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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Garcetti Warns Travelers, Conventioneers away from LAX Hilton

    LA City Council President Eric Garcetti has written a letter to past patrons of the Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel , saying that a protracted labor dispute has involved "a mass civil disobedience action" with traffic blocked for three hours during rush hour.  It warns, that could happen again, and urges event planners to boycott the Hilton…

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    LA City Council President Eric Garcetti has written a letter to past patrons of the Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel, saying that a protracted labor dispute has involved "a mass civil disobedience action" with traffic blocked for three hours during rush hour. It warns, that could happen again, and urges event planners to boycott the Hilton and go somewhere else. The Daily News says that could well mean Anaheim or Las Vegas. The LA Times has editorialized against the letter, too. We hear from business, labor and Garcetti.

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    An Elected Official Discouraging Tourists?
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    2. 19:06HUD Re-Allocates Section 8 Money Away from Los Angeles
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Eric Garcetti

      Mayor of Los Angeles

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      Martin Cooper

      Founder of Cooper Beavers Communications

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      Vivian Rothstein

      Deputy Director of the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

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    The full episode

    1 of 2
    An Elected Official Discouraging Tourists?
    1. 0:00Garcetti Warns Travelers, Conventioneers away from LAX HiltonYou’re reading this
    2. 19:06HUD Re-Allocates Section 8 Money Away from Los Angeles
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