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Los Angeles City Hall shakes down hotels to appease unions
If the city government of Los Angeles is not exactly the same as a protection racket shaking down local businesses, you ...
5 rooftop bars and restaurants to experience in Los Angeles
With a downtown skyline shaped by its tall buildings, Los Angeles has several options when it comes to hanging out above the ...
Businesses seek to overturn hotel and airport wage hikes by forcing a citywide election
The group, known as the L.A. Alliance for Tourism, Jobs and Progress, would need to gather about 93,000 signatures by June 30 ...
L.A.’s mayor declared a homelessness emergency. Now, some at City Hall want to move past it
Some council members are looking to reassert their authority over homeless services, by rescinding the emergency declaration ...
LA’s $30 wage for hotel workers will backfire on those politicians think they’re helping
Whether or not the LA councilmembers who voted to approve this meant well, their short-sightedness has once again proven to ...
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Los Angeles hospitality workers' Olympian pay raise and the industry's ability to absorb it
Hotel industry predicts financial ruin, but data show a $30-an-hour minimum wage will stabilize the city’s tourism ecosystem.
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Los Angeles City Hall shakes down hotels to appease unions
“In fact,” wrote the Hotel Association of Los Angeles in a letter to City Councilmember Traci Park last September, “tourism has not returned to pre-pandemic levels.” The trade group cited ...
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City of Los Angeles Passes Olympic Wage Increases and Other Entitlements for Hotel and Airport Workers
On May 27, the City of Los Angeles passed amendments to the Living Wage Ordinance (LWO) and the Hotel Worker Minimum Wage ...