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'Just not Right' Union demands force firm, jobs out of Calif. town

2014-10-26 08:44:22| Railroads - Topix.net

The California city of Palmdale was ready to roll out the red carpet this summer when a Japanese company agreed to build a $60 million factory on a city-owned, vacant parcel on the southwest side of town -- but now the company is taking its project out of state and critics say union greed is to blame. As many as 300 people were slated to work at the 400,000-square-foot plant, painting and wiring light rail cars under a huge contract with the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

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Bloomberg backs Calif. anti-soda advocates pushing for soft drink tax: report

2014-10-18 23:02:33| Beverages - Topix.net

Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg is backing a group of anti-soda advocates in a small California town who are pushing for a tax on soft drinks. Mayor Bloomberg is hoping to burst the soda industry's bubble in California as a battle wages over a soft drink tax.

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Calif. Heads for Warmest Year As Drought Hangs On

2014-10-14 22:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Central: Heavy precipitation fell across parts of the West in September, and while some locations saw top-10 wettest Septembers, much of the region is still mired in deep drought. Part of that is due to the excess heat that's afflicted the region this year, including what's been the warmest year to date in California according to U.S. temperature data released on Tuesday. In a role reversal, the normally parched landscape of the Southwest saw record rainfall while verdant New England had a top-10 driest...

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Calif wildfire destroys houses thousands more threatened

2014-09-22 11:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A wildfire sweeping through parts of California's Sierra Nevada mountains has destroyed 10 houses and 22 outbuildings and is threatening thousands of other structures, fire officials said on Sunday. So far no residents have been hurt, said fire service spokesman Tom Piranio, but 2,800 people had been evacuated. Firefighters had only recently able to enter burned areas to report on the damage, he added. Rain and lower temperatures have helped firefighters make some progress against the blaze...

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