Mayor promotes solar plan

As he announced a new geothermal energy deal with Mexico on Tuesday, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa also kicked off his campaign for the city's solar-power ballot measure, telling voters it would help clean the air and boost the green energy industry. Daily News.

Villaraigosa defended city officials' decision to place Measure B on the March 3 ballot and said he was confident it would win voter approval.

"Failure is not an option," he said. "Our hope is we will be able to convince the voters of this city that it makes a lot of sense, not only from a cost-benefit analysis, but the fact we have the dirtiest air in the nation."