Dr. King Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African American civil rights movement. He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. King is often presented as a heroic leader in the history of modern American liberalism. ======= Mayor Antonio Vilaraigosa===== The mayor of Los Angeles is the Chief Executive Officer of the City.[1] He is elected for a four year term[2] and limited to serving no more than two terms.[3] Under the current city charter, the office is non-partisan. The 41st, and current Mayor is Antonio Villaraigosa. The mayor has an office in the Los Angeles City Hall and resides at the Mayor's Mansion, Getty House located in Windsor Square in Hancock Park.===== Kamala Devi Harris ======== (born October 20,is the 32nd and current Attorney General of California. Harris has worked as an author and a politician and has served as District Attorney of San Francisco since 2004. First elected in 2003, defeating incumbent district attorney Terence Hallinan, she was re-elected in 2007. Harris is the first female,African-American,and Asian-American attorney general in California and the first Indian-American attorney general in the United States.