Antonio fires back at Gavin

We've reported that San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is setting off campaign sparks with his 2010 Democratic gubernatorial run by scheduling high-profile public events in rival cities like Los Angeles. S.F. Chronicle.

Now it's 'back at 'ya'' from Team Villraigosa.

The team of political gurus who have the inside track on running Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's 2010 gubernatorial campaign have just opened spiffy new headquarters...in the City of St. Francis.

That would be SCN Public Relations, headed by Villaraigosa's former campaign manager Averell "Ace" Smith, with partnering from political strategy veterans Sean Clegg, a former deputy mayor in Los Angeles, and longtime Demo insider Dan Newman.