30-10 transportation initiative praised as national model

Fighting for re-election in November, Sen. Barbara Boxer said Monday she believes that Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's effort to advance $40 billion in funding for Los Angeles transportation projects could serve as a national template. Daily News.

The California Democrat joined the mayor at a round table with local supporters of the so-called 30-10 initiative, designed to advanced 30 years of funding for transportation projects in only 10 years.

Boxer said she hopes to announce in October that the federal government can advance the funding to be repaid by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority through revenue from the Measure R sales tax.