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Re “L.A. weighs trash fee hike,” March 14
Raise trash fees to pay for more cops? I thought we’d been there, done that. How about trying this novel experiment: Save billions by eliminating all city departments except the basic services of police, fire, sanitation, building and safety, street maintenance and health?
Elizabeth K. Sand
West Hills
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