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The Best Articles From the Web Linked for March 5

Rip-off the Airport & DWP, shift the costs, additional contracting out of City jobs, and more are here for your enlightenment.

SEIU, UTLA, SEIU, and NFLPA unions make the news

Rejecting Andy Stern, halting construction in southern California, mega-local meltdown, and forcing the school union to the table.  Stories of other unions in these interesting times.

Here We Go Again - More Budget News for LA

Some savings by City officials, Villaraigosa's office expenditures, fairy tales, libraries, and overspenders are in the news of our City.

Unions in the news for the beginning of March

Some unions fight to save jobs, others attack employees, hear from an organizer, math, and other stories.

The Budget Mess is Still in the News

What Budget Mess?, free-for-all, LAPD, City Hall three-step, learn who's going to pay, and other stories from the local media.

Keeping City Workers and the 4,000 Layoffs Document

The City Council is considering ways to retain City employees instead of laying them off (a plus for the Council), and yes, there is a document about the 4,000 layoffs so the number did not come out of thin air (a minus for the Council).  These are two of the better articles about the Los Angeles Budget Crisis.

S & P, DONE done, sea of lies, elephants, and more

Today's links to articles about the City budget include another downgrade of bond rating, a large animal in the room, videos of the Council, an occasional truth in a sea of lies, waste discovered by the Council, and much more.

Links To The Layoff Articles For Today

With yesterday’s Council action, there is only one subject and we link the best of the articles.

City Council Moves to Eliminate 4,000 City Jobs by July 1, 2010

Breaking news from the Daily News details today's Council motion to "expedite the elimination of 4,000 positions by any means necessary, including layoffs."  The motion passed by a vote of 9 to 3.

Unions Make the News - Mostly Good

In these troubling times in Los Angeles, it is nice to read of good news for unions, although there is some bad news along with the good.  Notable is the lack of SEIU in the good news.