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Starting at 3:30, the annual ceremonies for the State of the City will begin at the Balqon Electric Truck Factory in the Harbor area. It will be aired live on Channel 35 and on its website. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's speech probably will begin around 4 p.m., according to his office. The LA Times suspects the speech will focus on green jobs, considering its setting.

It's that time of the year again for Mayor Villaraigosa to make the annual State of the City speech at the LAPD's Parker Center. His third one since taking office, tonight's address is expected to focus in on the red-lined budget and crime, specifically gangs. In a poignant LA Times editorial, they say tonight presents him with "opportunity and obligation. He must make clear that he has a firm grip on" these two issues.