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Union-City Showdown over Budget Cuts
In July, at Mayor Villaraigosa's urging, the City of LA agreed on an early retirement plan to avoid furloughs and massive layoffs of so-called "civilian employees." Now, financial advisors to the both Mayor and the City Council are saying that plan is unaffordable. The revenues just aren't there.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readIn July, at Mayor Villaraigosa's urging, the City of LA agreed on an early retirement plan to avoid furloughs and massive layoffs of so-called "civilian employees." Now, financial advisors to the both Mayor and the City Council are saying that plan is unaffordable. The revenues just aren't there.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
David Zahniser
LA Times reporter covering City Hall
Matt Szabo
Deputy Chief of Staff to Mayor Villaraigosa
Victor Gordo
Attorney/Secretary-Treasurer, Laborers' International Union of North America, Local 777
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