A mayoral report card

In July, the Daily News launched a two-month long series of editorials taking on Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for his apparent mid-term malaise. In the series, which wrapped up in September, we outlined seven areas of city services/departments that were in serious crisis and needed his special attention. Then we assigned a grade of the mayor's performance in each, ranging from "excellent" at the high end and "dismal" at the low end. Daily News