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In Washington Jobs, in Los Angeles Possible Layoffs
A worst-case budget plan could mean 8000 layoffs at the LA Unified School District. Also, there's a new voice at City Hall, and life is going to be different in the City of Vernon. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, the TARP bailout will cost $200 billion less than expected, and President Obama wants the money to help create jobs.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenA worst-case budget plan could mean 8000 layoffs at the LA Unified School District. Also, there's a new voice at City Hall, and life is going to be different in the City of Vernon. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, the TARP bailout will cost $200 billion less than expected, and President Obama wants the money to help create jobs. Republicans want it to pay down the deficit. We hear about the President's plans and their prospects.
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4 storiesObama's Plan for Creating Jobs
The President is on his way to Europe to pick up his Nobel Peace Prize , but early today he met with leaders of both parties to talk about jobs. Afterward, he repeated the outline of a plan proposed yesterday in a speech in Washington.
Read the story28 minKrekorian Wins a Seat on the LA City Council
In yesterday's special election to the LA City Council, State Assemblyman Paul Krekorian was outspent two to one. The City's most powerful unions endorsed his opponent, Christine Essel , as did Mayor Villaraigosa and Wendy Greuel , who left the seat vacant when she became City Controller. But yesterday, Krekorian won .
Read the story9 minLA Schools Face Another Round of Cuts
The LA Unified School District faces a $470 million deficit, and the elected board is threatening to cut some 8000 jobs by next fall. Some 700 teachers rallied outside district headquarters this afternoon.
Read the story10 minThe Curious Case of the City of Vernon
You might never have heard of Leonis and Dominica Malburg — both in their 80's — but their conviction of fraud and conspiracy is big news in the City of Vernon , an industrial town of less than 100 people in southeast Los Angeles County.
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