Will Zev/Antonio feud hurt subway?

Writing in the Jewish Journal, Raphael J. Sonenshein wonders what's coming next on Villaraigosa's pledge to build the subway under Wilshire Boulevard. As part of an assessment of the mayor's term, he acknowledges the push to have Rep. Henry Waxman drop his opposition to the Purple Line extension. But he wonders if the mayor's very public fight with Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky over the MTA fare hikes will make the "subway to the sea" harder to sell:

Villaraigosa has pledged to make a major dent in public transportation and traffic, and those two matters will be closely watched on the Westside especially, but also in the Valley. His conflict with Yaroslavsky over MTA bus fares may presage tougher days ahead as he seeks to build financial and political support for the subway to the sea. And even if that project moves ahead, there will be major political complications from the physical changes that will have to be undertaken. Anything to reduce traffic congestion that is low-cost and quick to implement may help reduce some of the inevitable backlash to any change in these dense streets.

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[Shaun]

When will these politician's stop bickering and playing stupid games with each other and actaully do something good for the people that put them into office and pay their salaries?
Yaroslavsky already screwed over LA once by halting all extensions on the red line and now he actually favors it, but let's hope he doesn't start to oppose it again b/c his petty, childish fued with the mayor.