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Recent News Reports About Your City

Today, we can all catch up on some recent articles.  Incentives, outsourcing, transparency (?), a new department head, and more are in the news of Los Angeles.

City News for July 14, 2010

In a flurry of news in the local media, we find a new General Manager, proposed outsourcing of City clerical work, the film capitol rebounds, and the ethics commissioners have a new recommendation.

City Issues Final Furlough Letter

City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana issued a letter dated July 13, 2010 to Michael Davies of EAA.  In the letter, Mr. Santana clarifies the previously issued furlough plans for FY 2010-2011.

UPDATE ON THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES NEWS FOR THE LAST WEEK-REVISED JULY 13

More analysis of the City’s Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes (TRANS) sale is now available, City employees will join in the 20^th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), analysis of the library shortfall, a project for downtown moves forward, and 911 operators stage a protest.

What do investors believe about LA’s fiscal condition?

Like it or not, financial investors, in particular the money-market funds, have a lot to do with the cost of running the City, through their willingness (or lack thereof) to purchase the various bond issues or through demanding, and receiving, a different interest rate than originally intended.  How have the recent offerings been received?

Late Breaking City News for July 1

Layoff developments, still another audit of City finances, and another department head departs are in the news of our City.

News in Los Angeles for Mid-Week

In a summary of news links for the last few days, you can read of pink slips, the City Treasurer, Fitch ratings for L. A., and our Mayor.

‘Ticketgate’, AEG, Jails, LACERS, Libraries Make News in LA

In today’s linking of news stories from the past few days, we learn more about gifts to public officials, partial repayment of public expenses, a plan to keep libraries open, and much more.

Who is on the Layoff and Furlough Lists for 2010-11? Revised 6-10

There is a lot of hype, misinformation, and innuendo being spread about which employees are on the City’s proposed layoff list and which are not, as well as which employees are subject to furloughs and which are not.  We provide up-to-date and correct information in this article.  JUNE 7, 2010 REVISION: We now have an electronic copy of the "2010-11 Furlough Plan" and are linking it in the article.  June 10, 2010 REVISION: we have added a link to the layoff rules and procedures.

June 10 City news articles about issues only indirectly about the budget

No issue can be completely separated from the continuing budget issues, but the articles linked here are only indirectly involved.  The Mayor’s freebies generate an editorial, how to save Los Angeles by two different writers, and bye-bye to Ontario (?) are in the news.