Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Today we have a special edition of State of Affairs, our look at politics throughout California.
The Los Angeles City Council has scheduled another closed door meeting today to discuss a new labor contract with the powerful union that represents Department of Water and Power workers. At the center of contract negotiations lie more than 600 Byzantine work rules.
Mayor Eric Garcetti has argued that streamlining those rules could save the DWP millions of dollars.
Joining us now for a look at the high-stakes-wrangling over the contract are KPCC political reporters Alice Walton and Frank Stoltze.