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2006-06-20
Measure Approved To Control Rabbit Population
CBS 2, CA - 9 hours ago (CBS) LOS ANGELES Multiplication just got harder for rabbits adopted in Los Angeles. The City Council's Budget and Finance Committee
"I think if our goal is to have as many sterilized rabbits as possible out there, we have to be as competitive as possible," Councilman Jose Huizar said. "So the question for me is what's going to make people buy our product, or those at rescue agencies or at private pet stores?"

2006-06-19
Nielsen's new plan: measure video consumption, not TV watching
Ars Technica, MA - Jun 15, 2006 Recognizing that video is being consumed not just on televisions but on computer screens, cell phones, and iPods, the company plans to measure viewership on
Nielsen's new service aims to fill a hole in the current process of measuring digital downloads. Currently, companies like NBC know exactly how many episodes of The Office, for instance, are downloaded from iTunes. What they don't know is how many times those episodes are being watched and whether they are actually transferred to an iPod—information that would be valuable when trying to sell product placements. Likewise, a network such as ABC will have objective, third-party data on its new

2006-06-18
Time may have finally come for Tracy Hills development
Stockton Record, CA - 8 hours ago But developers may soon have a definite start date. After trying a myriad of tactics, including a ballot measure, the developer may have found the right one.
They moved forward planning sewers, storm drains and roads, but landing water rights proved difficult. The Byron Bethany Irrigation District was contracted to provide the water, but building the pipelines would cost developers millions and take two years. Developers asked to use city water in the interim. That request ran them afoul of competing home builders, who argued that not enough water would be available for every new house and Tracy Hills should be made to wait its turn.

2006-06-16
Senate passes measure allowing single-sex public schools
Flint Journal, MI - 13 hours ago (AP) � The state Senate on Thursday approved a measure that would allow public school districts statewide to set up all-boy or all-girl schools.
The document has moved

2006-06-15
OVERLAND PARK Pit bull measure
Kansas City Star, MO - 1 hour ago A proposal to ban pit bulls from moving into Overland Park got a big boost Wednesday night when it won unanimous approval from a City Council committee.
The proposal by City Councilwoman Marcia Gilliland will go to the City Council on July 10 when public comment will be heard. It does not affect any animals now registered with the city.

2006-06-14
Avoid public safety cutbacks
Pasadena Star-News, CA - 1 hour ago coupled with the city paying 100percent of pension and health insurance for all employees as well as imprudent spending brought the city to Measure P. One
Certainly El Monte should be able to avoid the deep budget cuts of recent years even given the voters rejection of Measure P that would have provided new earmarked funds for public safety. Cities seem to forget, or choose to ignore, that 2004's Measure 1A, curtailing state take-aways and unfunded mandates, kicks in this fiscal year. Instead of laying off staff and cutting programs, other cities are looking forward to filling long-vacant positions and reinstating services.

2006-06-13
SECURITY MEASURE
Columbus Dispatch, OH - 21 hours ago Safety isn�t just about numbers, but Ohioans now can compare their local communities in terms of how many people are enforcing the law.
But more police doesn�t always mean less crime. Cleveland is the best-policed of the state�s six largest cities with 3.73 officers per 1,000 residents but also has the state�s highest rate of violent crime, according to FBI statistics. Columbus has the lowest rate of violent crime among the state�s six largest cities but the highest rate of property crime, while Cleveland has the lowest propertycrime rate, according to the FBI�s Uniform Crime Index for 2005.

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