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City Workers Picket Across L.A. for One-Day Strike 

From downtown to Los Angeles International Airport, thousands of city workers went on strike on Tuesday, August 8, for a 24-hour work stoppage prompted by what their union believes is a lack of good-faith labor negotiations. 

Metro Touts Continued Ridership Growth

Metro had nearly 24 million bus and train boardings in June, a 13.3% increase from last June that marks the seventh straight month of year-over-year growth, the agency announced on July 25.

Southers Embraces Role as Vice President of Los Angeles Police Commission

 Southers joins fraternity brothers William Briggs and Brian Williams on Mayor Bass’ public safety team. Dr. Erroll Southers, an internationally recognized law enforcement expert, was recently elected vice president of the Los Angeles Police Commission, bringing his years of expertise to Mayor Karen Bass’ public safety team. Currently the associate senior vice president of Safety and Risk Assurance at USC, Southers has experience in the field on the local, state, and federal levels. Also, he has maintained a 40-year relationship with LAPD and police departments throughout the world, all of which makes him imminently qualified for his new role. Explaining

Mayor Karen Bass Signs $13B City Budget 

Mayor Karen Bass signed the city’s revised $13 billion budget for fiscal year 2023-24 on May 26, which she said charts a new course for the city — one that is “stronger, happier, healthier and safer.” The budget will take effect July 1.