Despite months of debate over the now-approved $15 minimum wage in Los Angeles, small businesses are upbeat about their prospects, according to a recent Thumbtack
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While winter brought us record-breaking heat, spring was quite an odd child this year. March gave us some summerlike warmth but, as spring progressed, L.A. actual
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This should be a triumphant moment for Rusty Hicks, the new leader of the L.A. County Federation of Labor. Since coming to power in November, Hicks has been fighting
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Los Angeles will be forever linked, in the collective unconscious, with the palm tree. But what about the pine, the oak and, of course, the outrageous jacaranda? Bec
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Numerous?L.A. Weekly?reporters, critics, columnists, editors and freelancers are finalists for the Southern California Journalism Awards, to be held June 28?at the?M
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One of the jaw-dropping scenes in the earthquake flick San Andreas, which opens today, is a depiction of a temblor-caused tidal wave overshadowing the Golden Gate Br
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Memorial Day Weekend was pretty mellow, given the unseasonably cool temperatures.But it was, for all intents and purposes, the kick-off not only for summer, but for
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Fifty-six-year-old Dawud Abdulwali pleaded not guilty today to charges that he caused one of the largest structure fires in Los Angeles history. As many folks are st
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Last week, some in the Los Angeles political establishment weren't certain how to pronounce David Ryu's name. They are now, thanks to neighborhood activists
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L.A. City Council president Herb Wesson today backed off on a last-minute attempt to exempt union workers from the city's $15 minimum-wage law. In a statement, W
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UPDATE at 4:20 p.m., Monday, June 1: The beaches were reopened over the weekend. More below.Authorities on the federal, state and local levels were trying to find ou
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A recent New York Times story about New Yorkers' newfound acceptance of Los Angeles and its quirky, West Coast ways claimed that our rents were "relatively cheap
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