Antonio Villaraigosa
Early political career
!Villaraigosa during his tenure as Speaker
Early political career
!Villaraigosa with Senator [Barbara Boxer in June 2000](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/SenatorBoxerUrgesL.A.RiverRestorationJune2%2C2000.jpg)
Transportation
On November 4, 2008, Los Angeles County voters passed Measure R), an additional half-cent per dollar sales tax that increased the sales tax rate in Los Angeles County from 8.25% to 8.75% and is projected to generate up to $40 billion over 30 years for transportation. Measure R included funding for the portion of the "Subway to the Sea" between Wilshire/Western and Westwood/VA Hospital; a project known as the D Line Extension. Its passage was credited in large part to Villaraigosa, who lobbied the Metropolitan Transportation Agency and County Board of Supervisors to place it on the November ballot, and helped organize the fundraising efforts.
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