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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa supports the proposal, which comes at the same time the Anschutz Entertainment Group is hoping to knock down the Convention Center's West Hall to make room for Farmers Field. The space would be replaced with a new, reconfgured hall
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However, a representative with Service Employees International Union, online luxury hotels chicago Local 721, voiced concern for the Convention Center s 113 employees. Almost online luxury hotels chicago all those employees would be transferred to other city departments under the privatization plan.
The CAO is proposing nothing short of the Walmart-ization of city services, said Lowell Goodman of SEIU. At a time when we should be building up the middle class in Los Angeles, he s trying to tear it down.