City Council To Consider Plan To Hike LA's Minimum Wage After Committee Gives OK
A plan to increase the minimum wage rate in Los Angeles to $15 an hour over five years was approved Wednesday by a City Council committee.
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A plan to increase the minimum wage rate in Los Angeles to $15 an hour over five years was approved Wednesday by a City Council committee.
The daughter of a ground-breaking Democratic lawmaker claims in a lawsuit that the mayor of Carson tried to force himself on her during a work-related trip to Washington D.C.
The Santa Monica City Council is taking a stand against short-term rentals, like those listed on Airbnb, after residents complained it was exacerbating the housing shortage.
A committee appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown voted Monday to give 3 percent raises and better benefits to the governor, top statewide elected officials and California lawmakers, their third consecutive annual pay increase.
With a growing $3 billion surplus, Democrats who control the Legislature will jockey to increase funding for child care, higher education and other social programs.
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The California state Senate is advancing legislation to end the use of grand juries to investigate police shootings or cases of alleged excessive force by police.
The California Assembly has approved legislation that would make it legal for hair salons and barbershops to offer customers free beer and wine.
California's bookkeeper in chief will audit the finances of the city of Industry, which according to an initial report paid about $326 million to companies owned by a former mayor and his family.
Palmdale is changing its voting system to settle a lawsuit that claimed its at-large method discriminated against black and Hispanic voters.
California water regulators have adopted sweeping, unprecedented restrictions on how people and businesses can use water amid the state's ongoing drought.
Former technology executive Carly Fiorina formally entered the 2016 presidential race on Monday, launching a Republican White House bid in a morning announcement that highlighted her role as a leading critic of Democratic contender Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Two favorite charities of Gov. Jerry Brown are getting a flood of donations from wealthy California business interests.
His nicknames include Huggy, Herztie and Hugsberg, child-like monikers that when combined with his freshman status in the state Senate might make it seem Bob Hertzberg is a back-bencher.
At a Japan-U.S. economic forum in downtown Los Angeles, Abe spoke of an "alliance of hope" that included growing investments and closer business and political ties.
