L.A. CITY HALL: Villaraigosa, State of the City speech tonight, mayor to announce plan for November ballot initiative to extend Los Angeles County Measure R half-cent sales tax increase, funds to be used for transit projects....

***Villaraigosa pushing for a November ballot measure to extend Measure R sales tax increase indefinitely....

* Daily News:  "L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to urge Measure R tax extension in today's State of the City speech"

* Los Angeles Times:  "Villaraigosa wants voters to extend sales tax to fund transit" - "L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will pitch his proposed November ballot measure to L.A. County voters in his State of the City speech Wednesday evening."