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San Diego City Council Committee Advances $25/Hour Minimum Wage Tourism Worker

February 28, 2025 4:59 pmFebruary 28, 2025 4:59 pm

The San Diego City Council Cost of Living Committee voted unanimously to advance a proposal that would raise the minimum wage for tourism industry workers from $17.25 an hour to $25 an hour. According to the ordinance proposal, minimum wage...

Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis Fails To Force Postponement of Taylor Swift Concert After Attending Santa Clara Event

August 2, 2023 10:05 pmAugust 3, 2023 9:01 am

After attending a Taylor Swift concert in Santa Clara, Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis signed a letter signed with dozens of state and local Los Angeles officials urging singer Taylor Swift to cancel her highly hyped concerts at LA’s SoFi Stadium...

Statewide Rent Control Expansion Proposition Gets Enough Verified Signatures for 2024 Ballot

July 28, 2023 6:22 pmJuly 28, 2023 6:22 pm

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced on Thursday that enough signatures have been verified to place a statewide rent control expansion bill on the November 2024 ballot. Currently, only California and Oregon have statewide rent control laws on the...

Striking LA, Orange County Hotel Workers Return To Work, Vow To Strike Again Soon

July 6, 2023 6:15 pmJuly 6, 2023 6:15 pm

Hotel workers represented by the Unite Here union returned to work Wednesday following the three-day July 4th weekend strike at hotels in Orange County and Los Angeles County, with union officials saying that they are ready to strike again. Negotiations...

Hotel Workers Begin Strike At 65 Hotels In LA, Orange Counties

July 3, 2023 2:01 pmJuly 3, 2023 2:01 pm

The Unite Here Local 11 labor union representing 15,000 workers at 65 hotels in Los Angeles County and Orange County began their month-long planned strike on Sunday, walking out at the beginning of the busy July summer tourism season in...

Two LA City Council members & Assemblywoman Carrillo Arrested During Labor Protest Thursday

June 23, 2023 12:48 pmJune 23, 2023 12:48 pm

Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nithya Raman and Hugo Soto-Martinez, as well as Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles), were among the nearly 200 arrested at a labor protest near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Thursday. All three were charged with...

Hotel Workers In LA, Orange Counties Authorize Strike Over Wanted Wage Increases

June 10, 2023 2:30 amJune 10, 2023 2:31 am

The Unite Here Local 11 union representing hotel workers in Los Angeles County and Orange County voted 96%-4% on Thursday to strike if a new contract with significant wage increases isn’t approved soon. Throughout the year, economic worries and cost-of-living...