{"id":288540,"date":"2025-10-09T06:20:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T06:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/288540\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T06:20:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T06:20:11","slug":"former-la-mayor-antonio-villaraigosa-seeking-governors-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/288540\/","title":{"rendered":"Former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa seeking governor&#8217;s seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SAN DIEGO (KGTV) \u2014 ABC 10News continues to follow the crowded race for California governor. <\/p>\n<p>Our executive producer recently sat down with Antonio Villaraigosa, the former mayor of Los Angeles and speaker of the California State Assembly. <\/p>\n<p>He believes his experience in leadership roles sets him up well to be the next head of the executive branch for the Golden State.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;First of all, I&#8217;m the only one that&#8217;s been the chief executive. If you&#8217;re mayor of LA \u2014 we&#8217;re bigger than 42 states. I was a governor in many respects when you&#8217;re mayor of Los Angeles&#8230; It&#8217;s the second-largest city in the country,&#8221; he says. &#8220;We need change in the state, and the best way to get that change is with a proven problem solver, someone who&#8217;s done it before, not someone who&#8217;s been in Congress for six years or a few years. They&#8217;re one of 435 people. I actually was a CEO, and I ran that town pretty well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In our interview, we spoke to Hilton about the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<li><b>What he brings to the table and early campaign reflections<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>How he would approach Trump&#8217;s policies affecting state, cost of living<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Stance on homelessness<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Border, immigration &amp; Tijuana sewage crisis<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>How he&#8217;ll stand out in crowded field of Democrats<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <b>EARLY CAMPAIGN REFLECTIONS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on the early days of his campaign for governor<\/p>\n<p>    <b>TRUMP POLICIES, COST OF LIVING<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Trump &amp; cost of living<\/p>\n<p>    <b>HOMELESSNESS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gubernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa answers question on homelessness<\/p>\n<p>    <b>BORDER, IMMIGRATION &amp; TIJUANA SEWAGE<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Former assembly speaker &amp; current governor candidate speaks on border &amp; Tijuana sewage crisis<\/p>\n<p>    <b>STANDING OUT FROM OTHER DEMOCRATS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Antonio Villaraigosa explains how he&#8217;ll stand out from pack of Democratic candidates for governor<\/p>\n<p>The gubernatorial primary takes place in June. Below, you&#8217;ll find our previous interviews with other candidates in the field:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN DIEGO (KGTV) \u2014 ABC 10News continues to follow the crowded race for California governor. 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