Señor Mayor

The election is over and Los Angeles has a new mayor.

"The election was a resounding defeat for Hahn, who was unable to keep his campaign focused on Los Angeles' falling crime rate and rising job growth. After a lackluster term tainted by corruption allegations at City Hall, Hahn was turned out of office in favor of a high school dropout and son of the barrio who once sported a tattoo that proclaimed "Born to Raise Hell." Villaraigosa turned his life around to become speaker of the California Assembly and then a member of the Los Angeles City Council."

Now I’m not sure that becoming a politician qualifies as a valid reason to say that Villaraigosa has “turned his life around”. If anything, he may be more dangerous! Just kidding…as the way the city is organized; the mayor is more of a figurehead than a political boss. This makes it tough for him to make the changes needed, and his campaign promises may turn out to be just that…promises.

Hopefully, this will be the last we see of the Hahn family in politics. I remember that family all too well from the time when I lived and worked in Los Angeles.