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Which Way, L.A.?

Villaraigosa's Ticketpalooza

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is under investigation by the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission , the District Attorney and now the state's Fair Political Practices Commission . It's all about free tickets to concerts, baseball and basketball games and award ceremonies where he's not a contestant. Jon Regardie, executive editor of the Downtown…

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is under investigation by the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, the District Attorney and now the state's Fair Political Practices Commission. It's all about free tickets to concerts, baseball and basketball games and award ceremonies where he's not a contestant. Jon Regardie, executive editor of the Downtown News, says the Mayor has allowed it to become a much bigger deal than it needed to be.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Jon Regardie
a city politics journalist at LA Magazine

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