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99 Cents Only retail chain may face price hike
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNinety-nine cents just doesn't go as far as it used to, and that's a problem for the 99 Cents Only Stores chain. Faced with fast-rising inflation and soaring food prices, the retailer -- known for never selling anything for more than 99 cents -- is...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Echo Park, Montebello, Dollar General Corporation, Prices
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Deficit looms for California's unemployment benefit fund
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWith joblessness at a 12-year high and expected to head higher, California's fund for paying unemployment benefits is about to go broke. The fund, sustained mainly by taxes on employers, is projected to be deeply in the red as soon as March. And the...Tags: Employees, State Budgets, Employers, Lobbying, Labor Legislation
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Del Mar is again chosen for hearing on 241 tollway
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFederal officials have set a Sept. 22 hearing date in Del Mar to take public testimony regarding a proposed 16-mile extension of the 241 toll road through an ecological preserve and a popular state beach in northern San Diego County. In February, the...Tags: Road Transportation, Trade Policy, Transportation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, San Diego County
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Who courted whom? New accusations in battle over bottler
Sentinel Staff WriterMiffed that the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission lured Niagara Bottling to a site near Groveland, County Commissioner Jennifer Hill wants to cut Lake's contribution to the agency and use the money for a legal fight against the controversial...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Jim Miller, Elections, Water Restrictions, Economic Policy
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Letters to the editor
Reasons behind the violence Re "In L.A., race kills," Opinion, June 12 Kudos to Sheriff Lee Baca. They say that the first step to curing a problem is to admit that there is a problem. When will the mayor and police chief of Los Angeles wake up and smell...Tags: Murder, Family, John McCain, Gang Activity, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Water district staff says give Niagara permit; public awaits its say
Sentinel Staff WriterA new conservation campaign from the St. Johns River Water Management District is titled "Florida's water -- it's worth saving." The words are true enough, according to longtime environmentalist Nancy Fullerton. But she thinks the district is not...Tags: Niagara Bottling LLC, Water Supply, Water Restrictions, St. Johns River Water Management District
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Letters
Since Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke is willing to bail out Bear Stearns, help Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and now plans to help out banks with their financial problems, why haven't he and the Fed helped the subprime and other mortgage holders...Tags: Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Layoffs and Downsizing, Anaheim, Labor Legislation
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This is the U.S. on drugs
The United States' so-called war on drugs brings to mind the old saying that if you find yourself trapped in a deep hole, stop digging. Yet, last week, the Senate approved an aid package to combat drug trafficking in Mexico and Central America, with a...Tags: Addiction, State Budgets, Murder, Prisons, Drug Trafficking
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California is branded among a 'Dirty Dozen' on gerrymandering
CAPITOL JOURNALHere's an indication of how rotten Democratic-led gerrymandering is in California: A national Democratic organization is branding us one of a "Dirty Dozen" states that has rigged elections and significantly suppressed voter participation. Gerrymandering...Tags: Local Elections, Elections, Democratic Party, Nancy Pelosi, Book
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Job killers? Not guilty
Every year, the California Chamber of Commerce puts out a list of "job-killer" bills that would supposedly devastate the state's economy. And every year, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger takes this list far more seriously than it deserves; in 2007, he vetoed...Tags: State Budgets, Long Beach (California), Alan Lowenthal, Personal Income, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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When the government wants your property
Today's question: Propositions 98 and 99 both claim to offer protection from eminent domain. Which one (if either) would be better for Californians? All week, California Republican Assembly President Mike Spence and Los Angeles County Democratic Party...Tags: George Radanovich, Arcadia, Long Beach (California), Elections, Church and State Relations
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Closing contribution loopholes
Politicians and their lawyers are often several brainstorms ahead of the law. They seek out loopholes in conflict-of-interest and fundraising regulations, then exploit them. Having done so -- having hidden from the public the identities of the special...Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Ross Johnson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Executive Branch
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