Showing posts with label Los Angeles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Los Angeles. Show all posts

May 6, 2014

LA Now Spends More On Wall Street Fees Than On Road Repairs

LA Now Spends More On Wall Street Fees Than On Road Repairs

"You know what's really crazy about this? It's just another layer of padding that doesn't have to be there. What Wall Street does is neither useful nor unique, and taxpayers are shelling out for what is essentially a money laundering machine for political contributions."

January 16, 2014

A $15 Minimum Wage In Los Angeles Could Create 64,700 Jobs

www.thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/01/16/3171441/15-minimum-wage-jobs/
"Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour in Los Angeles could stimulate the city’s economy enough to create 64,700 jobs, according to a study from the Economic Roundtable released by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor."

January 6, 2014

Court Says LA Police Warrantless Access Of Hotel Records Is 'Unconstitutional'

Court Says LA Police Warrantless Access Of Hotel Records Is 'Unconstitutional'
"A little more good news has arrived on the Fourth Amendment front, but if the recent past is any indication of what the future holds, an opposing decision is lurking just around the corner."

May 24, 2013

77 Percent of Los Angeles Voters Call For Overturning Citizens United

77 Percent of Los Angeles Voters Call For Overturning Citizens United: Three-plus years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s corporate money in politics decision in Citizens United v. FEC, the movement to overturn some of its central holdings has not abated. On Tuesday, Los Angeles passed a ballot measure to endorse state and federal amendments overturning the decision, with an overwhelming 76.6 percent in favor of the [...]/p