Latest Fact-checks on Antonio Villaraigosa Antonio Villaraigosa stated on March 5, 2018 in a news release: California’s single-payer healthcare proposal would "force seniors off of Medicare." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "In the eight years that I was mayor, (there was a) nearly 50 percent drop in violent crime, gang crime — crime went down because we grew our police department, we focused on constitutional community policing, we did some of the most innovative prevention, intervention, job re-entry programs in the nation." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on September 20, 2017 in a newspaper article: California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom was "for (high-speed rail), before he’s against it, and then he’s for it again." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "Undocumented immigrants commit less crimes than the native born." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on June 6, 2017 in a speech: Although California has "the sixth largest economy in the world, we also have one of the highest poverty rates" in the nation. Antonio Villaraigosa stated on June 6, 2017 in a speech: "Seventy-seven of the top 300 cities with the highest poverty rate" nationwide are in California. Antonio Villaraigosa stated on March 23, 2017 in a speech at a candidates forum: "When I became mayor of Los Angeles, we had a 44 percent (high school) graduation rate. I said that was unacceptable. I challenged that notion. I said the mayor needs to be involved with our schools. We need to partner together. As I left, after a number of reforms, we grew our graduation rate from 44 percent to 72." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on December 8, 2016 in an op-ed : "California is once again the sixth-largest economy in the world. If you add the GDP’s of Washington and Oregon, California would surpass the United Kingdom to become the fifth-largest economy in the world."
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on March 5, 2018 in a news release: California’s single-payer healthcare proposal would "force seniors off of Medicare." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "In the eight years that I was mayor, (there was a) nearly 50 percent drop in violent crime, gang crime — crime went down because we grew our police department, we focused on constitutional community policing, we did some of the most innovative prevention, intervention, job re-entry programs in the nation." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on September 20, 2017 in a newspaper article: California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom was "for (high-speed rail), before he’s against it, and then he’s for it again." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "Undocumented immigrants commit less crimes than the native born." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on June 6, 2017 in a speech: Although California has "the sixth largest economy in the world, we also have one of the highest poverty rates" in the nation. Antonio Villaraigosa stated on June 6, 2017 in a speech: "Seventy-seven of the top 300 cities with the highest poverty rate" nationwide are in California. Antonio Villaraigosa stated on March 23, 2017 in a speech at a candidates forum: "When I became mayor of Los Angeles, we had a 44 percent (high school) graduation rate. I said that was unacceptable. I challenged that notion. I said the mayor needs to be involved with our schools. We need to partner together. As I left, after a number of reforms, we grew our graduation rate from 44 percent to 72." Antonio Villaraigosa stated on December 8, 2016 in an op-ed : "California is once again the sixth-largest economy in the world. If you add the GDP’s of Washington and Oregon, California would surpass the United Kingdom to become the fifth-largest economy in the world."
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on March 5, 2018 in a news release: California’s single-payer healthcare proposal would "force seniors off of Medicare."
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "In the eight years that I was mayor, (there was a) nearly 50 percent drop in violent crime, gang crime — crime went down because we grew our police department, we focused on constitutional community policing, we did some of the most innovative prevention, intervention, job re-entry programs in the nation."
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on September 20, 2017 in a newspaper article: California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom was "for (high-speed rail), before he’s against it, and then he’s for it again."
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on July 31, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC: "Undocumented immigrants commit less crimes than the native born."
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on June 6, 2017 in a speech: Although California has "the sixth largest economy in the world, we also have one of the highest poverty rates" in the nation.
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on June 6, 2017 in a speech: "Seventy-seven of the top 300 cities with the highest poverty rate" nationwide are in California.
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on March 23, 2017 in a speech at a candidates forum: "When I became mayor of Los Angeles, we had a 44 percent (high school) graduation rate. I said that was unacceptable. I challenged that notion. I said the mayor needs to be involved with our schools. We need to partner together. As I left, after a number of reforms, we grew our graduation rate from 44 percent to 72."
Antonio Villaraigosa stated on December 8, 2016 in an op-ed : "California is once again the sixth-largest economy in the world. If you add the GDP’s of Washington and Oregon, California would surpass the United Kingdom to become the fifth-largest economy in the world."
