Sunday, March 16, 2008

All The News That's Fit To Link: News Wire For Monday March 17, 2008

LA Daily Blog NEWS WIRE for MONDAY March 17, 2008
(It's all about Wall Street today!)

TODAY...ATTEND THE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL PRESS CONFERENCE OVER DWP/CITY COUNCIL SHADY RATE INCREASE: Representatives of the 75 Neighborhood Councils in LA will have a Press Conference today, at 1:00 PM on the LA City Hall Spring Street steps/patio to address their position on the DWP rate hike. (Be there at about 12:30pm on the Spring Street steps in front of City Hall.)
Gold Hits Fresh Record Highs at $1,030
Chick, Cardenas tangle in gang-proposal `turf war'

Villaraigosa & Council Picks Up $3,034 Tab For "Leather Meets Lace" Playboy Mansion Party

POWERFUL COMMENTARY on Villar's DWP Rate Increase

L.A. considers plan to increase trash fees

Sierra Club Opposes Autry Expansion in Griffith Park

UCLA Hospital fires workers over Britney Spears

Does CM Ed Reyes Want To Turn Lincoln Heights Into "Bourbon Street" Zone ("Economic Development?")

$800,000 Starting Point: LA City To Hire Outside Council vs Estate of Christopher Wallace (Aka: Notorious B.I.G.)

Las Lomas Fight Heads To City Council: CM Greig Smith...

Budget Cuts Could Lead To 20,000 Layoffs

VIDEO: Governor Schwarzenegger Spins For The California Economy on CNBC
Residents ask City Council To "Respect the Charter" Regarding DWP Rate Inreases

LAUSD payroll system to cost millions more

As the Economy Falters, So Do State Budgets

Guilty Pleasure Story: Maybe Zuma Dogg should hold a benefit concert for Paul McCartney of Wings:
Heather Mills launches court rant after winning $50M divorce payout! (I guess love isn't all you need in a pre-nup/litigious society.)


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