Mayor Villaraigosa and the Hunt for LA Jobs

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Antonio Villaraigosa is pushing hard to make federally funded transportation projects require that jobs go to local workers. If he gets what he wants from Washington, will that enhance his legacy when he leaves office in just two years? We talk with the Mayor. Also, we ask Sheriff Lee Baca if LA County is ready to help the state reduce overcrowding in 33 prisons, and hear how the California Science Center got involved with a challenge to Evolution. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, Alabama, illegal immigration and the presidential campaign.

Banner image: Mayor of Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa (C) talks to the media after a meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington on June 20, 2011. President Obama and Vice President Biden met with a bipartisan group of mayors to discuss the economy and hear from the mayors about their local efforts to create jobs and spur economic growth. Photo by Yuri Gripas/AFP/Getty Images