Parks back Villaraigosa's Mayoral Campaign

Los Angeles Mayoral Canidate Antonio Villaraigosa picked up a key endorsement Tuesday when City Councilman and former Mayoral Canidate Bernard Parks formally threw his support behind his campagain. Parks came in first among African-American voters in March's primary.
Accoding to the LA Daily News this endorsement is key to Villaraigosa because "The African-American vote is key to the campaign. Hahn defeated Villaraigosa in 2001, in part because of his strong showing in South Los Angeles."
Villaraigosa also picked up other endorsement's on Monday. Both the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the San Fernando Democratic Party threw their support behind Villaraigosa. Both he and run-off rival Mayor James Hahn are running as Democrats (LA Times, LA Daily News, LA Business Journal, 4/5/05).