Well known is LA Mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa’s attempt to take control of the Los Angeles Unified School District. His ambition is shown by his response to the State of the Union. That is not enough.
The La Mayor has four appointments on the all-powerful, semi-public Metropolitan Water District. If you want to control water politics control the MWD.
The Mayor campaign to choose Democratic Assemblyman and lobbyist Richard Katz to head the agency is making waves. Read about it here. or is this really linked to Katz, Anonio trying to help a aplan to take water from the Mojave Desert. See it here.
Will the rest of the MWD board resist?