Backers of a referendum to overturn the ordinance raising the minimum wage for hotel and airport workers received approval from the Los Angeles City Clerk’s office Friday to begin gathering signatures ...

The plan saves 1,000 of the 1,647 jobs slated for layoffs while maintaining core city services, according to council members.

A coalition of airlines, hotels and shops at LAX are battling back against the city of Los Angeles’ plans to raise the minimum wage for hotel and airport workers to $30 an hour by 2028.