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July 22, 2008 - 5:32pm

Antonio Villaraigosa makes second Bay Area political appearance in month's time

Los Angeles Mayor and rising Democratic Party star Antonio Villaraigosa appeared before several thousand cheering Teamsters Union members and environmental advocates Tuesday in Oakland to speak on behalf of linitiatives aimed at improving air emissions coming from the Port of Oakland and to provide better working conditions for non-union truck drivers employed there.

While Villaraigosa faces the same issues back home from the Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach complex, the political significance of his appearance in Northern California would seem to further signal the seriousness of efforts to improve his statewide name-recognition as he contemplates running to succeed Arnold Schwarznegger as governor in 2010.

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July 1, 2008 - 5:28pm

Newsom files papers to form exploratory committee for 2010 gubernatorial run

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom: Getty Images PhotoSan Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom: Getty Images PhotoSan Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom ended months of speculation by announcing Tuesday that he has formed an exploratory committee to consider running for governor of the Golden State in 2010.

In an exclusive story broken by the broken by the Los Angeles Times at 5 p.m., Newsom confirmed officially that he has filed papers to pursue being California's next governor, replacing the termed-out Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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