Tag Archives: tax holiday

BYD — Build Your Dreams — Goes Bust in the City of Broken Dreams

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

It was the biggest deal Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa pulled off in his desperate effort to show he was actually doing something about the city’s staggering unemployment rate and its loss of economic clout. With $2 million in federal poverty grants … Continue reading →

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Opportunity Knocks for Occupy L.A. — The Problem Is City Hall, Not Corporations

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Wake up, you evolutionary revolutionaries of Occupy L.A., you are dancing with the very people you say you despise — the panderers to corporate greed and union selfishness, the people who serve the 1 percent at the expense of the … Continue reading →

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Schizo City: Tax Holidays, Subsidies for New Business — Captive Residents and Business Pay More

Posted on June 16, 2010 by

Libraries and parks are closing. Enforcement of housing code laws are being virtually stopped along with street paving, tree trimming, sidewalk repair. Water and power rates are going up and up along with virtually every fee and fine, from ambulances … Continue reading →

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