How Antonio Villaraigosa staked his political capital on convincing voters to tax themselves in a recession - and won
(LA Times Golf)

`Dream with me,` Antonio Villaraigosa urged in his 2005 inaugural address as mayor of Los Angeles, sketching out a vision of a comprehensive public transportation system that could redefine his car-choked city. But three years later, his most dogged effort to achieve that vision threatened to be...