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Powerball Fever Comes to California
Despite odds of 175 million to one, the State Lottery says Powerball will "inspire" new players to "believe in something bigger" than Super-Lotto-Plus and Megamillions.
By Warren Olney • • 26m ListenThe iconic song "California Dreamin'" is being used to sell Powerball as it comes to the Golden State. With odds of 175 million to one, dreamin' is what it will take to invest in a $2 ticket. But the State Lottery says Powerball will "inspire" new players to "believe in something bigger" than Super-Lotto-Plus and Megamillions. Also, extending the Expo Line is creating a whole new series of carmageddons on the west side of LA. We preview nine months of traffic tie-ups the bridge for trains crossing Venice and Robertson Boulevards.
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2 storiesExpo Line's Phase 2 Moves Full Speed Ahead
Phase One of the Expo Line from downtown to the beach in Santa Monica reached Culver City last year. Evidence of Phase Two is visible in many places all over the Westside. But the major new cause of traffic congestion wasn't originally part of the plans and only recently received funding.
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Bluebird Liquors in Hawthorne sold 8000 tickets in its first five hours of business today, as California became the 43rd state in the Union to offer Powerball . The California Lottery invested big money to promote Powerball on radio and TV.
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