Mayor Villaraigosa has his hands full—DWP, budget crisis, census, and you!
Mayor Villaraigosa has his hands full.
After the Los Angeles City Council voted to reject a proposed “carbon surcharge” that would have increased the average DWP electrical bill for most Los Angelinos, Mayor Villaraigosa’s statement perfectly sums up his disappointment: “Today the majority of the City Council, led by the council president and president pro tempore, took a major step backwards in our efforts to move away from the City’s over-dependence on dirty fossil fuels. Instead of taking an historic opportunity to put the city on a permanent path to a sustainable, cleaner, greener future, the Council voted to perpetuate the status quo at the Department of Water and Power.” And so the Mayor’s commitment to generating 20% of L.A.’s electricity from renewable power sources may be dead, and so may cordial working relations between the Mayor and the City Council after a nasty debate over the surcharge. What’s the future of green energy; what’s the future of L.A.’s seriously compromised budget; and can L.A.’s politicians get along to solve these colossal problems?
Guests:
Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles
Eric Garcetti, City Council President representing the 13th District
- Patt Morrison for March 29, 2010
- Mayor Villaraigosa has his hands full—DWP, budget crisis, census, and you!
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- Medical parole could save California hundreds of millions of dollars
- Trigger for food addiction and drug addiction the same
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Events
Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy is unintentional. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh.
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