed up in our basement watching Conference and enjoying the talks.
Enjoy the rest of your trip. This is a good time to go to AZ. It's hot, but not excruciatingly so.
- April 6, 2008 at 1:49 AM
- Nancy Face said...
I'm so glad Allan is okay!!!
I love the pictures...your Heidi is so beautiful, and you look so gorgeous in your outfit at the Conference Center!
Oooh, the mall sounds fun! I'm so excited you'll be here in AZ today! SQUEEEEEEEE!!!! :D
- April 6, 2008 at 9:48 AM
- annie said...
I'm so jealous! You will be meeting the face family! I'm glad you are having such a wonderful time and agree with the others, you look lovely and your skirt (and blouse) are very pretty!!
- April 6, 2008 at 9:52 AM
- PJ said...
I'm so glad Allen is OK.
I love your outfit, looks like everyone else does toooo:D
I loved the morning session, so glad you were able to actually be there for such a special occasion.
Have fun in Arizona, can't wait to hear and see more.
- April 6, 2008 at 10:07 AM
- PJ said...
oops, I stole NancyFace's first line..he,he! :D
- April 6, 2008 at 10:08 AM
- Mel said...
Love the new bloggy look and I'd have to agree with the others- the skirt is cute cute cute!
Hey, that's cool you got to visit the Ogden Temple which is the one our Stake is assigned to.
How neat you were able to attend conference! Moving on to Arizona... I'm so jealous. I could use a few rays right now so soak one up for me, okay?
- April 6, 2008 at 10:46 AM
- Holly said...
I'm glad Allen is ok. What fun to be at conference. One of these years we will do that. Have a great rest of your trip!!
- April 6, 2008 at 1:46 PM
- JustRandi said...
You look so great in your conference outfit! It really is a great one!
- April 6, 2008 at 6:17 PM
- Tonya said...
First...OH MY GOSH, your new blog design is sooo cute and sooo you. I just love it.
Second, that's so great that you were able to get to be there while our new prophet was sustained. Looks like you guys are having a blash and by the way, you look fabulous.
- April 6, 2008 at 8:58 PM
- Tonya said...
Oh yeah..enjoy thawing out in AZ :o)
- April 6, 2008 at 8:59 PM
- mindyluwho said...
I love your new blog layout! And I'm so jealous that you got to go to Conference in Utah. I've always wanted to, but never have had the opportunity.
- April 7, 2008 at 2:16 AM
- Amber said...
I so miss being in Utah for conference weekend! What a WONDERFUL trip. Is it just me or do you seem to always be traveling?...
- April 7, 2008 at 7:35 AM
- Tori :) said...
Your blog looks absolutely FUN and GREAT!! I love it!!
I'm glad you are having a great trip!
- April 7, 2008 at 8:26 AM
- aurora said...
So glad that your sweet hubby is okay!
Love the new look of your blog, and your blog signature! Super Cute. :)
So fun that you got to go to General Conference- wasn't it amazing?? And cool that you get to go to AZ-- You know, of course, that Nancy Face is going to make you do a funny face for her blog, don't you?? :D
- April 7, 2008 at 9:27 AM
- Suzanne said...
Oh, you're in Arizona now and I barely missed you. If you head back through Utah on your way home, please let me know. I would love to meet you Yvonne!
I'm glad you've had such a wonderful trip and that you've been able to see your family.
- April 7, 2008 at 10:08 AM
- Corrine said...
I m glad Allan is ok, and that y'all are having a fun safe trip! I bet being in the conference center for the sustainings was amazing.
safe travels!
- April 7, 2008 at 11:31 AM
- Magirk said...
How fun! I'm glad you enjoyed being in Utah. ;) And glad you were able to attend Conference.
Hope Allan is okay! :S
And I hope you enjoy Arizona too.
- April 7, 2008 at 11:39 AM
- Magirk said...
Love the knew blog look too, BTW. ;)
- April 7, 2008 at 11:39 AM
- Melissa said...
So very fun!! It sounds like you're having a wonderful trip :) Have a wonderful time in Arizona!
Are you and Nancy Face gonna party while you're there?
- April 7, 2008 at 12:23 PM
- Ashley said...
My dad also got to go to the Saturday Morning Session of Conference. He had never seen it at the new Conference Center yet, he was thrilled to come home and tell us all about the "behind the scenes activities." I am glad you got to go too! The Ogden Temple is one I have not attended yet, which is strange since that is where my in-laws live. I am going to make that my goal the next time I visit there. Have fun in Arizona.
- April 7, 2008 at 5:56 PM
- Jess said...
Sounds like you guys are having a great trip. Arizona will be so much fun. That is awesome. Wasn't conference amazing? I am so glad that you got to go what an awesome place to be. Enjoy your trip.
Your blog looks great by the way.
- April 7, 2008 at 7:50 PM
- Multifuncional said...
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- April 7, 2008 at 10:03 PM
- Whitney said...
Good old Utah ;) I think someone really cool lives there....but I can't remember her name right now, ha ha!
That's so awesome that you got to be at the first conference with Pres. Monson!! I'm jealous!
One of my favorite things was going to the conference center and watching Pres. Hinckley walk out. I cried because it was so emotional!!!
I'm glad you had a fun time in Utah!!! :)
- April 8, 2008 at 9:35 AM
- utmommy said...
Sounds like so much fun! Enjoy the warmth in Arizona. I wish I was there right now.
Cute blog. I'm thinking I need to redo mine soon:)
- April 8, 2008 at 10:18 AM
- Alice Wills Gold said...
Man Yvonne, I never noticed before how many comments you get...I had to scroll for a while.
I am so jealous that you got to go to Conference and I am SOOOO jealous that you are in UT and I am not...I miss it so much...it will be too late for me to tell you all the places that you should eat, but I am sure no matter what you had an awesome time
- April 8, 2008 at 11:51 PM
- Liam's Mom - Gina said...
That last picture is so great of all of you and them temple in the background! So pretty!
I wish I could have seen you while you were in Utah. Please let us Utah people know next time and we'll all come and bombard you with hugs!
- April 14, 2008 at 9:29 AM


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Hello all.
When beginning my meditation practice, I had much success in focusing on the sensation of the breath at the nostrils and was making progress with focus on the breath. Over time, I began to accidently gain what I would consider control over the muscles within the head and the sinuses, to the point where now when I meditate, I cannot feel the sensation of the breathe anywhere except the throat, and the nostrils seem totally numb to air. Because the position of the head muscles is distracting. It is as if, I need to align the muscles in the head before relaxing, and my ears will even pop. So, my meditation has lead nowhere for months since I lost the ability to focus at the nostrils because of tension in the muscles of the head and changes in the sinuses. I have no cold or sinus problem, and the muscles that I am feeling are perhaps behind the eyes and I'm not even sure if such a thing even exists or I'm imagining it. So I am not sure what to do. Now, no matter how hard I try, there remains this urge to align some mysterious muscles behind the nose or eyes, and to make my ears pop before I can move toward focus at the tips of the nostrils.
Does anyone have a similiar experience and/or solution?


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Texas Game Wardens Receive National Maritime Accreditation
AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife's game warden force has become only the fourth state conservation law enforcement agency to be accredited by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) Boat Operations and Training (BOAT) Program.
"As the Texas Navy, our game wardens and the vessels they operate have an important role in maintaining the state's maritime security, in addition to their day-to-day work in enforcing our conservation laws," said TPWD Executive Director Carter Smith. "The training the wardens will receive by way of this accreditation will make these men and women and our coastwide fleet even more effective."
Though the Republic of Texas had a battle-hardened navy in the 1830s and 1840s, it was former Gov. George W. Bush who first referred to TPWD's modern fleet as the "Texas Navy." Since then, the department's fleet has grown to include 564 vessels, including two 65-foot Gulf of Mexico patrol vessels, 26 Safeboats (a high-speed boat with an enclosed cabin that can be used in bays or the open Gulf) and a myriad of specialized vessels including 5 gun boats equipped with .30 caliber machine guns.
"For over 100 years, the TPWD game wardens have patrolled the land and waterways of our great state, protecting public safety and preserving our natural resources," Gov. Rick Perry said. "They have set the gold standard for maritime operations, and this accreditation affirms their role as one of the nation's elite law enforcement and emergency response operations."
In addition to the game wardens who operate patrol vessels on the state's public waters, TPWD's Maritime Tactical Operations Group is a specialized unit made up of specially trained and equipped game wardens who can respond to critical waterborne incidents or other unique maritime operations.
"Now that our tactical maritime team has this prestigious accreditation, we will be working even more closely with the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies with a maritime focus to protect the Texas coast for any contingency," Smith said.
In preparation for their accreditation, the Law Enforcement Division developed strict training and policies to facilitate training in a wide range of maritime functions, including boat crew member training, boat operator search and rescue, boating accident investigation, boating under the influence enforcement, officer water survival, tactical boat operations, pursuit and stop techniques and small vessel radiation-nuclear device detection operations.
"Effective partnering at multiple levels of government is the key to Homeland Security," said Rear Admiral Kevin Cook, Commander, 8th Coast Guard District. "Our relationship with Texas Parks and Wildlife is based on mutual concern for the safety and security of port operators and the maritime public. This accreditation further assures common standards of training and seamless integration between our organizations, which increases both organizations' overall readiness to respond."
The NASBLA accreditation is based on U.S. Coast Guard-recognized national standards for the training, qualification, credentialing and typing of maritime law enforcement and emergency first responders. The only other state law enforcement agencies with NASBLA accreditation are the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Massachusetts Environmental Police, and Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
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