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Bill to delay cities' bankruptcies put on hold

Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) says it's too early to make changes in a mediation process for municipalities seeking to file for protection. Legislation that could have delayed some municipal bankruptcies has been tabled after being opposed by the mayors of California's largest cities, including Los Angeles' Antonio Villaraigosa.

 

Mayors measure effect of belt-tightening on quality of life

Recession-battered cities are moving beyond cutting or delaying major projects to close budget gaps and are slashing quality-of-life functions, ...

 

Mayor puts US City on a diet

Panorama reporter Shelley Jofre travels to Oklahoma City, one of the fattest cities in America, to find out whether the Mayor's radical plan to tackle obesity is working.

 

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