A Mayor Villar Photo Op to Promote Summer Nigh Lights and share more childhood tales

Mayor Antonio Villar, City Councilman Eric Garcetti, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck, Civil Rights Attorney Connie Rice  and many others were on hand at Ramona Garden Recreation Center to tout the reduce crime rates and gang violence in areas (** nothing was mentioned about the increase numbers of shooting victims at SNL venues in 2011) that hosted the "Connie Rice idea that Eric Garcetti build upon that Mayor Villar take credit for as Summer Night Lights". ** We should note that Mayor Villar revealed another childhood secret at the presser, more on that further down. All photo by Francisco Polk 

CD 13 City Councilman Eric Garcetti takes his time at the microphone. Among the standing in this photo is HACLA Resident Services Director Sanford Riggs who received $25,000+ in bonus money in 2010 and 2011  total To right of lady in black and white shirt. Noted in his absence was CD 14 City Councilman Jose Huizar who was close to the connected non-profit Legacy LA . 

Ramona Gardens SNL worker and all around good guy Jesse Monarrez-Ortiz speaks while mayor Villar bows his head and reflects back to the time when he was supposedly "jump" by some of "Hazards finest young men". The mayor took the time to reminisce about his younger days across the freeway and his adventures through the neighborhood.

Mayor Villar answers questions from Telemundo reporter. 

"The Hazard homies came at me from both sides. I thought about running, but I was born to raise hell. Que no"?

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Scott Johnson in CD 14