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Like LAist, The Mayor of LA Doesn't Get Weekends Off

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Mayor Tony has a busy Sunday scheduled for this weekend, but we're glad to see he's blocked off the entirety of tomorrow to pulling for the underdog Bruins as they square off against Tommy Trojan and the Song Girls.

Saturday, December 2, 2006 1:00 PM - PASADENA - Mayor Villaraigosa will cheer on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins as they go up against the University of Southern California (USC) Trojans in college football. Rose Bowl, 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena, CA 91103.

Sunday, December 3, 2006

10:00 AM - LOS ANGELES - Mayor Villaraigosa will join County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, Councilmember Bill Rosendahl, homeless service providers, formerly homeless individuals and members of Leo Baeck Temple for a conference to kickoff the congregation's initiative to combat homelessness. Leo Baeck Temple, 1300 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049.

12:00 PM - MONTEREY PARK - Mayor Villaraigosa will participate in the 75th anniversary of the Los Angeles Archdiocese's annual procession of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Start: La Soledad Church, 4561 E. Cesar Chavez Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90022. End: East Los Angeles College Stadium, 1301 Cesar Chavez Avenue, Monterey Park, CA 91754.

6:10 PM - LOS ANGELES - Mayor Villaraigosa will join Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar in the 1st Street Holiday Bridge Lighting. Bridge, 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012.

7:30 PM - LOS ANGELES - Mayor Villaraigosa will attend the Festival of Lights. Century Plaza Hotel, 2025 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Feel free to utilize the comments to let us know what your weekend plans include now that Mother Nature has decided to act more Southern Californian.photo by jimw
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