Refocusing on being mayor

After months of political and personal turmoil, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa started to refocus his administration on practical accomplishments Thursday as he prepares to drum up support from neighborhood councils this weekend for a phone tax and utility-rate hikes. Daily News.

Under the "30-30" program launched Thursday, Villaraigosa and his new transportation chief, Rita Robinson, said the city will install 30 left-hand-turn signals at 13 intersections across Los Angeles over the next 30 workdays.

"Make no mistake about it," Villaraigosa said, shouting over the noise of traffic at an intersection near Los Angeles International Airport where the announcement was made. "This is a start of reinvigorating the Department of Transportation and us looking at bold measures to improve traffic.