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Budget crisis, union ties weigh heavily in Los Angeles mayor race
Reuters* Los Angeles mayoral election comes amid budget crisis * Race between two liberal Democrats * Critics fear salary, pension costs will continue to rise By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES, May 17 (Reuters) - Amid the mudslinging that has marked Los Angeles'...Tags: Chicago Elections, Labor Legislation, Pension and Welfare, Health and Safety at Work, Economy, Business and Finance
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Reynolds runs for Bethlehem mayor
Years before he became Bethlehem's youngest city councilman, J. William Reynolds found his inspiration in music. A Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan fan, Reynolds first learned to play the clarinet, and then picked up the guitar at Moravian College,...Tags: John Callahan, Don Cunningham, Bob Dylan, Richard Nixon, Bethlehem Steel
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L.A. mayor's race result may be unknown for weeks after election
After a contest for mayor of Los Angeles that has consumed the better part of two years, the two finalists, their staffs, the media and a largely disinterested electorate doubtless would welcome an end to the drama Tuesday, election day. But the large...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Voting, Polls, Politics, Elections
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In L.A. council race, rivals still battling over failed sales tax hike
Los Angeles voters rejected a plan to hike the city's sales tax two months ago, but the battle over that measure lives on in a hotly contested City Council race. In multiple mailers sent to voters in the 13th council district, candidate John Choi and...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Budgets and Budgeting, Voting, Paul Koretz, Elections
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Voter turnout highest in Westside and West Valley, analysis finds
A Los Angeles Times analysis of election data found sharp geographic disparities when it comes to voter turnout in March's primary election. At least two-thirds of registered voters failed to vote in every neighborhood in the city. The highest turnout...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Barack Obama, Elections, Politics, Eric Garcetti
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Labor group says Wendy Greuel will push minimum wage to $15
Union backers of Los Angeles mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel have sent out a new mailer declaring that she would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour in L.A., even as Greuel and her allies disputed that she had made such a promise and called for all...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Employees, Career and Workplace, Radio Industry, Gil Cedillo
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Newport Beach visit sought for 'Arrested Development' banana stand
Krupali Tejura wants a frozen banana stand in Newport Beach. No, not Dad's or Sugar 'N Spice or any of the other venerable spots around town. She wants that banana stand. Earlier this month, it was announced that Netflix would promote new episodes...
Tags: Entertainment, Television, Police Arrests
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Former Hialeah mayor indicted in Miami on tax evasion charges
ReutersMIAMI, May 16 (Reuters) - The former mayor of Hialeah, a scandal-plagued city on Miami's northwest outskirts, was indicted on tax evasion charges on Thursday, two years after losing a bid for Miami-Dade County's top political job. Julio Robaina was...Tags: Hialeah, The Miami Herald, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Prosecution, Miami-Dade County
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Two sets of rules in the city
I spoke at City Council on March 12 and March 19 regarding the gender discrimination and ethnic bigotry that are alive and well in Glendale. Witness the council meeting of March 12, when council member Laura Friedman reported that a person appointed...Tags: Minority Groups, Feminism
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Donchez, Reynolds tangle in last debate before Bethlehem mayor primary
After back-to-back debates punctuated by raised voices and terse exchanges, the two Democrats running for mayor of Bethlehem toned down their attacks Thursday in their last debate before Tuesday's primary contest. Robert Donchez and J. William Reynolds...Tags: John Callahan, Don Cunningham, Elections, Politics
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Newton: The mayoral money trap
There are good reasons for most of the city's campaign finance laws. Individual contribution limits are intended to keep a single donor from purchasing the support of a candidate. Public financing is intended to level the playing field between...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Political Fundraising, Values, Elections, Politics
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Despite economic woes, 9th District a hot spot for contributions
L.A.'s 9th City Council District is among the poorest in the city, taking in a stretch of South Los Angeles where the median household income is less than $30,000 per year. Yet despite persistent economic woes, the district has become a hot spot for...
Tags: Wendy Greuel, Labor Legislation, Healthcare Industry, Career and Workplace, Jan Perry
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