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California drops a notch in public school spending
California slipped a notch in spending per public school pupil in 2011, falling to 35th among states in a year that marked the first overall drop across the nation in nearly four decades, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday. The 50 states and...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Students, Jerry Brown, Teaching and Learning
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Mayor's race: The real money problem in L.A.
The media coverage and much of the public perception of the Los Angeles mayor's race have relentlessly focused on the money Los Angeles' labor movement is spending to elect Wendy Greuel, and on the wages and benefits of city and other employees that could...
Tags: Social Issues, Politics, Elections, Los Angeles International Airport, Poverty
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Gender gap costs women $443,360 over 40 years, study says
It's a well known fact that men still out-earn women in the working world. That gender gape means that a full-time working woman will earn $443,360 less than her male counterpart over 40 years, according to a recent study by the National Women's Law...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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Nielsen to include Internet viewers in its definition of TV homes
Nielsen has expanded its definition of what constitutes a television home to include hundreds of thousands of dwellings that have broadband Internet connections. Beginning later this year, the ratings giant will begin including people who consume...
Tags: Entertainment, Television
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Assembly passes bill to let noncitizens serve on juries
SACRAMENTO — California would allow noncitizens to serve on juries under a proposal being considered by state lawmakers, potentially expanding a fundamental obligation of American life to millions more people. The measure, which would apply only...
Tags: Justice System, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration, Jerry Brown
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After a long fall, Antelope Valley is back on upswing
In the brutal cycles of California real estate, the Antelope Valley has been among the last to boom, the first to bust and the slowest to recover. But in the High Desert, separated from downtown Los Angeles by 65 miles and a mountain range, the...
Tags: Realty, Homes, Jerry Brown, House Building, Foreclosures
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Women-owned businesses increase 59% since 1997, study says
The number of businesses owned by women in the United States has increased 59% since 1997, according to an estimate from American Express. Those 8.6 million firms are generating more than $1.3 trillion in revenue and employing nearly 7.8 million people,...
Tags: American Express Company, Business
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St. Patrick’s Day good for a Google Doodle and a ‘Leprechaun’
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesSt. Patrick's Day has arrived and brought with it a high-stepping Google Doodle. The Feast of St. Patrick means shamrocks ...... -
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More than 1 in 5 California children live in poverty, study finds
L.A. NOWAs California diversifies, it will face serious economic struggles if it fails to pay attention to widespread childhood poverty, according to a report released Monday by the Center for the Next Generation. The center found that more than 1 in...... -
Creative jobs in Los Angeles and Orange counties gain in 2011
Company payrolls in the broadly construed “creative economy” of Los Angeles and Orange counties rose 2.7% during 2011, while the number of jobs grew 1%, according to an annual report issued this month by Otis College of Art and Design. The...
Tags: Annual Reports, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Architecture, Employment Opportunities
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Christmas is for people of all faiths
SACRAMENTO — My wife was an atheist who loved Christmas. She loved the giving. Loved the smiles on the grandkids' faces. Loved decorating the tree. Really loved the big old, bright Christmas tree in Capitol Park. Loved the food and made a...
Tags: White House, Religious Festivals, Buddhism, Republican Party, Leukemia
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