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LA City Council Raises Minimum Wage
With just one member dissenting today, the City Council voted to increase LA's minimum wage -- in stages -- to $15 an hour by 2020. It's part of a major sea change in local politics, with business pushed toward the back of the bus — by a victory for organized labor that may be a preview of things to come.
By Warren Olney • • 24m ListenWith just one member dissenting today, the City Council voted to increase LA's minimum wage -- in stages -- to $15 an hour by 2020. It's part of a major sea change in local politics, with business pushed toward the back of the bus — by a victory for organized labor that may be a preview of things to come.
Also, water conservation is good politics but bad economics. So many people have torn out their lawns that there's no money left to pay for more rebates.
Photo: Mayor Eric Garcetti (C) with City Council President Herb Wesson (R) and Paul Krekorian (L) who was instrumental in shaping the wage plan. (Eric Garcetti)
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2 storiesThe City of Los Angeles Will Be Raising the Minimum Wage
The vote was 14 to 1 today in the LA City Council -- almost unanimous on behalf of working people -- with just one vote for business. All the rest approved raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by the year 2020. Mike Bonin, who represents most of the Westside, called raising the wage to $15 “the least we can do.
Read the story18 minMetropolitan Water District Overwhelmed with Lawn Rebate Requests
To conserve water, Governor Brown has declared war on lawns, and more homeowners have joined the battle than anybody expected. They may have mixed emotions, but they're ripping out grass and collecting the rebates.
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