Group launches bid to repeal L.A.’s $800-million business tax
A group of business leaders submitted paperwork on Wednesday for a ballot measure that would repeal Los Angeles’ gross receipts tax, delivering some financial relief…
Candidates for governor face off in first bipartisan clash
SACRAMENTO — In a largely courteous gathering of half a dozen of California’s top gubernatorial candidates, four Democrats and two Republicans agreed that despite the state boasting…
Group seeks to force election on L.A.’s hotel and airport wage hike
A coalition of airlines, hotels and concession companies at Los Angeles International Airport filed paperwork Thursday to force a citywide vote on a new ordinance…
L.A. council members were told a vote could violate public meeting law. They voted anyway
When Los Angeles City Council members took up a plan to hike the wages of tourism workers this week, they received some carefully worded advice…
L.A. council backs $30 minimum wage for tourism workers, despite industry warnings
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to approve a sweeping package of minimum wage increases for workers in the tourism industry, despite objections from…
Faced with a $30 minimum wage, hotel investors look outside L.A.
Perched high above the Cahuenga Pass, the 24-story Hilton Los Angeles Universal City Hotel is positioned to be a prime gathering spot for visitors arriving…
Why did California’s minimum-wage boost fail?
Californians, who have historically supported efforts to raise the minimum wage, were not swayed this time around.After two weeks of postelection uncertainty, Proposition 32, the…
Proposition 32 for $18 minimum wage lacks support in California, Poll shows
SACRAMENTO — Just under half of California voters support Proposition 32, the measure to increase California’s minimum wage to $18 an hour, a warning sign about…
Californians broadly support Prop. 36 to get tougher on crime, poll shows
SACRAMENTO — A solid majority of likely California voters support Proposition 36, the November ballot measure that would impose stricter penalties for retail theft and crimes…