The rivalry between Antonio Villaraigosa and Gavin Newsom intensified Saturday as the former Los Angeles mayor suggested his chief opponent in the governor’s race was a finger-in-the-wind politician unworthy of leading California’s resistance to President Trump. “You always felt that, and it’s unfortunate.”Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks with participants in an Armenian march in Los Angeles on April 24. Gavin Newsom speaks with participants in an Armenian march in Los Angeles on April 24. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)Newsom said he had “a much stronger relationship” with Eric Garcetti, Villaraigosa’s successor as mayor.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 11, 2017 01:00 UTC