With a little help from his friends

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is getting support from Henry Cisneros, former HUD secretary and one-time mayor of San Antonio, with an Oct. 10 fundraiser in Texas. Information about it came from the website, the Walker Report.
Cisneros and Villaraigosa have been friends for years. Cisneros also has been involved in numerous efforts in Los Angeles to build affordable housing.
The $1,000 a person event is being co-sponsored by other Texas officials and it describes the mayor as one of the leading progressives in the country.
"Villaraigosa is known for his exceptional skill at building broad bi-partisian coalitions and is considered one of the leading progressive voices in the country," the invitation said.
The mayor has amassed more than $1.7 million for his re-election next March in which there is a small field of opponents, none of whom is expected to raise significant amounts to challenge him.
Villaraigosa has raised money at a number of events across the country this year, including San Francisco, Chicago, New York City, Washington, D.C., and Miami.