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Unions seek exemption to union-backed minimum wage law

May 27, 2015 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that labor unions are seeking an exemption to the minimum wage rule that they helped pushed through. In a statement dripping with irony, Rusty Hicks, who heads the county Federation of Labor, explained why union-negotiated contracts should get the exemption: “With a collective bargaining agreement, a busi ...

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Los Angeles Superior Court rules teacher tenure laws are unconstitutional

June 10, 2014 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

A decision in a lawsuit that PLF has been following for some time came down minutes ago. The Superior Court for Los Angeles County ruled that teacher tenure laws violate the California Constitution.  I’ll have some more analysis once I have had time to review the opinion.  In the meantime, here’s some articles from the Sacramento Be ...

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Los Angeles responds to our General Plan 2035 letter

May 07, 2014 | By JONATHAN WILLIAMS

The Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission is currently in the process of adopting General Plan 2035. Like Obamacare, General Plan 2035 checks in at a whopping 900 pages. It seeks to reshape the county through mandates including: expanded transit districts, expanded mixed use development, mandatory farming districts, and “Employment ...

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A kind of bad decision by the California Supreme Court in Today's Fresh Start

July 11, 2013 | By JOSHUA THOMPSON

Earlier today the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in an important charter school case, Today’s Fresh Start v. Los Angeles County of Education.  PLF had filed an amicus brief in support of the charter school.  In a unanimous opinion, the court sided with the county board. The case presented a due process challenge to the … ...

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Children are forgotten in school choice battle

March 03, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Joshua Thompson   Last week I blogged about the fight between Rowland Unified School District and Walnut Valley Unified School District over the District of Choice Act.  The District of Choice Act is one of California's only school choice programs.  It gives parents the freedom to choose the sch ...