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Ban Mylar balloons
In "What’s helium-filled, foil — and harmless?" Terri Adishian says it's unnecessary to ban helium-filled foil balloons. Tell that to 2,000 residents of Menlo Park. On March 24, they came home to find no power. Why? Because a Mylar balloon...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Jack Scott, Sales, Father's Day, John Muir
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O.C. burn areas under mandatory evacuation
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersOrange County officials have ordered mandatory evacuations, beginning tonight at 7 p.m., of four canyon communities hit hard by the October fires -- a move they said is necessary in advance of expected heavy downpours. The evacuation orders for residents...Tags: Avalanches and Landslides, Floods, Weather Statistics, Road Transportation, Travel
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Marine Lance Cpl. Jacob Toves, 27, Grover Beach; among 3 killed in Afghanistan
For so long it was just the two of them in the two-bedroom town house in Grover Beach, near San Luis Obispo. Father and son watching action movies together, sharing homemade hamburgers with plenty of finadenefinadene sauce, a Guamanian staple. Joe...Tags: Hamburgers, Foods and Beverages, MySpace, Family, Afghanistan
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Coping with the deluge
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThe storm system that has pounded California since last week was expected to weaken today into a series of sporadic but intense showers, with the possibility of more rain Tuesday night. Emergency preparedness officials, who had geared up for the worst in...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Floods, Government, Road Transportation, Travel
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Finances of charity run by SEIU official scrutinized
A Bay Area officer of the scandal-clouded Service Employees International Union has collected double salaries, one as a city transit worker and the other from a charity that receives much of its funding from the labor organization and corporate interests,...Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Movies, Career and Workplace, Justice and Rights, AFL-CIO
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PUC member's donation request raises questions
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersPublic Utilities Commissioner Timothy A. Simon solicited donations from companies he regulates to help pay for a nonprofit conference on green energy hosted last month by one of his political patrons, documents and interviews show. Two weeks after the...Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Energy Saving, Sempra Energy, Energy
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Donor money talks, often in a whisper
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA massage for a lawmaker's wife. Circus tickets for his kids. Keys to a mountain cabin for the weekend. A donation to his favorite charity or one that flies him across the world on an "educational" trip. There are many ways to get a politician's...Tags: Career and Workplace, Laws, Strawberries, Personal Service, Philosophy
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It's a bumpy ride on the Hydrogen Highway
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCadillac unveiled a concept car this week that runs partially on hydrogen, adding to the ranks of futuristic vehicles powered by the universe's most common element. Yet even if you could drive it -- there's only one now -- you couldn't get from L.A. to...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Contracts, Movies, PG&E Corporation, Alternative Energy
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Complaint accuses Nuñez of misusing charity
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersA complaint filed with state ethics officials Tuesday accused Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez of using a charity to illegally funnel donations into political activities. The complaint cites more than $270,000 that Nuñez solicited in 2005 and 2006 from...Tags: Southern California Gas Company, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Southern California Edison Company, Consumers
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'Smart meters' may soon be outdated
CONSUMER CONFIDENTIALCalifornia's three biggest utilities are charging customers nearly $4.6 billion to install millions of "smart meters" at homes and businesses. These newfangled meters, the utilities promise, will revolutionize energy usage by giving consumers far...Tags: George W. Bush, Alternative Energy, National Government, Computer Networking and Internet, Government
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Reducing Your Power Usage Will Pay Off in Future
Times Staff WriterGo ahead. Leave a light on. The amount of money you'd save by turning off every 100-watt bulb the moment you left the room wouldn't even buy a cappuccino in these days of budding deregulation and rising energy prices. But if you're convinced you it's...Tags: Movies, PG&E Corporation, Family, Energy Saving, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
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Peterson Judge Removes Jury Foreman; Reason Not Given
Times Staff WriterFor the second time in two days, the judge in the Scott Peterson murder trial today dismissed a juror, replacing the foreman who had taken copious notes during the 5½-month trial. The dropped juror, who is both a doctor and a lawyer, was replaced as...Tags: Crimes, Murder, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Satellite and Cable Service
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