Be prepared for more political fliers and mailers — and another election. The race for the Los Angeles City Council District 7 seat — which represents Pacoima, Sylmar, Mission Hills and parts of Sun Valley — will be decided by a runoff election on May 16 between Monica Rodriguez, a former LA Board of Public […]
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Merits of Raising Minimum Wage Debated
LOS ANGELES — Economists sparred over the effects of a proposal to raise the minimum wage to as high as $15.25 per hour in Los Angeles during a city council committee hearing attended by hundreds of business people and activists. The city council is considering raising the minimum wage from $9 an hour to $13.25 […]
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LAFD Lags Behind in 2015 Recruiting Goals
LOS ANGELES (CNS) — The Los Angeles Fire Department is falling behind on its goal of hiring 165 new firefighters this year, after adopting a new method of whittling down the high number of prospective candidates to a more manageable group, fire officials told a City Council committee. The department had to delay a training […]