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Bright lights back on: Halloween light show allowed to continue by Vickie Vértiz
VOLUME 1, NO. 27
California economy expected to grow strong in next 5 years By SHEL SEGAL
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The Great Recession is long over with the California economy doing much better than the national economy, local economists said at a conference on Oct. 23. In addition, economists are predicting stronger job growth and a continued housing recovery. Kimberly Ritter-Martinez, an economist with the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corps said at the Pasadena Economic and Business Summit at Brookside Golf Club that strong growth will be a mainstay of the next five years. Ritter-Martinez added the county’s GPD will outpace the national average through 2019, with job growth in the county through 2015 recovering all the jobs it lost during the recession. But she did say that many recently hired workers are parttime as many employees are still nervous about California’s economy, meaning they don’t want to take a chance with fulltime hires. She also said she believes the Fed won’t raise short-term interest rates until next summer because of three reasons, one of which is a declining labor force participation rate. “That refers to the percentage of people who are either working or actively seeking work. In September the national labor force participation
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A synchronized musicand-light show flashed neon pumpkins and blasted the song, “This is Halloween” to families watching from lawns and their cars. Across from Orange Terrace Community Park
in Riverside, a house on Deercreek Drive was shut down after neighbor complaints to police on October 26 for violating a noise ordinance, reported the Press Enterprise. But after much public outcry and the at-
tainment of a permit, the show continues. The person responsible for the 12,000-light show is Kevin Judd, said the paper. Of the Please see page 4
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