Mayor to lead group to Copenhagen

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will lead a delegation of nearly a dozen Los Angeles officials to Copenhagen this week as part of a business and environmental trip tied to the Copenhagen Climate Conference. Daily News

Villaraigosa will leave Saturday for his first stop in Berlin, where he will meet with government and business leaders involved in the solar power movement.

"The mayor hopes to advance some talks that have been going on and talk of the benefits that are available in Los Angeles with tax breaks in economic zones and the Community Redevelopment areas," spokeswoman Sarah Hamilton said Monday.