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blogs.laweekly.com — A mob-connected drug trafficker was living right under our noses in Beverly Hills, helping to stash kilos of cocaine, make deals with the Sinaloa drug cartel, and move millions of dollars worth of drugs for the Rizzuto organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra.

laweekly.com — After 19 years spent mostly in elected office, where he has gained a reputation as a frenetic promoter of both himself and the city, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was busily working an A-list room once again - this time inside the posh Sunset Tower Hotel at Vanity Fair's Feb.

blogs.laweekly.com — Metro Chins were being scratched heads were shaking in 2011 when it was revealed that Metro's Crenshaw/LAX light-rail line would not feature a proper stop in the heart of African-American L.A., Leimert Park. There were accusations that the black community wasn't seeing the same kind of resources thrown at the multi-billion-dollar Westside subway along Wilshire Bouelvard.

blogs.laweekly.com — erin leigh mcconnell / Flickr Tuesday's election was historic. We got our first elected mayor of Jewish ancestry. And our second mayor in modern times with Mexican heritage. But most of you didn't bother to vote. The L.A. City Clerk registered a low-low "ballots cast" percentage of 19.2.

blogs.laweekly.com — Danielle Bacher [Editor's note: Soon-to-be-award-winning gonzo music journalist Danielle Bacher prowls the late late night scene for West Coast Sound. For this installment, she hits the town with LA-based soul-pop band Fitz and the Tantrums.] I should probably have dropped quarts of acid into the disgusting coconut water in the dressing room at Jimmy Kimmel Live!

blogs.laweekly.com — Darrick Rainey Please see today's L.A. Weekly cover story, "L.A. Mayor With Baggage Seeks Job: Antonio Villaraigosa's quest for Wall Street, Washington and wealth," and check out the mayor's original, unedited schedule, obtained by the Weekly, at the end of the next page. In 2008, L.A.

laweekly.com — Sennett Devermont styles himself the drinking crowd's Batman, working to keep Los Angeles drivers out of trouble if they're thinking of drinking and then weaving their way home. Mothers Against Drunk Driving contends that Devermont is more like the Joker. He's in their sights because he has nearly 42,000 Twitter followers and more than 20,000 text subscribers.