I thought I'd post this since some Freepers are acting like this election is the end of the world. Hahn was no walk in the park... Antonio can't be any worse.
I say give the knucklehead a chance to screw things up even worse, before passing judgment on him.
He could turn out to be a pleasant surprise, who marks his term by a "Nixon Goes to China" - taking on the unions, and entrenched interests at City Hall.
Then again, he'll likely just be more of the same.. we shall see soon enough.
Assuming the guy does no become a patronage boss, and sink into corruption, I agree with you. Mayors don't make much difference in LA really.
I agree. This wasn't so much a choice between two evils as a choice between two lessers.