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    Which Way, L.A.?

    San Francisco Mayor Cuts spending on Water Bottles for City Employees

    In Los Angeles today, the US Conference of Mayors rejected lobbying from beverage companies and called for a study of bottled water. The idea came from Mayors of Minneapolis, Salt Lake City and San Francisco, where Mayor Gavin Newsom is expected to sign an order banning the city from buying bottled water.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In Los Angeles today, the US Conference of Mayors rejected lobbying from beverage companies and called for a study of bottled water. The idea came from Mayors of Minneapolis, Salt Lake City and San Francisco, where Mayor Gavin Newsom is expected to sign an order banning the city from buying bottled water.

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    Politics and Race in LA’s Congressional Delegation
    1. 1:19Fire Raging in South Lake Tahoe
    2. 9:44Racial Politics Behind Race For Millender-Mcdonald Seat
    3. 19:54San Francisco Mayor Cuts spending on Water Bottles for City EmployeesYou’re reading this
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