Los Angeles, California
From Sunshine Review
Los Angeles is a city in California. It is the county seat of Los Angeles County. Antonio Villaraigosa is the city's mayor.Los Angeles is the largest city in California and the second largest in the United States.
Los Angeles is nicknamed "The City of Angels" or "LA". Its inhabitants are known as "Angelenos" or "Angelinos".
[edit] City budget
Total city spending in 2009 is projected to be $7 billion. In February 2009, Villaraigosa's office projected a $983 million budget shortfall based in declining city revenues.
Actions that may be taken in response to the budget issues area:
- City employee layoffs.
- Privatizing the Los Angeles Zoo.
- Leasing city parking garages and meters.[1]
[edit] Expensive water
Los Angeles Controller Laura Chick found in a March 2009 audit that the city spends $189,000/year on bottled water. In 2006, Villaraigosa told employees to buy their own; at that time, employees were spending $89,000/year.[2]
