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New LA Mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa, Sworn In

HeadlineJul 01, 2005

In Los Angeles, the city’s new mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is being sworn in today. A son of a Mexican immigrant, Villaraigosa is the city’s first Latino mayor in over a century. He defeated incumbent Mayor Jim Hahn in May’s election.

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