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Gun Control Groups Join Black Lives Matter

Various gun control groups are partnering with Black Lives Matter in an effort to push gun control in Congress, Politico reports. It is the latest partnership for Black Lives Matter, which is also working with the radical Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).

Chief Beck, LAPD (Damain Dovarganes / Associated Press)

L.A. Has Bloody Weekend as Murders Soar in 2015

19 people were shot last weekend in Los Angeles, and five were killed, as the city’s homicide rate continues to rise, despite a program instituted and championed by L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti to reduce crime in the city.

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L.A. Minimum Wage to Hit $15 in 2020

On Wednesday, a Los Angeles City Council committee, determined to expedite the process of driving businesses out of state, endorsed a proposal raising the citywide minimum wage from its current $9 an hour to $15 an hour by 2020.

Bill de Blasio testifies in this AP file photo.

De Blasio, Garcetti Lead Legal Brief In Support of Exec. Amnesty 

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti are leading an effort to oppose a lawsuit, filed by 25 states, that seeks to halt President Obama’s executive amnesty. De Blasio and Garcetti announced plans Friday to file an amicus brief that will support President Obama’s executive actions on immigration against the states’ lawsuit.