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Commentary Stormwater Runoff-Taxes-Muni Bankruptcy By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist One can easily see why the federal government is prodding cities to clean up their storm water run-off. The most recent data available shows that in dry weather the mouth of Ballona Creek rates an "A" and in rainy weather it is an "F." Then there is Culver Blvd. at the ocean -- an "A+" and "B+." Just when you thought taxes were high and couldn't rise again, the county figures it needs $1.5 billion to $1.8...
Despite The Economy Some Make Money By Neil Rubenstein Observer Columnist Have you noticed even in the worst economic downturn in 70 years there are people making a fortune over the misfortunes of others? For example, those who bought the Dow Jones 30 stocks on Valentine's Day 2009 are smiling all the way to the bank with the doubling or tripling of their net worth. Then there are others who didn't have glaucoma, cataracts or macular degeneration and started in 2010 buying real estate. At about...
