Mayor Sam's Hotsheet for Tuesday

State Senator Jenny Oropeza is a hold-out on enabling legislation for the MTA's half percent transit tax scam. In an interview with Steve Hymon at the Fishwrap of record Oropeza denies claims of Mayor Villaraigosa she's seeking more pork for her district or wants to get the Mayor back for not endorsing her in her political races. Again, despite the flowerly claims of those who support this boondoggle, you can't build enough trains to get LA out of gridlock. We have more trains and public transit than ever and traffic is worse than ever. The answer comes in revisiting how we zone land in LA and letting the free market have a crack at public transit.

If you want to legally mount a windshield GPS unit in your car you'll have to wait a bit. The LA Times reports that a bill by State Senator Jenny Oropeza of Long Beach is being held back to avoid becoming collateral damage of Governor Schwarzeneggers's promise to veto any bill until California has a budget.

Britney Spears is denying reports that she will pay a murderous lesbian stripper in a remake of the 60s cult classic Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! to be helmed by Quentin Taratino. A spokesperson for the pop diva says Britney wants to concentrate on her next album.