Mayor endorses Flores Aguilar for school board – Los Angeles
Tagged: activist, California, children, Los Angeles, mayor antonio villaraigosa, teacherPosted on: January 11th, 2007“Throwing his weight into the upcoming Los Angeles school board elections, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa declared his support for a heavily favored Latina candidate Wednesday and was poised to give his endorsement in another race. For weeks, the mayor had delayed his endorsements ”” avoiding, for the time, political strife with the teachers union and African American leaders.
As expected, the mayor announced his support for Yolie Flores Aguilar, 44, who heads a Los Angeles County childrens services agency. She is backed by a broad swath of Latino officials and activists in heavily Latino District 5, where she seeks to replace retiring incumbent David Tokofsky. “
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