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Another Big Deal in Long Beach
Another Big Deal in Long Beach

Aug 1, 1998

Deals, Morris Newman, Vol. 13 No. 08 Aug 1998

Four years is a long time in most life situations. In four years, a child can learn to walk, talk, and become a social being. A stand of bamboo can grow 20 feet. The governor of California can serve out a complete term, and a pair of flies can generate several billion offspring. But in the glacial pace of planning, four years is the blink of an eye. That's why the completion of the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific in the City of Long Beach is such a notable accomplishment. After a public investment...
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The Prop. 13 Deal
The Prop. 13 Deal

Jun 1, 1998

Deals, Morris Newman, Vol. 13 No. 06 Jun 1998

Proposition 13's legacy to California cities has been a destructive one. One ill effect of the tax-revenue shortfall has been the construction of many unnecessary office buildings, hotels, and shopping malls - all intended by local governments as a means to recapture lost revenues. The result has been overbuilding, a weakening of the real estate market, and regional competition where there might otherwise have been cooperation. All this is well known. But if, by some imaginary power, we had the p...
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Amid a Crowd of Imitators, Can Hollywood Stage a Comeback?
Amid a Crowd of Imitators, Can Hollywood Stage a Comeback?

Nov 1, 1990

Deals, Morris Newman, Vol. 05 No. 11 Nov 1990

It's the archetypal Hollywood tourist scene. Visitors compare their handprints with those of stars at the Chinese Theater. They gawk at a premiere at the El Capitan. They point to names lit up on neon marquees, and recite the names enshrined in terrazzo on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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