Mayor calls for reviving garage plan

Undeterred by the lack of interest from parking lot operators, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called Monday for a new effort to lease nine municipal garages to a private company as he struggled to shore up the city's budget. Daily News.

In a two-page letter to the City Council, Villaraigosa urged members to quickly revive the parking lot deal, but without the conditions, such as limits on parking rate hikes, that discouraged operators from bidding on the initial contract by Friday's deadline.