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Hundreds of L.A. County workers rally to demand pay raises
Hundreds of boisterous Los Angeles County employees flocked to the Hall of Administration on Tuesday to demand pay raises from the Board of Supervisors. Many of the workers -- who flooded the steps in front of the board room wearing purple SEIU shirts, ...
Tags: Politics, Pension and Welfare, Michael Jackson, Layoffs and Downsizing, Interior Policy
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L.A. County says proposed budget marks emergence from austerity
Los Angeles County officials overseeing the nation's largest local government unveiled a budget proposal Monday that they said marks the beginning of an emergence from years of austerity. The $24.7-billion spending plan calls for no major cuts and...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health and Safety at Work, Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace
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L.A. County supervisors are split on Grand Park filming fees
Two Los Angeles County supervisors want to temporarily eliminate filming fees at downtown's newly opened Grand Park to drum up Hollywood interest in the site. The other three, however, are wary of dropping fees, fearing it could close off parts of the...
Tags: Photography Supplies and Services, Gloria Molina, Services and Shopping, Don Knabe, Zev Yaroslavsky
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In contest for black support, Greuel wins Maxine Waters' backing
When Los Angeles mayoral rivals Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti started scrambling last month to line up key supporters for the May runoff, Maxine Waters was near the top of the list for both — well worth any wining, dining or flattery that might...
Tags: Local Elections, Politics, Wendy Greuel, Karen Bass, Social Issues
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Greuel wins key endorsement from Rep. Maxine Waters
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel picked up the endorsement Monday of Maxine Waters, a Democratic congresswoman with substantial sway among black voters in South Los Angeles. Waters is the latest in a succession of prominent African Americans...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Magic Johnson, Jan Perry, Wendy Greuel
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L.A. County aims to restrict lawn sales
Los Angeles County supervisors agreed Tuesday to explore ways to restrict illegal vending and lawn sales, a move that could give sheriff's deputies more power to seize goods and issue fines. Selling used clothes or fruit from front yards or carts on...Tags: Business, Sales
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Probation camp food contracts renewed despite complaints
Despite earlier concerns over the quality of its food, an Atlanta company was given $6 million worth of contracts Tuesday to keep providing meals to four Los Angeles County juvenile probation camps. Some county supervisors had raised concerns over the...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency
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L.A. County may crack down on illegal street vendors
Joey Bebolla spread his wares on the sidewalk of Beach Street in Watts: some plastic aquarium plants, a few used tape players, an ancient BlackBerry. A woman walks by and picks up an old toy cash register, which Bebolla had cleaned up after finding it...
Tags: Lotteries, Business, Lifestyle and Leisure, Sales, BlackBerry
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Giving street vendors the business
Joey Bebolla spread his wares on the sidewalk of Beach Street in Watts: some plastic aquarium plants, a few used tape players, an ancient BlackBerry. A woman walking by picked up an old toy cash register, which Bebolla had cleaned up after finding it in...
Tags: Business, Sales, Heart Disease, BlackBerry
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Newton: Endorsement games
Over the past few weeks, the race for mayor of Los Angeles has been less a contest of ideas and leadership than it's been an endorsement roulette, with Controller Wendy Greuel and Councilman Eric Garcetti trotting out their latest pledges of support as...
Tags: Republican Party, Ed Reyes, Wendy Greuel, Bill Clinton, Jose Huizar
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Wendy Greuel rallies supporters in San Pedro
Wendy Greuel rallied supporters in San Pedro on Saturday, saying the community was vital to Los Angeles’ prosperity as she campaigned for mayor. “This is the economic engine of our entire city,” Greuel said as she rallied supporters at...Tags: Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Herb Wesson, Magic Johnson, Jan Perry, Wendy Greuel
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Eric Garcetti wins endorsements from Wesson, Perry and Parks
Surrounding himself with the City Council’s three African American members, mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti traveled Saturday morning to Leimert Park -- the historic heart of black Los Angeles -- for a rally in which he sought to galvanize support...
Tags: Local Elections, Politics, Herb Wesson, Wendy Greuel, Bill Clinton
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