So laying people off is not something I do lightly, it's not something I relish.
Antonio VillaraigosaI'm not looking for a battle with anybody, neither the council nor our labor partners.
Antonio VillaraigosaI don't want to describe either Governor Mitt Romney or the Republicans as stupid, but I will say this - if you look at their platform, the 2012 platform, it looks like it's from another century and maybe even two. It looks like the platform of 1812.
Antonio VillaraigosaBut I will say, I think there are some Democrats that don't want to address pension reform. I have taken on the issue of seniority and tenure. I think we have to address entitlements and the president has done that in his budget. I think we have to extend Medicare and the president has done that. But also reinvest in that program.
Antonio Villaraigosa