LA mayor to discuss city’s new $15 minimum wage, water conservation and immigration initiatives on Wednesday

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, whose administration has reduced his city’s unemployment rate by 3.2% by adding 85,000 new jobs and registering 60,000 new businesses over the past two years, will explain the impact of the city's new $15 minimum wage at a Newsmakers news conference on Wednesday, July 15 at 10 a.m. in the Zenger Room.

Garcetti will address two additional topics:

• How local governments can address immigration reform while Congress remains deadlocked on the issue. Garcetti will outline his city’s “Step Forward LA” campaign, which has raised nearly $4 million to help 100,000 immigrants achieve legal working status.

• His city’s efforts in water conservation as California battles an historic drought. Last fall, Garcetti issued an aggressive Executive Directive to cut LA’s water usage by 20%. By the end of this year, 25 million square feet of lawn area will be replaced by drought-tolerant plants.

Like all Newsmakers events, this news conference is open to credentialed media and NPC members, free of charge. No advance registration is required.

For more information, contact Bob Weiner, Newsmakers Committee Host, at 301-283-0821/202-306-1200.