“California must solve problems to build again, but forcing down wages for skilled and trained construction workers below the minimum wage standards for entry-level fast-food workers is no solution.”

Antonio Villaraigosa, former Speaker of the California Assembly and 41st Mayor of Los Angeles, released the following regarding U.S. Senator Alex Padilla being tackled and handcuffed after asking questions at U.S. Department Homeland Security press conference with Secretary Kristi Noem.

Antonio Villaraigosa, former Speaker of the California Assembly and 41st Mayor of Los Angeles, released the following statement calling for peaceful protests against President Trump’s military-style mass deportation ICE raids and his unlawful abuse of power federalizing California’s national guard without a request from the Governor.

Antonio Villaraigosa, former Speaker of the California Assembly and 41st Mayor of Los Angeles, released the following statement about President Trump’s decision to activate California’s national guard without a request from the Governor — something no other president has done since 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson sent troops to Alabama to protect civil rights demonstrators.

Antonio Villaraigosa, former Speaker of the California Assembly and 41st Mayor of Los Angeles, released the following statement about the escalating immigration raids in California by the Trump Administration.

Antonio Villaraigosa, expresidente de la Asamblea de California y 41º alcalde de Los Ángeles, se pronunció sobre las crecientes redadas en California llevadas a cabo por la administración Trump

As candidates for Governor head into CalChamber’s California Business Outlook Forum on Wednesday, Antonio Villaraigosa, former Speaker of the California Assembly and 41st Mayor of Los Angeles, is calling on Sacramento to fund Proposition 36 (2024), which was overwhelmingly passed by voters in November with 68.4% of the vote. Last year, Villaraigosa was the only candidate for Governor who campaigned in support of passing Prop 36. 

Antonio Villaraigosa, Former Speaker of the California Assembly and 41st Mayor of Los Angeles, has received the first statewide union endorsement of the election cycle in the Governor’s race from the  California-Nevada Conference of Operating Engineers, which includes International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Locals 12, 39 and 501.

“Voters deserve to know the truth, what did Kamala Harris and Xavier Becerra know, when did they know it, and most importantly, why didn’t either of them speak out?”

Former Assembly Speaker and Mayor of Los Angeles issues warning to California motorists on the likelihood of a massive increase in gas prices in light of the coming closing of two major California refineries.