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LA City pays millions in settlements, CA fast-tracks immigrant protections, car companies collaborate on green energy
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Feb 9, 2017
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LA City pays millions in settlements, CA fast-tracks immigrant protections, car companies collaborate on green energy

The City of Los Angeles settles millions in lawsuits, state lawmakers fast-tracking immigrant protections, car companies team up for green energy options.

The fight between the Department of Water and Power and City Hall lives on as an appeals court considers whether the controller can audit the books of two private groups funded with public money.
The fight between the Department of Water and Power and City Hall lives on as an appeals court considers whether the controller can audit the books of two private groups funded with public money.
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The City of Los Angeles settles millions in lawsuits, state lawmakers fast-tracking immigrant protections, car companies team up for green energy options.   

City approves $1.5 million settlement with family of man killed by LAPD officers
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The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved a multi-million dollar settlement with the family of Ezell Ford, a 25-year-old shot and killed by LAPD officers in 2014.
Will Donald Trump transform the nation the way Pete Wilson transformed California?
Listen • 8:03
Sometimes it seems like California has always been a blue state. But no so long ago, it was lobster red. What happened here might happen to the entire country.
With all this rain, why were emergency drought regulations extended?
Listen • 4:31
A packed snowpack, reservoirs about to burst and a very wet January. All this and the golden state is STILL categorized as being in a drought "state of emergency."
The Ride: Proposed import tax could add $$$ to cost of new car
Listen • 6:24
The Republican-controlled Congress is formulating a tax reform plan that could create a levy on imports. That could mean even more sticker shock.
State of Affairs: Democratic lawmakers prepare to take on Trump in the courts
Listen • 8:15
Recently contracted former US Attorney General Eric Holder was spotted in Sacramento, and the Assembly is fast-tracking three immigration bills.
Mandatory retirement accounts for California's low-wage workers faces uncertain future
Listen • 5:57
The folks in Washington have been bumping heads with California a lot lately. One of those sore points is a state initiative called "Secure Choice". The program came about as a way to create retirement savings accounts for low wage workers.