Mayors make appeals to state

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and mayors from some of the state's largest cities head off to Sacramento again on Tuesday to try to head of more cuts as the state goes back into its gudget.
Vilaraigosa and San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin will meet with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders.
The state has a $24 billion shortfall and and is considering plans to borrow money from local government as well as cuts in services, taking local gas tax dollars and reducing funding for police, fire and transportation services.
It is the second trip by Villaraigosa and the mayors to Sacrament since the special election where voters rejected four ballot propostions.