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23
Feb 2010
In efforts to salvage as many jobs as possible, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wants all city employees to take pay cuts.With the city council bluntly announcing that 3,000 jobs would be cut in addition to the 1,000 that are...
22
Feb 2010
A federal law taking effect Monday may alter the standard checklist for many Americans as they pack to visit their national parks: insect repellent, snacks, hiking boots . . . double-barreled shotgun.
Visitors now can pack heat in any...
22
Feb 2010
As city officials grapple with Los Angeles' budget crisis - a $212 million deficit now and an additional $484 million next year - no one has been talking much about the elephant in the room.
The soaring costs of employee pensions.
City...
22
Feb 2010
From all appearances, the proposals to reform the public employee pension system through California's initiative process are grass-roots efforts short on bodies and cash.
Marcia Fritz, a reform activist proposing two measures, said she was...
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