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John Wesley Powell, the grizzled, one-armed sage of Western exploration, predicted the water wars that would afflict this region in an era of uncontrolled growth. Attending an irrigation congress in Los Angeles in 1893, he listened with rising indign...

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With the first day of spring looming next Saturday, some homeowners are starting to plan vegetable gardens. But community gardeners like Van Nuys resident David Ringger, 70, board president of the 22-acre Van Nuys Airport Garden Club, have already ...

topics: eagle-rock, hollywood, los-angeles, mar-vista, north-hills

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A Malibu beach home once owned by Robert Redford has come on the market for $13.8 million. The gated two-story, built in 1948 and extensively upgraded, has walls of glass, living areas that open to expansive patios, and stone and hardwood floors. Th...

topics: malibu, oc

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The California Public Utilities Commission approved more than $9 million in solar research grants Thursday and also gave the go-ahead to a solar contract for the Pacific Gas & Electric Co. PG&E will move forward with a 25-year power purchase agreeme...

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For the third straight month, California s exports showed improvement over the same period a year earlier, according to an analysis of federal trade data by the University of California Center Sacramento.The $10.3 billion in goods shipped abroad i...

topics: long-beach, los-angeles

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MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of Bratz dolls and other toys, is considering selling shares in an initial public offering, according to a Bloomberg report on Thursday.The Van Nuys company manufactures toys, games, dolls, consumer electronics, home...

topics: el-segundo, van-nuys

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The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 4.95% this week from 4.97% last week, Freddie Mac said Thursday. The rate reflects what lenders said they were offering to buyers with good credit and a 20% down payment who pa...

topics: mortgage, mortgage-rates

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There was more money in California s piggy bank than officials had expected in February, leading Controller John Chiang to tell The Times in a phone interview that the state is headed on a slightly better path. General fund revenues were $480 milli...

topics: commercial-real-estate, real-estate

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Los Angeles sweets and soda maker Reed s Inc. plans to merge with Seattle-based Jones Soda, the two companies announced Tuesday.In a deal that involves cash and stock, Jones shareholders would receive about 10 cents, plus 0.17 of a share of Reed s st...

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In an attempt to try to quash the spread of a moth that's threatening California's vineyards, the state Department of Food and Agriculture announced Tuesday that it is quarantining 162 square miles a swath that covers wine country in Napa, Sonom...