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☆ NBCUniversal is slapped with a $250 fine for trimming trees along an LA sidewalk that had shaded actors and writers on strike
  + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
NBCUniversal was fined $250 after trimming trees that helped shade picketing writers and actors. NBCUniversal has been given a slap on the wrist for trimming trees that provided shade to writers and actors picketing outside its offices in Los Angeles. Mejia had said last week that his office was investigating the tree trimming coinciding with workers' picketing. In a statement, NBC said the tree trimming was routine. "We understand that the safety tree trimming of the Ficus trees we did on Barham Blvd.
Persons: NBCUniversal, Kenneth Mejia, Mejia Organizations: Bureau of Street Services, WGA, SAG, Morning, StreetsLA, of Street Services, Universal Studios, NBC, Writers Guild of America, Comcast Locations: Angeles, Los Angeles
☆ LA officials are investigating NBC Universal for trimming trees that provided shade to striking writers and actors
  + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
A row of trimmed trees has become a new flash point in the Hollywood writers' and actors' strike. NBC Universal cut back the trees that had provided shade to picketers outside its Los Angeles site. A Los Angeles official is investigating why NBC Universal trimmed shade-providing trees outside a site being picketed as part of the Hollywood actors' and writers' strike. In an apparent reaction to the furore, LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia, who has strong progressive leanings, tweeted that he would be investigating. "The trimmed trees are LA City managed street trees," he wrote on Tuesday, posting before-and-after images of the trees.
Persons: he's, Chris Stevens, Kenneth Mejia, Nicholas Slayton Organizations: Hollywood, NBC Universal, Los Angeles, NBC, Writers Guild of America, SAG, LA Times, WGA, LA City, — LA City, Department, Public Works, of Street Services, National Labor Relations Board Locations: Los Angeles, LA, —
☆ Universal under investigation after it trimmed trees that shaded SAG-AFTRA protesters
  + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
CNN —The Los Angeles City Controller’s office is investigating after NBCUniversal severely trimmed a row of trees outside its studios where members of SAG-AFTRA were picketing company executives, eliminating shade during a searing heatwave. Our Office is investigating the tree trimming that occurred outside Universal Studios where workers, writers, and actors are exercising their right to picket. The trimmed trees are LA City managed street trees. “Quick shoutout to the good people at @UniversalPics for trimming the trees that gave our picket line shade right before a 90+ degree week,” he wrote. “We understand that the safety tree trimming of the Ficus trees we did on Barham Blvd.
Persons: Kenneth Mejia, Chris Stephens, ”, NBCUniversal, Mejia, Ron Perlman, Instagram, “, ” Perlman, There’s, Pinkerton Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles City, SAG, Universal Studios, LA City, Twitter, Guild of America, Alliance, Television Producers, Disney, Warner Bros, Universal Pictures, ”, Los Angeles Public Works Department, National Weather Service, WGA, Labor Locations: LA, Los Angeles, America
☆ In L.A., Kenneth Mejia is the 1st Asian American to hold citywide office and 1st Filipino elected official
  + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Claire Wang | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +4 min
Kenneth Mejia, an accountant and leftist community activist, made history in Los Angeles when he declared victory in the city controller race Tuesday night, becoming the city’s first Filipino elected official and the first Asian American to assume citywide office. He held a 21-point lead over City Councilmember Paul Koretz when Koretz conceded Wednesday. “We have a very diverse population in L.A. and I feel very proud and honored to represent that community,” Mejia, 32, told NBC Asian America. Tenants Union, Mejia ran on a progressive platform centered around decriminalizing homelessness and holding the police and other city departments accountable. “I want to use the office to show how the status quo is not working for everyone,” he said.
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