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Clean-Truck Incentive Money Up in Smoke?
Barack Obama said he'd restore the economy in a bipartisan way, but debate over his stimulus package sounds all too familiar. Also, unemployment in LA County is 9.9 percent and rising, with the state's unemployment insurance program about to go broke. At the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, truckers who switched to clean fuel may go out of business.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenBarack Obama said he'd restore the economy in a bipartisan way, but debate over his stimulus package sounds all too familiar. We hear about his visit to Capitol Hill today with the prospects for consensus not looking good. Also, with layoffs on the increase, California's unemployment insurance fund is about to run out of money. And the Ports of LA and Long Beach are short of money needed for truckers to clean up the air.
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4 storiesCan Bipartisanship Survive the Stimulus Bill?
President Obama went to Capitol Hill today to persuade Republicans to support his stimulus bill. Before he even got there, House GOP leaders told members to vote “no.” After his first meeting, Obama reiterated that “we cannot afford delay, calling extraordinary times that call for “swift and extraordinary action.”
Read the story26 minCalifornia Unemployment Fund out of Money
Unemployment in Los Angeles County has doubled to 9.9% in the past year. It’s almost that high statewide. But the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund is about to run out of money . In 2001, benefits were expanded, but not the tax base that pays for them.
Read the story14 minClean-Truck Incentive Money Up in Smoke?
Today’s Los Angeles Times says officials at the Ports of LA and Long Beach are worried that their reputations are on the line. They promised $20,000 for every truck that exceeded their new clean air standards.
Read the story7 minGriffith Park Designated a Historic Cultural Monument
The Los Angeles City Council today unanimously designated Griffith Park a historic-cultural monument, meaning any change will be scrutinized by the Cultural Heritage Commission.
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