Last year's news release for the LADWP Holiday Light Festival opened with a jovial take on the event: "It just wouldn't be the holidays in Los Angeles without the (LADWP) annual Holiday Light ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 24, 2003---The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) gears up for the post-holiday period by collecting old eyeglasses, hearing aids, and greeting cards.

City officials today proposed a "business tax holiday'' for new firms that open in Los Angeles. Under the proposal, which must be approved by the City Council, new businesses would be exempt from ...