Antonio R. Villaraigosa
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Villaraigosa Mayor Villaraigosa Antonio R. Villaraigosa
Last week, the mayor, Antonio R. Villaraigosa, a Democrat who took office last July and is also chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a regional transit agency, flew in a traffic helicopter over the glittering predawn snarl to press his main point. In an interview, Mr. Villaraigosa, who campaigned on a promise to end gridlock, said he would soon roll out an aggressive plan to tow parked cars blocking major arteries. He also said engineers were studying the possibility of more bus express lanes on some of the city's widest streets.