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County supervisors put off vote on storm water cleanup fee
Los Angeles County supervisors on Tuesday deferred a vote on placing a storm water cleanup tax on the ballot amid strong opposition from a range of stakeholders, including local school districts, which have historically been exempt from such fees. The...
Tags: Gloria Molina, Politics, Elections, Job Layoffs, Voting
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Ron Kaye: Money, power, public policy
It was like stumbling into a convention of the Society of Influence Peddlers, with old friends and enemies schmoozing before the start of festivities. There were Hall of Fame lobbyists like Richard Alatorre and Mike Roos, and future Hall-of-Famers like...Tags: Finance, CBS Corp., Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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Metro officials endorse measure to extend half-cent sales tax
Los Angeles County transportation officials on Thursday endorsed a proposed ballot measure that would extend a half-cent sales tax for transportation projects by 30 years. Measure R, which was passed by voters in 2008, currently ends in 2039. If voters...
Tags: Los Angeles Times, Ari Bloomekatz, Politics, Elections, Mark Ridley-Thomas
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Primary 2012: California voters OK changes to term limits for state legislators, appear reluctant to raise tobacco tax
Californians approved a change to term limits for state lawmakers, but a measure to raise tobacco taxes for the first time in nearly two decades was in trouble, voting returns showed late Tuesday. In Southern California contests, the nonpartisan race for...
Tags: Los Angeles Times, U.S. House of Representatives, Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice, Brad Sherman
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Antonovich calls on MTA to review Gold Line expenditures
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich today called for a review of expenditures made by the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority -- the latest volley after three high-profile officials, including South Pasadena Councilman...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Ed Reyes, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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L.A. County supervisor redistricting debate draws packed house
More than 800 people packed the Los Angeles County Hall of Administration Tuesday to weigh in on a redrawing of voting districts for the Board of Supervisors, which governs the most populous county in the nation.
The crowd filled nearly every seat in...Tags: Gloria Molina, Zev Yaroslavsky, Hispanic and Latino Americans, Lee Baca, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Supervisors dodge questions after private talk with Jerry Brown
After a closed-door meeting with Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday, Los Angeles County supervisors held a brief open meeting before quickly leaving.
The hastily called meeting included Brown as well as Sheriff Lee Baca and lasted for about an hour. They were...Tags: Gloria Molina, Los Angeles Times, Politics, Lee Baca, Executive Branch
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Supervisor districts aren't settled yet
While the current proposal for changing the county supervisory districts keeps Altadena intact and firmly in the district of Michael D. Antonovich, the battle isn't over yet. Supervisor Gloria Molina and what the LA Times calls "Latino activists" are...Tags: Gloria Molina, National or Ethnic Minorities, Minority Groups
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Bag ban puts too much burden on consumer
This past Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 3 to 1, with Supervisor Don Knabe absent, to ban plastic shopping bags in all markets and convenience stores in the county's unincorporated areas — home to 1.5 million residents ("...Tags: Business, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Glendale (Los Angeles, California), La Crescenta, Consumers
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710 tunnel cost estimate delayed
A proposal to put a price tag on the controversial Long Beach (710) underground tunnel extension to the Foothill (210) Freeway again got caught in a bureaucratic traffic jam Thursday, with officials putting it off until February.
The proposal from...Tags: Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Duarte, Road Transportation, Travel, Transportation
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La Crescenta says goodbye to plastic
LA CRESCENTA — La Crescenta shoppers will soon have to stick to paper or reusable grocery bags after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday enacted a sweeping ban on the use of single-use plastic bags. The board voted 3 to 1...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Justice System, Gloria Molina
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Briefly In Public Safety: Mother surrenders her baby at hospital
Mother surrenders her baby at hospital GLENDALE — A woman surrendered her 2-day-old infant Friday at a Glendale hospital, health officials announced. As a part of the Los Angeles County's Safe Surrender program, the woman gave up her baby boy,...Tags: Family, Health, Los Angeles, Infants, Hospitals and Clinics
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