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L.A. City Council OKs ban on plastic grocery and carryout bags
Los Angeles on Tuesday became the largest city in the nation to move toward a ban on plastic grocery bags, with the City Council barring them in supermarkets, convenience stores and any big retailer that sells groceries. Nearly three weeks after a...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Politics, Judges, Labor Legislation
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L.A. approves ban on plastic grocery bags
Attention Los Angeles shoppers: The plastic bag is disappearing from more than just the supermarket. L.A. on Tuesday became the newest and by far the largest city to back a ban on plastic grocery bags, approving an ordinance that applies not just to...
Tags: Jose Huizar, Crime, Law and Justice, Target, Politics, Alex Padilla
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L.A. plastic bag ban catches some shoppers off guard
Attention Los Angeles shoppers: The plastic bag is disappearing from more than just the supermarket. L.A. on Tuesday became the newest and by far the largest city to back a ban on plastic grocery bags, approving an ordinance that applies not just to...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Groceries, Judges, Politics, Lawyers
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Ron Kaye: Valley COG is a missed opportunity
The meeting started late and it started badly, with a 10-minute argument about approving the minutes of the last meeting. Then it headed downhill. Issues that were raised were sent to committees for further study, though no one was quite sure which...
Tags: Bob Blumenfield, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Politics, National Government, Elections
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Ron Kaye: Brains, talent, too much ambition
In the costliest and most vicious City Council race of the Los Angeles election season, the battle for Hollywood has shattered beliefs about Armenian solidarity, with Paul Krekorian's role seen as causing deep rifts in the community. Little Armenia in...
Tags: Unions, Eric Garcetti, Career and Workplace, Politics, Local Elections
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Discovery of $43 million prompts city oversight of 'special funds'
This post has been updated and corrected. See below for details.Following the discovery of nearly $43 million that accumulated unnoticed for 17 years in a Transportation Department account, Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian called Tuesday for more transparency for other so-called special funds that he said...Tags: Wendy Greuel, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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$42.6 million hidden in city fund through accounting error
During years of cuts to basic services, Los Angeles city officials say, nearly $43 million piled up unnoticed in a Department of Transportation fund because of an accounting error. The discovery of $42.6 million will be a welcome one-time infusion...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Accounting and Auditing, Finance, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Economy, Business and Finance
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L.A. council finds funds to reverse Fire Dept. staffing shift
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to provide $1.6 million to reverse a controversial new staffing plan at the Fire Department, handing a victory to the employee union that had branded it as unsafe. Over the weekend, the department began...
Tags: Unions, Lima (Peru), Eric Garcetti, Career and Workplace, Politics
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L.A. to draft law banning possession of large-capacity gun magazines
The Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to draft a law prohibiting the possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines, sparking lawsuit threats from two gun rights organizations. On an 11-0 vote, the council called for an ordinance labeling the...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Dennis P. Zine, Personal Weapon Control
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Cindy Montañez in City Council District 6
Just once, it would be nice to encounter a well-prepared grass-roots candidate for the Los Angeles City Council. There is no good reason that a neighborhood activist or business owner can't do some homework and come to a council race with a well-crafted,...
Tags: Paul Koretz, Los Angeles Unified School District, Politics, Local Elections, Elections
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L.A. council race leads to confrontation in Little Armenia
When two groups supporting rival Los Angeles City Council candidates met on a street in Little Armenia last week, an afternoon of vote canvassing turned into an altercation. Two 17-year-old campaign workers for candidate John Choi claim they were...
Tags: Hate Crimes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Eric Garcetti, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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$50,000 reward considered in hit-and-run that killed bicyclist
The city of Los Angeles will consider offering a $50,000 reward to help find the driver who hit and killed an 18-year-old bicyclist. David Granados was killed March 24 after he was hit by a car as he rode his bicycle on Bellaire Avenue at Oxnard...
Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, Bellaire
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