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State and Cities in Tug of War over Redevelopment Rights
Governor Brown wants to shut down community redevelopment agencies and spend their money on schools, police and firefighters. The CRA of Los Angeles plans to thwart that plan by turning over $930 million to the City Council, which would then build CRA projects. Brown's reaction? We'll just raid some other source of city money. We update that story. Also, a mosque is approved in Temecula -- in the wee hours of the morning. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, the State of the Union speech, the Republicans and next year's presidential campaign.
By Warren Olney • • 53m ListenGovernor Brown wants to shut down community redevelopment agencies and spend their money on schools, police and firefighters. The CRA of Los Angeles plans to thwart that plan by turning over $930 million to the City Council, which would then build CRA projects. Brown's reaction? It's a zero-sum game: we'll just raid some other source of city money. We update that story. Also, a mosque is approved in Temecula -- in the wee hours of the morning. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, last night's State of the Union speech was the beginning of the next presidential campaign, and President Obama took his message out on the road today. We hear about that and Republican reaction.
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3 storiesTemecula Mosque Approved after Contentious Hearing
A new mosque in Temecula in southeastern Riverside County was approved by the City Council, but not until 3:30 this morning after eight and a half hours of debate. The issue made national news along with the flap over a proposed Islamic Center near Ground Zero in New York City. Jeff Horseman reports for the Press-Enterprise .
Read the story6 minCity of Los Angeles Squares Off against Governor Brown
Last Friday, with just 24 hours public notice, the LA Community Redevelopment Agency met to approve a plan negotiated with the City Council. Some $930 million in CRA money will be transferred to the City to protect it from Governor Brown.
Read the story19 minAssessing Obama's 2011 State of the Union
President Obama went to the battleground state of Wisconsin today to emphasize last night's call in the State of the Union address for "investment" in clean energy. He spoke to cheering workers at the Orion Energy Systems company.
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