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ICYMI: California Farmworkers Will Finally Be Getting Overtime Pay

By  Julia Wick
Published Sep 12, 2016 11:00 PM
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  • I usually hate anything that could potentially fall under the "feel good video" column, but I am oddly entranced by this dance-filled Justin Timberlake-scored video that residents/stakeholders/staff from Council District 15 made for Councilman Joe Buscaino's birthday. It gives a whole lot of love to L.A. neighborhoods that don't get nearly enough love, like Wilmington and Watts, highlights local businesses, and features multiple clergy members busting some serious moves:

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