VANC meeting Thursday, Nov. 10 – Excel Sheet included (0)
11/11/11 •
In response to questions from many sources…ANSWERS from the point-of-view of the NC BUDGET ADVOCATES: 1. The City “decision makers” ARE starting to pay attention to the NC STAKEHOLDERS.a. They heard and incorporated many of the NCBA recommendations in this year’s (FY2011-2012) BUDGET. (The nay-sayers will claim that we just advocated what they were going to [...]
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Five Signs LA is a DIY City (0)
5/18/11 •
CityWatch, Vol 9 Issue 39, Pub: May 17, 2011 BOX SOAP – The City of LA’s self-crippling budget crisis gives new meaning to the phrase “If you want something done correctly, do it yourself.” Consider these five examples of Do-It-Yourself management initiatives sponsored by the people of Los Angeles in response to the failings of [...]
L.A. council OKs budget, trims money to fire and police but avoids layoffs (0)
5/18/11 •
LA Times Blog, May 18, 2011 The Los Angeles City Council passed a $6.9-billion budget Wednesday, closing a $336-million revenue shortfall by shutting down some fire engine teams and cutting millions of dollars in police overtime pay but avoiding employee layoffs. Unlike state lawmakers who recently found their budget deficit eased by an unexpected $6.6-billion [...]
For LADOT GM the Honeymoon is Way Past Over (0)
5/06/11 •
CityWatch, May6, 2011, by Stephen Box Vol 9 Issue 36 Amir Sedadi, Interim General Manager of LA’s Department of Transportation, demonstrated that the honeymoon is over as he took his turn before the City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee during the ongoing Budget Hearings. The gloves came off at “Hello!” as Sedadi greeted the Committee [...]
Panel questions Villaraigosa’s plans that would take funds from neighborhood groups (0)
5/06/11 •
Daily News by Rick Orlov, Staff Writer Posted: 05/02/2011 06:00:41 PM PDT Updated: 05/02/2011 06:03:09 PM PDT Although Los Angeles is facing another rough budget year, a city panel on Monday questioned a plan by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to take funds away from grass-roots neighborhood councils. Villaraigosa has proposed taking back some $1.9 million in “rollover” neighborhood [...]
Unemployment applications hit 8-month high (0)
5/05/11 •
LA Times – From the Associated Press, May 5, 2011 WASHINGTON The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits surged last week to the highest level in eight months, a troubling sign a day ahead of the government’s report on April employment. The Labor Department said Thursday that applications rose by 43,000 to a seasonally [...]
California has $2 billion in unexpected tax revenue (0)
5/05/11 •
Tax income has been outpacing forecasts — good news as Sacramento struggles with a $15-billion budget deficit. GOP leaders are already using it as fodder against Gov. Brown’s proposed tax increases. By Shane Goldmacher, Los Angeles Times, May 5, 2011 Reporting from Sacramento — State officials are reporting an unexpected $2-billion surge in tax receipts [...]
Villaraigosa orders 42 furlough days for workers who rejected labor deal (0)
4/28/11 •
Los Angeles Times, by David Zahniser, April 27, 2011, 3:00 p.m. Faced with resistance to his plan for addressing growing employee costs, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Wednesday that he had instructed his managers to impose 42 furlough days on city workers whose bargaining units rejected his latest labor agreement. The move came hours [...]
Los Angeles City Council holds budget hearings over Mayor Villaraigosa’s proposed budget (0)
4/28/11 •
April 25, 2011 | Frank Stoltze | KPCC The Los Angeles City Council this week begins scrutinizing the mayor’s proposed $7 billion budget. When the mayor unveiled his plan last week, the city’s chief administrative officer Miguel Santana said L.A.’s financial picture is looking up. “Our revenue has stabilized. We saw a freefall last year [...]
Unions: It’s better to go along with Mayor Villaraigosa’s cost-saving plans (0)
4/28/11 •
The four labor groups that rejected a proposal to ease the city’s budget crunch should reconsider. LA Times Editorial, April 29, 2011 To help balance the city’s budget, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa made what appeared to be an irresistible offer to thousands of public employees: If they agreed to pay more of the cost of their [...]
Unions representing 6,300 L.A. workers reject Villaraigosa’s labor deal (0)
4/28/11 •
By David Zahniser Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, April 27, 2011 Four out of 18 labor groups at Los Angeles City Hall have rejected Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa‘s proposal for reducing the city’s budget shortfall by scaling back the cost of the workforce, setting the stage for a possible new round of furloughs for workers in [...]
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11/11/11 •
VANC meeting Thursday, Nov. 10 – Excel Sheet included5/18/11 •
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Budget Showdown in the Garden4/01/11 •
The City’s Contract with the People: “Silence Gives Consent”4/01/11 •
Neighborhood Council Budget Advocates Report3/30/11 •
Governor Saves Kelo Eminent Domain: The Question is Why?3/25/11 •
NCs Call for Revenue Efficiencies, Combining City Departments3/18/11 •
NC Advocates Take ‘Sustainable Future’ Budget Plan to Mayor, City Council2/03/11 •
Take the MAYOR’s BUDGET CHALLENGE1/04/11 •
New Governor to Eliminate Redevelopment?1/04/11 •
Corporate Profit Up, Typical Wages Going Nowhere1/04/11 •
Businesses Fear Fee Hikes at LA Parking Garages12/06/10 •
Crunch Time12/02/10 •
The Politics of Community Gardens12/02/10 •
Banking on the Housing Market is Not the Answer to Our Woes10/20/10 •
Three wishes for LA’s Budget Summit9/30/10 •
LA’s Budget – The Plot Thickens5/01/10 •
Friday Edition of the Budget and Finance Committee Hearings4/30/10 •
What is the Budget & Finance Committee doing?3/08/10 •
Parks Can’t Say No to the Unions2/26/10 •
DONE: An Appendix for the Community Development Department2/22/10 •
Mayor consolidates Community Development and Neighborhood Empowerment Departments2/22/10 •
Take Two Aspirins and Call Me in the Morning2/18/10 •
BongHwan Kim: U-Turn or Steady Course, U-Decide – by Michael Cohen2/15/10 •
Neighborhood Councils Step Up to the Plate – Will the City?2/15/10 •
BudgetLA visits the City Council and the Mayor2/12/10 •
NC Leaders Finding Their Voice at the Solutions Table; Meet Sat on Restructure & Funding2/12/10 •
Engineered “Budget Crisis” is part of a Planned Engineered Design [PED]2/10/10 •
City of Los Angeles: The Unsustainable Business Model2/10/10 •
Did You See the Memo About This?2/08/10 •
Villaraigosa Street Scam Plot Thickens Courtesy Of L.A. Times2/08/10 •
NC’s up the Ante ($4.7 mm!)2/08/10 •
Look for the Union Label2/08/10 •
Get Connected2/06/10 •
Message From General Manager BongHwan Kim2/04/10 •
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Debunking the bankruptcy myth
