Category: LA Mayor Eric Garcetti

Minimum Wage Rates Go Up Friday in City, Unincorporated L.A. County

LOS ANGELES—Minimum-wage workers in the City of Los Angeles will get a modest pay boost starting July 1, with the hourly rate increasing to $16.04 and in unincorporated areas of LA County to $15.96. Prior to the date, the minimum wage had been $15. According to the mayor’s office, more than 600,000 Angelenos make minimum…


Garcetti Accused of Perjury by Former Aide

A former spokeswoman for Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is demanding the mayor be charged with perjury for denying that he knew of another former aide’s alleged sexual misconduct. Last week, law firm Whistleblower Aide sent a 31-page letter (pdf) to the U.S. Department of Justice, the state attorney general, and the LA County district…