Preparing for new terms

With the city facing one of its worst economic crises, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will be sworn in today to his second term of office, with a more humble tone and promises of specific goals to get the city moving.Daily News.

"You can call it a rededication to the job and a demand for accountability," spokesman Matt Szabo said. "Accountability from him and from others."

Villaraigosa, who was re-elected with 55 percent of the vote last March against a crowded field of relatively unknown and underfunded candidates, feels a sense of humility and appreciation in being re-elected to a second term, Szabo said.

Greuel optimistic about Controller's job

Her last day as a member of the City Council carried a number of surprises for Councilwoman Wendy Greuel. Daily News

They included proclamations, flowers, a sudden appearance by her husband, Dean Schramm and son, Thomas, in the City Council chambers and an hour-long tribute by the people she has worked with since 2002 - hailing her as the city's Pothole Queen for her inner toughness and sunny demeanor.