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Jun 2009
A federal judge says he needs more time to decide whether the Los Angeles Police Department should remain under U.S. Justice Department oversight.
U.S. District Judge Gary Feess filed an order Monday extending the consent decree to July 15...
29
Jun 2009
The proposal also calls for postponing raises for thousands of workers to balance the budget without layoffs or closing City Hall twice a month. But one union threatens a court challenge.
The Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to move...
29
Jun 2009
Once seen as the model of public employee labor sophistication and clout, California's prison officers union is struggling amid the state's financial meltdown and a sour relationship with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The California...
29
Jun 2009
Jobs are being lost in Los Angeles.
The film industry is leaving Los Angeles at an alarming rate. Filming has declined steadily from its high in 1996, fueled by the incentives offered by nearly a hundred cities, states and countries that...