Line forming for city elections

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is facing a potentially crowded field of challengers - although none is expected to pose a major threat - as the first filing period for declaring a candidacy for the March 3 election closed on Saturday.Daily News.

Villaraigosa, who lost what many saw as his main potential opposition when developer Rick Caruso decided against running, will face as many as 12 little-known opponents.

The only ones with minor name identification are attorney Walter Moore, who placed sixth four years ago, City Hall gadfly David "Zuma Dogg" Saltsburg and David R. Hernandez, who has run for several other local offices and filed the suit against the county for dropping the cross from its seal.