I know most people don't like him for various reasons, many of which are unfair or trivial.

However, even if you think Hahn is horrible I believe I can guarantee that Antonio Villaraigosa would be far, far worse.

As has been pointed out many times, but, strangely enough, has not yet made the L.A. Times, Villaraigosa is the former president of the UCLA chapter of the racial separatist organization MEChA. Four years ago, a KNX reporter asked him to renounce that organization's goals, and he refused.

Now, to most people the preceding information would be enough. However, I realize Los Angeles is quite a "special" place. Therefore, I ask that you spend some time with google or visiting web sites and try to decide for yourself whether what I'm saying is something you should be concerned about. I strongly think it is, and I think that if you do your research you might be as concerned about these matters as I am. Now, of course, some of the pages and sites are just plain poorly designed. So, I'm also asking a slight indulgence that you'll concentrate on the verifiable facts they present and not the POV or the design.

Here are some links:

MEChA, Villaraigosa And The LA Mayoral Campaign

MayorNo.com horribly designed site, but it has a lot of verifiable information, including audio and video

Villaraigosa congratulating the president of Mexico on helping negate a U.S. law: the L.A. Times thought that was a good thing

And, here's more on Villaraigosa's former organization: Bustamante: The Racist in the Race?, and this and this.