Mayor Announces $7 Million In Federal Stimulus for Los Angeles Job Training Programs
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced that the city of Los Angeles was awarded $7 million in stimulus funding for job training programs. Two thousand Angelinos will be trained in high growth and high wage industries. The job opportunity funding comes from nearly $600 million of stimulus funds awarded to Los Angeles after President Obama singed the Recovery Act about a year ago. Amanda Herman has the story. (posted 2/18/10)
By Amanda Herman

Mayor Announces Electric Car Plan
Los Angeles is known for smoggy skies caused by traffic jammed highways. It's a car culture the mayor says he wants to help change with a new program to that's intended to make Los Angeles more electric car friendly. (posted 12/01/09)
By Jessica Flores

Federal Stimulus Money to Fund Job Training
Los Angeles is spending $10.3 million to train out-of-work residents for in-demand jobs, Mayor Villaraigosa announced. Ariel Edwards-Levy has the story. (posted 11/10/09)
By Ariel Edwards-Levy

California Announces Program to Help Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure
California Assembly Leaders and Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa announced the beginning of a program to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. The Monitored Mortgage Workout Program would force banks to meet with borrowers and a state-appointed mediator before foreclosing homes. (posted 10/13/09)
By Ariel Edwards-Levy

Protection against bad mortgages
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa introduced a new measure that will protect Los Angeles homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure. Additional reporting by Dina Diaz (posted 4/28/09)
By Janelle Burdette

Many Homeless Receive Housing Downtown
Downtown Los Angeles is quickly becoming more residential and affluent. A study by the downtown property owners group finds more people are choosing to live in renovated lofts and condos downtown rather than commute from the suburbs. But it's not just the affluent who are now calling downtown home. More than 100 people also received keys to apartments on skid row. Adriana Venegas-Chavez has more on this home for the homeless. (posted 4/16/09)
By Adriana Venegas-Chavez

LA Launches Latino Business Chamber of Greater Los Angeles
Latino small businesses got a big boost today, with the launch of the Latino Business Chamber of Greater Los Angeles. Richie Duchon has more on the launch and what the chamber hopes to accomplish. (posted 4/02/09)
By Richard Duchon

Mayor Villaraigosa on fighting crime
Now that President Obama has signed the economic stimulus package, local officials are beginning to lay out details of how the money will be spent. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa told a news conference this morning there is money available to help fight crime. (posted 2/19/09)
By Richard Duchon

Light Bulbs
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa launched a program today to distribute free energy-efficient bulbs to every household in Los Angeles. Employees of the L.A. Department of Water and Power will go door to door handing out compact fluorescent light bulbs-known as C-F-L's. (posted 2/12/09)
By Ariel Edwards-Levy

Library cuts
L.A.'s budget deficit seems to be effecting all city government departments and Mayor Villaraigosa's proposed budget cuts may seriously affect L.A.'s public libraries. (posted 4/29/08)
By Stephanie Meisenheimer