Mars Melnicoff

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LA's Budget Problem: More Like City Employee Bonus Problem

L.A. City Council member Bill Rosendahl calls it "gold in the gutter." L.A. watchdog Ron Kaye likens it more aptly to "pennies in the gutter." They are talking about what is actually changeable in Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's proposed 2011-12 budget. 85 percent of the problem is salaries, pensions and benefits......
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