Random notes: July 24, 2012.

Obit watch: Sally Ride.

Previously noted, but bears repeating: The Lustgarten Foundation for pancreatic cancer research.

Noted without comment. (See also.) (See also.) (See also.)

Faced with a crippling combination of low revenues, high labor costs and decreasing funding from the state, El Monte is moving to declare a fiscal emergency and seek a tax on sugary beverages sold within the city.

More:

El Monte officials said they are not at the edge of bankruptcy but need the sugary drinks tax revenue as a protection against insolvency down the road.

I’m fascinated by the events in Anaheim, but I don’t know what to make of them right now. (More here.)

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One Response to “Random notes: July 24, 2012.”

  1. Lawrence Person says:
    July 24, 2012 at 11:27 pm

    1. You duped the El Monte link in the first Anaheim link
    2. Since lots of Twitter reports of rocks being thrown at police.