Mayor orders business tax change

Stepping into a controversy over the city's business tax, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called Tuesday for a procedural change that would prevent companies from being reclassified into higher tax brackets. Daily News.

In a letter to Finance Director Antoinette Christovale, Villaraigosa asked for an ordinance that would help resolve an "ugly" situation in which a firm was shifted into a new classification despite an administrative ruling 16 years ago.