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More Than 50,000 Workers Go on Strike as Budget Woes Disrupt L.A. County
The nation’s most populous county was already juggling legal liabilities, wildfire costs and threats to federal funding. Now ...
S&P dents LA’s bond ratings as city faces $1B budget shortfall
S&P Global Ratings has dinged L.A.’s bond ratings as the city wrestles with a nearly $1 billion budget shortfall.
Walters: In Capitol’s perpetual ‘tort wars,’ another battleground looms
In the latest installment of the Capitol's "tort wars," a new proposal that would've enabled higher payouts for tax disputes ...
Amid Local Production Crisis, L.A. City Council Passes Measure to Spur Reform of Film Permitting Process
The motion introduced by Councilmember Adrin Nazarian calls for research into “establishing more competitive fee structures” ...
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S&P Lowers Los Angeles Bond Ratings Amid Growing Budget Crisis
LOS ANGELES - S&P Global Ratings has downgraded the City of Los Angeles' bond ratings, signaling increased financial distress as the city struggles to close a nearly $1-billion budget deficit. On ...
More than 50,000 Los Angeles County workers take to picket lines for 2-day strike
More than 50,000 Los Angeles County workers were on strike again Tuesday, closing libraries and disrupting administrative operations across the nation’s most populous ...