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DWP lawsuit over Owens Lake dust dismissed by federal judge
A federal court judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power against a state regulatory agency it claimed was forcing the city to waste billions of gallons of precious High Sierra water to control dust on...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Crime, Law and Justice, Water Supply, Justice System, Environmental Issues
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Barry Diller talks up Aereo on first day of Milken conference
The three-day Milken Institute Global Conference kicked off Monday in Beverly Hills, with media moguls Barry Diller and Rupert Murdoch among the hundreds of business leaders and politicians slated to speak. The annual event, run by financier and...
Tags: Barry Diller, Computing and Information Technology Industry, NBC (tv network), Television Industry, CBS Corp.
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DWP union is a big donor in mayor's race, its members get big pay
Employees at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, whose union is the single biggest contributor in the current mayoral race, earned average total pay of nearly $100,000 in 2011, according to a Times analysis of the most recent publicly available...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Politics, Eric Garcetti, Lima (Peru), Elections
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Villaraigosa budget could cover 5.5% raise for city workers
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa came out swinging against the city's labor unions last week, urging lawmakers — and the next mayor — to abandon or pare the 5.5% raise that comes due for many city employees on Jan. 1. Villaraigosa...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Eric Garcetti, Finance, Health Insurance Cost
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College trustees appoint two presidents, acting chancellor
Two college presidents and an acting chancellor were named by the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees on Wednesday. Laurence B. Frank, who is deputy chief of staff for Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, will become the new...Tags: Teaching and Learning, FBI, University of California, Los Angeles, Colleges and Universities, Students
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Villaraigosa's pick to run pension system decides to pass
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's pick to run the pension system for public safety employees has dropped out of the running, saying Wednesday he didn't want to "get wrapped up in the politics" of the agency. Ray Joseph, 40, had been slated to...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Pension and Welfare, Eric Garcetti, Politics, Interior Policy
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Villaraigosa's pension choice pulls out just before council vote
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's pick to run the city's pension system for public-safety employees has dropped out of the running, saying Wednesday he "didn't want to get wrapped up in the politics." Ray Joseph, 40, had been slated to appear...
Tags: Pension and Welfare, Safety of Citizens, Eric Garcetti, Politics, Interior Policy
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John McCain, Arnold Schwarzenegger talk immigration reform at USC
Comprehensive immigration reform will pass the House of Representatives if reluctant Republicans are convinced that it is a matter of political survival, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said at USC on Tuesday. In conversations with other lawmakers, McCain...
Tags: Executive Branch, POLITICO LLC, Politics, Migration, U.S. Senate
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Leimert Park Village deserves a rail station
Two years ago, every one of the elected officials representing South Los Angeles — members of the City Council, the Legislature and Congress — joined in an unprecedented show of unity to call for the Crenshaw-to-LAX light-rail line to...
Tags: Railway Transportation, Travel, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Transportation, Los Angeles International Airport
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Labor has helped L.A., but tweaks are still needed
I think it's fair to say that the men sitting across the table from me Monday afternoon were not terribly happy with my recent work. Bob Schoonover, president of Service Employees International Union, Local 721, and Art Sweatman, a shop steward and tree...
Tags: Public Employees, Pension and Welfare, Public Officials, Politics, Interior Policy
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Schwarzenegger lends muscle to immigration discussion
Arnold Schwarzenegger uses his own improbable rise from bodybuilder to action hero to California governor as an argument for immigration reform. As a teenager in his native Austria, Schwarzenegger saw the United States as the only place he could achieve...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Migration, U.S. Senate, John McCain
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Walton foundation gives $8 million to StudentsFirst
A foundation associated with the Wal-Mart family fortune has expanded its support for the education advocacy group run by former District of Columbia schools chancellor Michelle Rhee. The Walton Family Foundation announced Tuesday an $8-million grant...
Tags: Jerry Brown, School Examinations, Teaching and Learning, Personal Income, Politics
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