Los Angeles City Council and Mayor Rightly Defeated in Court

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The Los Angeles City Council and Mayor Villaraigosa have been soundly rebuffed by one of the judges they supported in the last election, Judge Dzintra Janavs.     

The City Council and Mayor Villaraigosa had voted for the antifamily economic suicide of the so-called “living wage” ordinance for businesses located around Los Angeles International Airport. The ordinance demands businesses pay $10.64 an hour to all employees.     

The ordinance was previously challenged by local citizens who banded together and signed petitions to block the law. The city then showed its demagoguery by slightly changing the ordinance and replaced it with the one now being fought in court.     

Ten council members voted for the deceitful legislation and three opposed. The Mayor signed it into effect.     

However, Judge Janavs has blocked the ordinance until at least May to allow her time to study the issue.     

Bottom line: the city has no right to set worker wages. They have no right to discriminate against businesses in a certain area. The groups that will be hurt the most will be small businesses, weaker competitors, the taxpayers, the employees that will lose jobs and all those who benefit from competition and services around Los Angeles International Airport.