DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mayor Dave Bing lashed out Thursday against “people with personal agendas” he blames for stalling his efforts to pull the city from the brink of financial collapse — a rare expression of public frustration from a man who seldom lost his cool, even as a professional basketball player.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Bing said it was time to finally move toward solving the city’s budget problems after a judge dismissed a lawsuit he feared could have caused the city to go broke.