Lima (Peru)

L.A. firefighters vote against more dues for political campaigns

2013-05-21 17:17:00

Members of the union representing Los Angeles firefighters voted down a proposal to increase dues to finance aggressive political campaigns, union leaders said Tuesday. The leadership of United Firefighters of Los Angeles City wanted members to pay...

Union blocks access to video calling for more money for campaigns

2013-05-08 14:25:00

The Los Angeles firefighters union has blocked public access to a video that shows union leaders calling for more aggressive political campaigns to protect members' pensions. Hours after The Times reported on the video, United Firefighters of Los...

L.A. council finds funds to reverse Fire Dept. staffing shift

2013-05-07 19:50:00

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to provide $1.6 million to reverse a controversial new staffing plan at the Fire Department, handing a victory to the employee union that had branded it as unsafe. Over the weekend, the department began...

L.A. firefighter union urges higher dues for political campaigns

2013-05-07 15:09:00

Leaders of the Los Angeles city firefighters' union are urging their members to finance� aggressive new political campaigns, saying their salaries are vulnerable and retirement benefits are "under siege." In a video posted on YouTube, United Firefighters...

DWP union is a big donor in mayor's race, its members get big pay

2013-05-01 20:23:00

Employees at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, whose union is the single biggest contributor in the current mayoral race, earned average total pay of nearly $100,000 in 2011, according to a Times analysis of the most recent publicly available...

Donald Richie dies at 88; interpreted Japan for the West

2013-02-23 22:30:00

Donald Richie, an American expatriate in Japan who became that country's preeminent Western interpreter, explaining its culture — from cinema to Zen to tattoos — in books and essays that illuminated the author's psyche as much as that of his...

Peru: $699 round trip to Lima on LAN

2013-01-20 07:30:00

If you want to use Lima as a jumping-off point for adventures in Peru, LAN is offering a $699 round trip, including all taxes and fees, from LAX. It is subject to availability, and you must stay over a Saturday night. Maximum stay is three months. The...

LAFD 911 center concerns will be addressed, Villaraigosa says

2012-12-11 12:04:18

Connecticut shooting: Nation grieves as funerals for 6-year-olds begin

2012-12-17 08:17:00

NEWTOWN, Conn. – This shattered town prepared on Monday to begin burying the dead from one of the country’s worst mass shootings as the�nation fought to overcome days of anguish. Christmas decorations have given way to impromptu roadside...

Lady Gaga has 35 uninvited guests over on Thanksgiving in Peru

2012-11-23 16:12:00

Lady Gaga spent Thanksgiving Day helping out at a center for sexually abused girls, but Thursday night brought an encounter with a much different group: 35 Little Monsters hanging out in the garage of her rental place in Lima, Peru. Uninvited. From...

‘Dance Central 3′ vs. ‘Just Dance 4′: Which one has the right stuff?

2012-10-18 07:03:09

Singer Chavela Vargas 'had the public at her feet'

2012-08-07 16:18:35

United Firefighter of Los Angeles City President Frank Lima, center, seeks an increase in union dues.

2013-04-25 00:00:00

The Plaza Mayor is in the heart of the historical center of Lima, Peru.

2013-01-17 17:07:38

Lady Gaga spent Thanksgiving Day 2012 in Lima, Peru, with a group of 45 victims of sexual abuse. She held a concert in Lima as part of her Latin American tour and also gave food to the girls at the Caritas Felices (Happy Faces) Center.

2013-01-16 12:08:49