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On this day in 1958, Sputnik 1 fell to Earth from its orbit (launched on October 4, 1957).
Posted by Anonymous @ 1/04/2006 07:00:00 AM
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
On this day in 1958, Sputnik 1 fell to Earth from its orbit (launched on October 4, 1957).
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From Steve Lopez column:
Spending Money Like It's Water at DWP
A good deal of what Nick Patsaouras told me Tuesday about the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, which he oversees as a board member, is unfit to print. I don't have enough dashes, ellipses and brackets to convey his rage over the department's expenses, which include big bucks for lobbyists, writing teachers and, as if to send him over the edge, bottled water...
Is this the same "bottled water"(average cost at Vons = 25-30 cents each, in cases) that the City's Dept. Of Neighborhood Councils got "dinged" for paying $3-4 a bottle for during one of their NC "Congress" gathering at Staples a year or two ago (to go along with the $18-or-so dry turkey sandwich box lunches for NC board members in attendance.)
Is Sparkletts the next "Fleishman-Hillard" . . . gouging the city, while raking in added exposure by having it be the "product-placement" water at all city events. They should be providing it free for that kind of exposure.
I'm pretty sure the Times did a squib on that congress and its overcharges, and Zine or somebody took them to task for the excessive spending.
$3 for Bottles of Water, Paid by City, Is Called a Rip- Off
L.A. ran up a $62,000 tab for refreshments in holding an event for 1,200 residents at the Convention Center, Councilman Zine says.
Los Angeles Times
Author: Patrick McGreevy
Date: Nov 1, 2003
Start Page: B.4
Section: California Metro; Part B; Metro Desk
The city is running up exorbitant bills for refreshments provided at city-sponsored events, according to Councilman Dennis Zine, who said it is hard to swallow that Los Angeles paid $3 each for half- liter bottles of water for hundreds of people at a gathering earlier this year.
"A rip-off" is how Zine described a $62,000 refreshments bill for a Congress of Neighborhoods meeting hosted by the city in April for 1,200 residents at the Convention Center. . .
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