L.A. mayor talks up road projects with Obama
Yes, that was Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa up on the dais with economic gurus during Barack Obama's first news conference as president-elect. Fresh off his victory getting voters to approve a half-cent sales tax hike to pay for transportation projects, the mayor seems to be looking for some more help from Washington. He talked to The Times after Obama's news conference:
Villaraigosa said he had echoed Obama's call for new federal spending on road building and other infrastructure projects. Aid to cities and counties, the mayor said, has been abysmal.
"What I heard today was a president-elect who is going to rectify that and make sure we're doing everything we can to invest in cities," Villaraigosa said.
-- Shelby Grad
Photo: Los Angeles Times
