Antonio Villaraigosa - I'm not looking for a battle with anybody, n

I'm not looking for a battle with anybody, neither the council nor our labor partners.

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Zahniser, David, and Phil Willon. "L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa proposes budget with cuts, fee hikes." Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2010.

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