October 16, 2014
Proposed City Minimum Wage Ordinance
We attended a meeting last week with the Mayor's Office to be briefed on the Mayor's minimum wage proposal. Here are the highlights of the motion supported by the Mayor and passed by City Council on October 7, 2014:
- Minimum wage increases to $10.25/hr. on July 1, 2015
- Minimum wage increases to $11.75/hr. on July 1, 2016
- Minimum wage increases to $13.25/hr. on July 1, 2017
- Minimum wage would increase by Los Angeles CPI every year thereafter with a cap of 3% wage increase annually
- Council's motion calls for the City to commission an independent study on how to raise the minimum wage to $15.25/hr. by 2019
- The motion calls for the City Attorney to prepare the draft ordinance within four months
 October Calendar: L.A. Dance Project at The Ace, Nas at The Orpheum
Hennesy V.S Presents: NAS Time is Illmatic Tour at The Orpehum
Nas brings his Illmatic Tour to The Orpehum Saturday, October 18 and Wednesday, October 22. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster. The LA Dance Project at The Theatre at the Ace HotelBenjamin Millepied's dance company returns for three performances on Friday, October 24th, Saturday, October 25th, and Sunday October 26th. The program features new work by Benjamin Millepied with music by Philip Glass. Visit www.ladanceproject.com for tickets and more information.
LA Streetcar Update
On September 29th, Councilmember Jose Huizar, District 14, was among the project representatives who gathered to discuss the streetcar funding picture, upcoming tasks and other issues.
"The Los Angeles Streetcar will return its investment many times over with $1.6 billion in development, the creation of tens of thousands of jobs for Angelenos throughout the region and hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue benefiting the City, County and State," said Los Angeles City Councilmember José Huizar who champions the streetcar project within the City. "Downtown is more than its 50,000 residents and 500,000 workers. Downtown is the economic engine for our entire region, and the streetcar's benefits will have just as wide and important a reach."
Read the new economic impact study here and a report for LA Downtown News here.
LADWP says CLIP your Energy Use with New Efficient Lighting and Controls LADWP's Commercial Lighting Incentive Program (CLIP) provides rebates on the installation of newly purchased and installed energy-saving lighting and controls. Click here to learn more.
It's a Drought - Do your part to conserve
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