Not so smart sprinkler system gets mayor

Dampening upbeat news on Angelenos' efforts to conserve water and energy, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa had to concede Wednesday that he's been violating the city's tough watering restrictions at his Getty House mansion.Troy Anderson in the Daily News.

At a City Hall news conference, Villaraigosa told reporters a "glitch" in his irrigation system caused sprinklers to run on nights other than Mondays or Thursdays, which is prohibited under regulations imposed earlier this year.

"There was a glitch in a system that was installed about two years ago," Villaraigosa said. "It's a smart irrigation system, one of the most advanced systems anywhere. But, yes, there was a glitch and apparently it was running in the evening."