Good morning, it’s Tuesday, May 19 and you can expect profuse sunshine (low 80s).
Why city leaders are scrambling to keep a tax repeal measure from the ballot.
By the time members of Los Angeles City Council amble to their seats this morning, a deal to avert a potential fiscal catastrophe in the city should be worked out — at least that’s the hope.
At issue is a proposed ballot measure that could suckerpunch the city into dire financial straits on the one hand, and a wage hike for tourism workers that was already approved last year on the other.
What does one have to do with the other, you might be wondering? Well, they are both part of a war between labor and business groups that’s been escalating for more than a year —with the council now desperately trying to broker a compromise, with something of a gun to its head.
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