Posted on 12/20/2012 4:33:33 PM PST by Libloather
Just a few days after taking effect, Measure N is living up to its promise of transforming Long Beach's hotel industry. Unfortunately, it isn't being transformed for the better, and now hotel employees are having to bear the brunt of this unwise plan with no clear recourse on the horizon. Expect more layoffs in the new year, along with higher rooms rates for the city's tourists -- all because a pair of labor groups were able to hoodwink Long Beach voters.
LOL thats all you got?
Something tells me hotel management will be unmoved by that particular argument.
Actions have consequences, folks.
California, meet reality. Reality, California.
You can just exit (until states like California impose exit taxes).
I live in Long Beach, and of course I voted against this stupid measure. Most of the voters think there is some magical pool of money being hoarded by THE MAN. They think if they force the man to pay up, then justice is served and everyone will be happy. Hope you’re happy on the unemployment line.
Anybody who creates a job for another human being is "rich," and deserves to be punished.
Those idiots have absolutely how much money it takes to run a business. It gets harder every day.
How about shutting down completely, firing the employees, and moving out of state? Deed the property over to Long Beach for $1 and let them figure out what to do about their white elephant.
What the didn’t mention is if any hotels are actually planning to comply with this extortion. That is just as important, as if those hotels are part of a corporation, they are sticking it to their investors.
Hey Mr. Dickhead! If the ordinance applies to hotels over 100 rooms, and they choose to comply by becoming a hotel with less than 100 rooms, how is that any of your business? You wrote the law, why didn't you write what you really wanted if what it says isn't what you want? Besides, don't you think they'd rather stay at the previous larger size and make more money? Idiot. I think all of the affected sites should just add demising walls and additional lobbies so that now they're "5 hotels, all with less than 100 rooms" or whatever. The only principled response to tyranny is to find a way to give them the finger.
And sometimes the employees earn more than the owner, and they still hate him.
I think this one might already be on your list?
“Another hotel coming under fire is Hotel Current at 5325 E. Pacific Coast Highway, “
I’m in Hollywood and we stayed here months ago when one of the studios hosted a shindig for production companies like ours for a get-together. What a shame as they will now have excess janitorial supply rooms.;)
In a sane world you would not do this. In an insane world, sell it to get your equity out and leave — or abandon it to the city and make it their problem. They will have choices: (1) find a buyer and lose money, (2) maintain the property to sell it and lose money, (3) let the place fall into a shambles and then have it torn down (and lose money).
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Just like business’s with 55 or 60 employees will close down, or pay overtime to get their employees down to under 50 so they can beat Obamacare
Besides being stupid, this has got to be illegal. Isn't there an equal protection clause?
How about all the mom and pop business get a measure passed that all big box stores (o/30 employees)must have a minimum wage of $20/hr in their city.
Or maybe City of Irvine pay a group to introduce a measure in the City of Santa Ana that all private business must pay their employees $50/hr.
The possibilities for mischief are endless.
California? Isn’t that the place their elected town hall people vote themselves $500,000 salaries and multi-million dollar pensions?
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