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Wilbur K. Woo dies at 96; a leader of L.A.'s Chinese community
Wilbur K. Woo, a banker and produce merchant who first immigrated to Los Angeles in 1921, when he was 5, and decades later became an influential leader of the city's Chinese American community, has died. He was 96. Woo, who also worked to strengthen...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Politics, China, Banking, World War II (1939-1945)
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High-level Villaraigosa aide runs to replace Councilman Garcetti
L.A. NOWThe race to replace Los Angeles City Councilman Eric Garcetti saw yet another candidate jump in, with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s No. 2 policy adviser announcing he will run for the seat. Matt Szabo, 36, became the 13th person to pursue a bid in... -
California's fiscal troubles are far from resolved
Last week, Proposition 30 sailed to victory, and $6-billion worth of nasty budget cuts were avoided. Problem solved? Guess again, Goldilocks. K-12 schools and community colleges, in particular, won a temporary reprieve, but they're still wobbly...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Politics, 401K, Credit and Debt, Interior Policy
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For the record
L.A. pension reforms: An article in the Nov. 9 LATExtra section about Los Angeles mayoral candidate and Councilwoman Jan Perry's plan to reform the city's pension system referred to a plan by former Mayor Richard Riordan to cut retirement costs by...Tags: Jan Perry, Employees, Career and Workplace, Basketball, Sports
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Newton: Jan Perry's path to power
An essential element of a successful political campaign, whether for U.S. president or mayor of Los Angeles, is that it identifies a path to victory. Candidates have to differentiate themselves from competitors and appeal to constituencies sympathetic...
Tags: Politics, Voting, Media Industry, Wendy Greuel, Eric Garcetti
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Robert J. Kelleher dies at 99; pivotal tennis official became federal judge
Robert J. Kelleher, who helped lead tennis into the modern open era while serving as president of the U.S. Lawn Tennis Assn. and who later became a U.S. District Court judge based in Los Angeles, has died. He was 99.
Kelleher, who was also captain of the...Tags: Laws, World War II (1939-1945), Justice System, U.S. Open (tennis), Chris Evert
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L.A.'s mayoral race just got more complicated
With the first round of the Los Angeles mayoral election still more than four months away, the race has taken shape in recent weeks, largely because of two developments that have scrambled the handicapping of the contest. First, it became clear that...
Tags: Voting, Politics, Public Employees, 401K, Interior Policy
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Newton: L.A.'s pension peril
There are a couple of assumptions guiding much of the civic conversation about public employee pension reform: first, that organized labor would fight any reform tooth and nail; and second, that labor's strong presence in Los Angeles would doom such...
Tags: Voting, Politics, Public Employees, Jim Newton, Interior Policy
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For Zev Yaroslavsky, a familiar end to a familiar saga
It was more than 20 years ago that I covered my first meeting of the Los Angeles City Council. As I headed to the chambers, a colleague advised me to take special note of two members: Richard Alatorre, he said, understood city politics better than anyone,...
Tags: Politics, Local Government, Zev Yaroslavsky, Antonio Villaraigosa, Elections
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L.A.'s public safety pension costs steadily growing
L.A. NOWL.A. taxpayers will see retirement costs for police officers and firefighters climb 56% over the next four years, even after passage of a ballot measure that trimmed the pension benefits paid to new hires, according to projections released by city... -
L.A. police, fire unions angry over call for pay freeze
L.A. NOWL.A. public safety unions responded angrily to a proposal to freeze the pay of firefighters and police if the city's contribution to their retirement benefits reach a certain amount.... -
Former Republican spends $1 million on congressional race
PolitiCalManhattan Beach businessman and developer has spent around $1 million of his own money on his race for a coastal Los Angeles County congressional district. The incumbent is Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Beverly Hills)....
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