It's time to meet another mayor - Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. This one's easy, since 13th Floor already compiled a bunch of interesting links for me that provide both glowing praise (here, too) and harsh criticism of Mr. Villaraigosa. Granted, 13th makes the point that the harsh criticism is more about the man himself and not his policies.
Villaraigosa is one of a number of mayors (like Bloomberg in New York and Daley in Chicago) who attempted to "take back" or take control of their city's school districts. For Villaraigosa, it didn't exactly work out but his attempt can be instructional for anyone else who wants to do the same in their own city.
Interesting trivia... his last name was originally Villar but he blended his wife's name, Raigosa, into his own to get Villaraigosa.