San Jose Mercury News
Two local Chambers of Commerce are cutting back costs starting at the very top. The Sunnyvale and Cupertino Chambers of Commerce both let go …
San Jose Mercury News, USA
"Our technology is a plug-and-play fixture that plugs right into the current infrastructure,'' Espinosa said. "In very simple terms, you unscrew a couple of bulbs, undo the wiring and take it out and plug in our fixture.'' Espinosa calls HID lighting …
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By VOA News The US Health and Human Services chief says the Obama administration's proposed government health insurance plan would reduce costs by increasing competition.
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abc7news.com, CA
Councilmember Sam Liccardo says the economic crisis demands the council lead by example. "We're trying to show that we're willing to take cuts in our salary at the same time were asking employees to give up raises in theirs," says Councilmember …
TIME
By Kevin O'Leary Wednesday, Jun. 03, 2009 Gov. Schwarzengger speaking about the budget crisis at a joint legislative session in Sacramento, California.
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San Jose Mercury News, USA
The council decided, with Vice Mayor Judy Chirco and Councilwoman Madison Nguyen absent, to postpone for a week voting on whether to maintain their existing pay, as a citizens commission recommended, or to cut their salaries 3.75 percent and their …
Bloomberg
By Tracy Withers May 28 (Bloomberg) — New Zealand's Finance Minister Bill English deferred tax cuts to curb the budget deficit, prompting Standard & Poor's to raise the country's credit rating outlook.
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Seattle Times
Gov. Chris Gregoire on Thursday ordered the state to reach agreement with its single largest polluter to cut greenhouse-gas emissions by half over the next 15 years.
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Los Angeles Times, CA
"I think they should share in the sacrifices that everyone else has had to encounter," said Kathy Sands, a member of the California Citizens Compensation Commission. The panel, meeting in Burbank, voted 5-1 to approve the pay cut. …
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But that was when the city budget was propped up with property tax revenue that fell this year as the housing bubble burst. Sales tax revenue has fallen, too, and in December, Santa Cruz began cutting services and staff to meet an $8 million deficit. …