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Ron Kaye: It's time for divisions to cease
In the dismal Los Angeles election cycle that mercifully concluded on May 21, much was made about the lack of women in high places if Wendy Greuel didn't win the mayor's race. Greuel herself played the gender card over and over, with pictures of her...
Tags: Slavery, Abraham Lincoln, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Elections
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Eric Garcetti's winning strategy took Wendy Greuel strongholds
Eric Garcetti defeated Wendy Greuel in the Los Angeles mayor's race despite Greuel’s overwhelming support in heavily African American neighborhoods. The city controller's strength among black voters in South L.A. was too little to make up for...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Local Elections, Kevin James, Wendy Greuel, Parties and Movements
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Steve Lopez: Labor unions the big loser in mayor's race
Labor gambled and lost. Wendy Greuel drove away much of her own base. And it's done. After two years of campaigning and more than $30 million of spinning, the next mayor of Los Angeles will be Eric Garcetti, who doesn't exactly have what you'd call...
Tags: Voting, Local Elections, Career and Workplace, Elections, Unions
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Newton: Decision time for L.A.
As the campaign for mayor of Los Angeles has played out over the last two years, the complaints I've heard most often are that none of the candidates has reached for big ideas, that the field has lacked big personalities and that the two finalists are...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Local Elections, Government, National Government, Human Interest
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2 leaders in L.A.'s 6th council district race are women
The two apparent front-runners to replace Los Angeles City Councilman Tony Cardenas are veteran public officials with strong connections to the east San Fernando Valley Democratic machine that has sent candidates to City Hall since the mid-1990s. Both...
Tags: Jose Huizar, Public Officials, Los Angeles Unified School District, Local Elections, Government
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Forecast for L.A.'s mayor race: paltry turnout
More than 2 million people can vote for mayor of Los Angeles. But if history is a reliable guide, as many as 1.6 million of them will skip Tuesday's election. That low turnout could mean that the winner will garner fewer votes than any newly elected...
Tags: Barack Obama, Voting, Primaries, Racism, Antonio Villaraigosa
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A starry support system for the Geffen Playhouse
Clint Eastwood stood behind the podium at Monday’s “Backstage at the Geffen,” getting ready to present an award to his longtime attorney Bruce Ramer, the founding chairman of the playhouse's board. Host Debbie Allen placed an empty...
Tags: Clint Eastwood, Gil Cates, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Arts and Culture, Roma Downey
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L.A. mayoral candidates support making teacher evaluations public
Los Angeles' two mayoral candidates said Tuesday that they support making teacher evaluations public, going well beyond a level of disclosure that is supported by top school district officials. City Controller Wendy Greuel and City Councilman Eric...
Tags: Teachers, U.S. Army, Teaching and Learning, Antonio Villaraigosa, Television Industry
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Town hall meeting scheduled today on LAX runway project
Los Angeles International Airport's neighboring community and labor organizations are hosting a town hall Saturday in response to the L.A. City Council’s approval this week of a $4.76-billion renovation project, which includes a controversial plan...Tags: Bill Rosendahl, Los Angeles International Airport, Dennis P. Zine
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Council OKs moving LAX runway as part of $4.76-billion upgrade
The ongoing modernization of Los Angeles International Airport gained momentum Tuesday when the City Council approved $4.76 billion in additional improvements, including a controversial plan to move the northernmost runway closer to homes in Westchester...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Los Angeles International Airport, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Environmental Pollution, Eric Garcetti
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LAPD's 'magic number' of 10,000 officers losing some luster
In 1989, then-Los Angeles Councilman Zev Yaroslavsky unveiled an audacious plan to boost the city police force by more than 25% to 10,000 officers. He couldn't have imagined that city leaders would chase that goal for nearly a quarter of a century...
Tags: Cocaine, Antonio Villaraigosa, Environmental Issues, Los Angeles International Airport, Lawyers
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Three new names on MOCA board
Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art has appointed three new trustees, including Bruce Karatz, the former chief executive of KB Homes who was convicted three years ago on four felony counts of failing to disclose the backdating of stock options. Also...
Tags: Crimes, Walt Disney, KB Home, The Walt Disney Co., Antonio Villaraigosa
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