ordinance
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On May 12, the City Council approved an ordinance allowing churches and some businesses with large lots to sell parking spots during events.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Last year, the city council passed a union-backed ordinance that would have lifted the minimum wage for hotel workers to $30 an hour by 2028, though the increase has since been delayed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
A year ago Mayor Karen Bass signed an ordinance raising the city’s minimum wage for hotel workers to $30 an hour in July 2028—timed to coincide with the L.A.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
That year he authored Proposition D, a commercial vacancy tax ordinance that applies to street-facing, ground-floor properties that sit vacant for more than 182 days a year.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
It deployed smoke inspectors to enforce a new antismoke ordinance.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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