Mayor upheld on DWP veto

After an intense behind-the-scenes lobbying effort, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Wednesday blocked an effort to have voters decide whether the City Council should have more power over the Department of Water and Power. Daily News.

Only seven council members voted to override Villaraigosa's veto of a ballot measure giving the council shared authority with the mayor to remove the DWP general manager or commissioners.

Last week, the council voted to put the measure on the March 8 ballot on a 10-1 vote, the exact two-thirds threshold needed to overturn the mayoral veto that was issued only a few hours later.