LA Mayor Villaraigosa To Chair Democratic National Convention

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was selected to chair the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. According to the LA Times:

…Villaraigosa will wield the gavel during the event in Charlotte, N.C., which opens with a festival on Sept. 3 and continues for three days of official business, including the nomination of Obama and his acceptance speech.

Villaraigosa will also serve as a spokesman for the convention, starting with a Web video the party planned to release on Wednesday.