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Jul 2009
Los Angeles' new City Attorney, Carmen A. Trutanich, yesterday vowed that he will vigorously prosecute gang members and environmental crimes, as well as welcome an audit by City Controller Wendy Greuel. "I'm here to do the people's work,"...
02
Jul 2009
A note to Mayor Garcetti/Hertzberg/Caruso/Perry/Chick/LaBonge/Wesson/Nuñez/Alarcon (hah! That last one made me laugh as I wrote it) or whoever else envisions him or herself as having a chance to take the oath of office on July 1, 2013: You...
02
Jul 2009
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, calling current benefits "unsustainable," proposed a sweeping reduction in pension and retiree health benefits for new state workers.
His plan would give new employees the same pensions received by state workers...
02
Jul 2009
In June, 467,000 jobs were lost; analysts had predicted 350,000. Despite positive signs for the economy in recent weeks, the report is evidence that the jobs market remains troubled.
Reporting from Washington - The nation's unemployment...