Will anyone listen to new controller?
What won what whereIn case there was any uncertainty, yes Mayor Villaraigosa did depart from yesterday's march podium to fly to Dallas and join Gov. Schwarzenegger in pitching National Football League owners. Today at 4:45 pm—just in time for the afternoon news—he and Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke will deplane at LAX and brief the media on what happened. Coverage and comment on the NFL trip: Governor to NFL—Put team(s) in L.A. area (Sacramento Bee), Gov wants two teams (AP), NFL decision nears (Joe Scott).
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