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Making It Count for California

Op-ed: Valley industry group argues for expanding the ‘California Grown’ label program to manufacturing.California leads the nation in economic output in agriculture and manufacturing, but these two sectors have been hit hard in recent years.

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Stockwatch

Market Watch Summary

Stocks experienced solid gains for the two-week period ended May 8.

Blowing A Cloud of Smoke

Commentary:

EDITOR: Arguments for medical marijuana get lost in the haze.

‘As Mayor, I Will Create Jobs’

OP-ED:

OP-EDS: L.A. mayoral candidates square off on helping the Valley.

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Victory Claimed By Whisker

Puppy Bowl-styled competition to let kittens out of bag.

MEDIA: Hallmark Channel goes to the kitties with its new Kitten Bowl.

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Another Coat of Disney Branding

Paint line names colors after studio’s classic characters.

RETAIL: Paints based on Walt Disney Co. characters will soon hit Walmart shelves.

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Hair-Raising Stars Step Into Spotlight

DreamWorks looks to take Trolls for spin in animated movie.

FRANCISE: DreamWorks Animation plans to roll out a new franchise based on the Troll toy line.

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Treats Take Cracks At Angelenos

Fortune cookies have some choice words about life in L.A.

FOOD: Ray Richmond’s Super Accurate Fortune Cookies tell it like it is.

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Around the Valleys

News and notes from around the greater

Sporting goods maker Easton-Bell Sports Inc. has reportedly been put up for sale by its owner, New York private equity firm Fenway Partners LLC.

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Running Out of Juice

EDITOR: Can BYD find success making electric buses?

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Slower Than a Speeding Bullet

Two authors of Reason Foundation study say high-speed rail is going off track and certain to lose money.

From the very beginning, California’s high-speed rail proposal has been fraught with exaggeration.

‘Two Pleas in a Pod’

We’re about to have the first mayor of Los Angeles from the San Fernando Valley since Sam Yorty…and that was four decades ago.

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Clear Path for Housing Plan

Development: Ventura County could have first tract since bust.

DEVELOPMENT: Are Moorpark residents ready to approve a development with 500 luxury homes?

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Camarillo Puts Lid on Adult Shoots

FILM: Camarillo has put a moratorium on issuing porn film permits until the political smoke clears.

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Contract Star

New eateries, shops and clubs are leasing up in a revitalized and more happening Studio City.

MAIN: Studio City gives shoppers a choice of old and new, big and small, hip and corporate.