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# SMC to host lecture on Latino politics after Villaraigosa's election
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/112105-story-20051121/
- Published: 2005-11-21T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T08:13:25.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Events, Pico, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Just what does it mean now that Los Angeles has a Latino mayor? Santa Monica College will present “Fluid Borders: Latino Power, Identity and Politics,” a lecture examining the significance of Latino life and politics in the wake of the recent election of Antonio Villaraigosa as Los Angeles mayor. The lecture is scheduled for 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 1.

The free talk by Dr. Lisa Garcia Bedolla, a political science professor at the University of California at Irvine, will be held in room 111 of the business building, 1900 Pico Blvd. The title of the talk comes from Bedolla’s new book, “Fluid Borders: Latino Power, Identity and Politics in Los Angeles.” A book signing follows the lecture, and books will be available for purchase.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 21, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/112105.pdf?ref=smdp.com)