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Billionaire developer Rick Caruso and former Dodgers manager Joe Torre announced today they will partner to formally bid on the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Bids to acquire the bankrupted baseball team are due Jan. 23.
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12May
2011
2011
Rick Caruso Outlines Vision for L.A., Smacks Around City Leaders
Developer Rick Caruso, a billionaire who said he asked his 11-year-old daughter for advice on his speech, stood before a crowded room at the Millennium Biltmore hotel today to talk about leadership and outline the obvious problems of Los Angeles, all while taking not-so-subtle swipes at Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the Los Angeles City Council.
It was the campaign kickoff with no campaign. Right now, Caruso is in a courtship phase, a time when he can make declarations and openly criticize the current leadership structure without taking the official plunge into political life.
“I haven’t made a final decision yet,” Caruso told reporters right before his speech. “It’s two years away and I have time. I’m clearly interested but I have time to make a final decision.”
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20Apr
2011
2011
Riordan Backs Beutner, Tells Caruso to Stay Out of Mayor’s Race*
Political spectators should make no mistake about Austin Beutner — five days into his campaign, he is marking his territory and taking steps to get his name on people’s minds.
The former deputy mayor got a boost today with an endorsement from friend and former Mayor Richard Riordan.
“Why make it a great big secret? I think any city would be very, very lucky to have Austin Beutner as their mayor,” Riordan told The City Maven.
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