San Diego: Pandas, Padres and pension problems (0)
7/21/10 •
LA Times Blog, July 18, 20100
To tourists, San Diego is a mecca. To denizens of the Los Angeles Basin, it’s their favorite weekend getaway.
But to government wonks, San Diego is ground-zero for the growing national debate about whether taxpayers can — or should — continue to provide the pensions and retiree health [...]
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Leaders acknowledge Antioch could face bankruptcy (1)
5/19/10 •
Contra Costa Times, by Paul Burgarino, May 18, 2010
ANTIOCH — For the first time, city leaders acknowledged the serious possibility that the city could be headed toward bankruptcy if it does not address its budget crisis.
“I don’t think it does any good to avoid the word or sugar coat it,” Mayor Jim Davis said during [...]
Budget battles divide a normally unified L.A. City Council (1)
5/19/10 •
Los Angeles Times, by David Zahniser, May 19, 2010
The 15-member Los Angeles City Council is well known for moving in lock step, approving large-scale development projects, lucrative labor agreements and even a boycott of Arizona with little or no dissent.
But this year’s protracted fight over City Hall layoffs has shone a spotlight on the divide [...]
Council approves $6.7B budget (0)
5/18/10 •
Daily News, by Rick Orlov, May 17, 2010
With ambivalence toward a plan that cuts city workers and reduces services, the Los Angeles City Council approved a $6.7 billion city budget Monday.
The budget, proposed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, could reduce the city work force by 761 employees – and possibly up to 1,761 – but calls [...]
Divided L.A. council votes to eliminate 761 positions while seeking concessions from unions (0)
5/18/10 •
Los Angeles Times, by David Zahniser and Phil Willon, May 17, 2010
The lawmakers, on an 11-4 vote, eliminate dozens of child-care positions, reduce library hours and scale back the number of trees that will be trimmed.
A divided Los Angeles City Council voted Monday to move ahead with plans to eliminate 761 positions while continuing to [...]
More Than One In Ten L.A. City Employees Makes $100,000 Or More (0)
5/18/10 •
LA Weekly, by Dennis Romero, May 17, 2010
More than one out of ten Los Angeles city employees makes more than $100,000 a year, according to La Opinion newspaper. The recent report documenting the city’s unusually high pay comes as City Hall is grappling with a $585 million budget and probably layoffs.
The newspaper found that more [...]
L.A. City Council agrees to job cuts if unions won’t accept concessions (0)
5/17/10 •
LA Times Blog, by David Zahniser and Phil Willon, May 17, 2010
A divided Los Angeles City Council voted Monday to move ahead with plans to eliminate 761 positions while continuing to seek concessions from the unions that represent city employees.
On an 11-4 vote, the council pressed forward with an array of cuts, eliminating dozens of [...]
LA City Council Votes to Cut 761 Jobs (1)
5/17/10 •
MyFoxLA, by Susan Hirasuna, May 17, 2010
Los Angeles – The Los Angeles City Council on Monday night approved a $6.7 billion budget for 2010-2011 fiscal year that called for laying off up to 761 employees and furloughing thousands of others by July 1 unless unions make concessions.
City Council President Eric Garcetti estimated that the unions [...]
Villaraigosa alters course, supports council faction that seeks to avoid layoffs (0)
5/17/10 •
LA Times Blog, May 17th, by David Zahniser
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa threw a curve ball into the City Council’s budget deliberations Monday afternoon, siding with a faction that opposes many of his proposals for cutting libraries, child-care centers and other municipal services.
Six hours into the session, Villaraigosa issued a letter saying he backed efforts [...]
L.A. City Council scrambles to avoid proposed layoffs (0)
5/17/10 •
Los Angeles Times, by David Zahniser and Phil Willon, May 15, 2010
Council members searching for ways to save jobs suggest fees on ambulance service and dog licenses, more concessions from public employees and other measures.
Three days before they are scheduled to vote on Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s proposed budget, council members jockeyed Friday to find ways [...]
L.A. City Council’s budget committee recommends 1,000 more job cuts (0)
5/12/10 •
Los Angeles Times, by David Zahniser, May 12, 2010
The committee’s budget plan, which goes to the full council Friday, omits revenue the mayor expects from privatizing city parking. One councilman called it ‘fake money’ because the deals aren’t final.
The budget roller coaster at Los Angeles City Hall took another sharp turn Tuesday with the City [...]
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