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Where We Are:
The County Board of Supervisors plans a poll of property owners to win approval of a parcel tax to begin remediation of urban runoff.
Where We Are:
City Council members want to keep L.A. from going to hell in a shopping cart.
Guest Commentary :
The Obama administration has made it no secret that green energy is the heart of its economic plan, not to mention its re-election bid.
Where We Are:
From Brazil to California, a new way of deciding what cities should do and how they pay for it.
Commentary:
Economic hardship in the U.S. and increasing obstacles to informal border crossing have made the northward trek far less enticing to would-be job seekers. So why does Representative Rob Bishop want to ramp up extreme border protections even further?
Where We Are:
Not a trend yet, but a warning as voters become more skeptical of taxing themselves.
Government:
During summer 2011, last-minute state legislation was added to the budget bill and may force the new city to consider recalling cityhood before it even selects an official seal.
Commentary:
His voting record is extremely conservative, so why does the right-most wing of his own party reject him?
Where We Are:
L.A. City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana is a worried bureaucrat. He has at least 200 million reasons.
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I Am Los Angeles: Strings of Success
Sasha is content just to be living his life on his own terms, doing something he thoroughly enjoys: building and playing guitars.
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