23Apr
2012

The City Maven Has a New Home at KPCC

The City Maven Has a New Home at KPCC

As was mentioned in last Friday’s Maven’s Morning Coffee, The City Maven has moved over to KPCC. I will be writing for the station as a political reporter. You can find my stories, as well as the Maven’s Morning Coffee post, in the Politics section of KPCC’s website.

Subscribers will continue to receive the Maven’s Morning Coffee email Monday through Friday. If you would like to subscribe to the daily email, please sign up after the jump. The Twitter account, @TheCityMaven, will continue to be active.

Thank you to everyone who has read and supported The City Maven. Please continue to read about city, county and state politics over at KPCC 89.3 FM.

Sincerely,
Alice M. Walton
aka The City Maven

(Links to KPCC and the Maven’s Morning Coffee email after the jump.)

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20Apr
2012

City Hall Reacts to Release of 2012-13 Budget

City Hall Reacts to Release of 2012-13 Budget

The chair of Budget and Finance, police chief and a mayoral candidate react to the FY 2012-13 budget.

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April 20, 2012

Villaraigosa: “There Will Be Layoffs”

Villaraigosa: “There Will Be Layoffs”

Here’s what Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa had to say about his budget proposal.

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April 20, 2012

Schedule of Budget Hearings

The Los Angeles City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee will begin hearings on the mayor’s proposed budget for 2012-13 next Friday.

One week from today, the mayor’s office and city administrative officer will present the budget in Council Chamber of City Hall. Committee members will then go through the budget department by department, beginning with the city controller’s office, city attorney’s office, Office of Finance, the Los Angeles City Employee Retirement System and Pensions Department.

The rest of the schedule will be:

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April 20, 2012

Mayor’s Budget Calls for Pension Reforms, Layoff of LAPD Civilians

Mayor’s Budget Calls for Pension Reforms, Layoff of LAPD Civilians

The $7.2 billion budget released today by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa calls for laying off civilian members of the Los Angeles Police Department and increasing retirement age for new employees.

Of the 669 positions that would be eliminated in the budget, 231 are currently filled with employees. About two-thirds of those jobs belong to clerks, secretaries and administrative staffers at the LAPD. Without those employees, it could take longer to get copies of reports, though duties will not be shifted to sworn officers.

The remaining layoffs will take place in: Animal Services, City Clerk’s Office, Ethics, Office of Finance, Fire Department, General Services, Information Technology Agency, Neighborhood Empowerment, Personnel and Street Services.

In the last four years, the city’s civilian workforce has been reduced by one-third.

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April 20, 2012

Maven’s Morning Coffee

Good morning, readers. Welcome to the Maven’s Morning Coffee — a listing of the important headlines, news conferences, public meetings and announcements you need to know to fuel up and tackle your day.

Today is Friday, April 20, 2012, and here is what’s happening in Los Angeles:

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