Villaraigosa to speak at next Valley VOTE meeting

L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will be the speaker at the next meeting of Valley VOTE (Voters Organized Toward Empowerment) at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the second-floor meeting room of Galpin Ford, 1555 Roscoe Blvd., Van Nuys, near the 405 Freeway.

Villaraigosa's last visit to Valley VOTE was back in February 2005, when he was a candidate for mayor of Los Angeles.

He made a number of commitments at that meeting on his plans for the Valley.

He stated, "For too long, the San Fernando Valley has been treated as the neglected stepchild of Los Angeles. For me, the message is very simple: 'Slow down, take notice, share with us and include us in the City of Angels' ... As mayor, that is just what I will do."

There will be a question-and-answer session after the Mayor's presentation.

Space is limited, so if you're going to attend, please RSVP to either Joe Vitti at javittisr@cs.com or Richard Leyner at rleyner@socal.rr.com or 818-742-1638.

For more information, visit www.valleyvote.org.