From the Office of Abbe Land to a neighbor of mine in the Norma Triangle: Dear ……., The City of West Hollywood is aware of the concerns expressed by residents on Hilldale Avenue regarding the sober living facility, KLEAN - West Hollywood. The City has been investigating the operation of KLEAN to determine whether they are properly complying with [...]

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I attended the West Hollywood General Plan 2035 meeting on 7/11/10 in the West Hollywood auditorium.

In my opinion, the General Plan’s outline pays lip service to the level of water & power conservation required by Weho’s level of growth during the General Plan. The General Plan seems NOT to take into account the loss of 20-30% of water in our public holding areas nor are we capable of getting any more power into California, because we are unable to load up more power through Path 15.

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By WeHo News Staff, West Hollywood, California (July 1, 2010) Despite fierce neighborhood opposition and a bureaucratic SNAFU that created hopeful rumors that rapidly made their way around its Norma Triangle neighborhood, KLEAN Sober Living facility will be granted a license to operate as a drug and alcohol treatment center, likely within ten days, say sources.

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Los Angeles will benefit from its coastal location and recover from the recession more quickly than the state, forecasters said, as international trade and consumer spending in other parts of the country rebound.

“With its natural, deep-water harbor, large-scale logistics industry and export-oriented manufacturing, L.A. is well positioned to benefit from an export-driven expansion,” economist Julia Thornton Snider wrote.

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Update1: California has announced that their portion of the “Cash for Appliances” program will be extended. The original deadline of May 23 will be pushed back until all the funding allotted for the program has run out:
The California Energy Commission continues to tweak the state’s $35 million cash for appliances rebate program. Last week [...]

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An ordinary American rallying cry against PC insanity.

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Foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 932,234 properties in the first quarter, a 7 percent increase from the previous quarter and a 16 percent increase from the first quarter of 2009. One in every 138 U.S. housing units received a foreclosure filing during the quarter.

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Take advantage of this great opportunity to save money and help the environment when you buy new household appliances.

In addition to rebates offered by Southern California Gas Company, you may also be eligible to receive rebates through California’s “Cash for Appliances” rebate program.

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