The City’s Budget: Throwing Fuel on the Fire

Business group presses L.A. City Council for details on early-retirement proposal (Los Angeles Times, June 25, 2009):
As Los Angeles leaders discuss a deal that would let about 2,400 city employees retire up to five years early, the Chamber of Commerce and financial analysts say more details should be made public.

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Welcome to my new blog

If you want an unabashed view of local politics and issues, you have come to the right place.  You will find opinions and references covering  a wide range of subjects affecting us in Valley Village, all of Los Angeles, California and even Incline Village on the shores of Lake Tahoe. I welcome feedback and will [...]

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Fighting Invasive Species at Lake Tahoe

View of the lake from the Thunderbird Lodge.  Photograph by Paul Hatfield. Those of you familiar with lakes in the East and Midwest know of the damage caused by invasive species.  Among the worst are quagga and zebra mussels.  They have also been showing up in Lake Mead.  They can foul water intake pipes resulting [...]

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Growing Wheat in the Tundra

Before I studied accounting, I earned a degree in economics from the University of Richmond.  I still use the knowledge and logic that course of study offered as much as I use the core fundamentals of accounting.  During the second semester of my senior year at Richmond, I was searching for a relatively easy course; [...]

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