Mayor staff grows
In the five years he has been in charge, Antonio Villaraigosa has expanded the staff of the mayor's office to 206 people - including deputy mayors and managers, assistants and analysts - in moves his aides say are needed to deal with the city's complex problems. Daily News
It has grown to be the largest mayoral staff in Los Angeles history, dwarfing that of former Mayor James Hahn, who had 121 employees, and former Mayor Richard Riordan, with 114.
Staff salaries account for $7.4 million of the $25.02 million budget for the mayor's office.

Los Angeles Daily News City Hall reporter 

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