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City Council OKs $352M For Downtown LA Streetcar Plan

A plan aimed at boosting revitalization in downtown Los Angeles has taken another major step forward.

2013/03/07

Gov. Brown Signs High Speed Rail Funding Bill At Union Station

Gov. Jerry Brown visited Union Station Wednesday to sign into law a bill that will provide funding for the first phase of a high-speed rail project expected to connect the Southland with San Francisco.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/07/18

LAUSD Board Delays Parcel Tax Vote, OKs Furlough Days For Unions

If approved, the tax would have required property owners to pay an extra $298 a year for five years to raise $255 million to help fund district school operations.

2012/06/12

Santa Monica College Students Hold Another Protest Against Fee Hikes

Another protest took place at Santa Monica College Thursday where dozens of students had been pepper sprayed earlier in the week.

2012/04/05

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel participate in a forum about education in big cities at the Katzen Arts Center on the campus of American University March 2, 2012 in Washington, DC. Calling their municipalities 'city-states,' the mayors suppored the idea of individual school districts being able to compete with states for the $4.35 billion 'Race to the Top' grant program created by President Barack Obama. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Villaraigosa Lobbies Feds To Allow LAUSD To Compete Directly For Funding

The mayor was in DC in the hopes of securing federal funding without having to compete with the state of California.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2012/03/02

LAUSD Will Consider 2 Plans That Could Increase State Funding

The Los Angeles Unified School District is considering two proposals that could boost education funding from the state.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/01/10

Brown: Amend Calif. Constitution To Secure Funding For County Jails

California’s governor wants to amend the state constitution to guarantee funding for county jails ahead of the transfer of thousands of state prison inmates.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/09/30

Audits: Montebello Blew $31M On ‘Frivolous’ Promo Items, Golfing, Vegas

Two audits from the state controller’s office alleges the city with annual budget of an estimated $50 million spent as much as $30 million on “frivolous” expenditures.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/09/23

Boxer: Millions Of Jobs At Risk Over FAA Funding Battle

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer joined the mayor Tuesday at Los Angeles International Airport to call for a long-term fix to a funding shortage at the FAA.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/08/30

Partial FAA Shutdown Enters Second Week As Congress Eyes Summer Break

Will Congressional lawmakers jump on the next plane for their summer getaway without funding the nation’s airliner authority?

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/08/01

States Ponder: What Happens When The Money Stops?

As gridlocked Washington edges toward default, states staggering out of the last recession are preparing for the worst: The federal piggy-bank that helps them pay for health care, jobless benefits, road building and schools could run out of cash.

2011/07/31

Villaraigosa Lobbies For Transportation Funds On Capitol Hill

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa lobbied for transportation funds on Capitol Hill Thursday.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/07/21

Furloughs Vs. Layoffs: 40,000 LA Teachers Vote On Proposed Pay Cuts

If passed, the vote would immediately rescind layoff notices sent to some 3,400 teachers, nurses, librarians and counselors.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/06/02

UC Schools Prepare For Deep Budget Cuts

The University of California’s Board of Regents is meeting in San Francisco to develop plans to cope with another massive loss of state funding.

2011/05/18

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Weakened Economy Threatens Social Security, Medicare

The government said Friday that a bad economy has shortened the life of the trust funds that support Social Security and Medicare, the nation’s two biggest benefit programs.

2011/05/13

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