- CHINATOWN, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles City Council voted for a proposal to ban major retail-chain stores in Chinatown Friday, but did not block a Wal-Mart slated for the area. (Abc Local Web)
- A hearing before the LA City Council on an ordinance intended to thwart a proposed Chinatown Walmart took an unexpected turn Friday when opponents learned that permits for the project had been quietly issued on Thursday afternoon. (msnbc.com)
- Business groups Wednesday voiced their opposition to City Councilman Ed Reyes' effort to stop Wal-Mart from opening a scaled-down "neighborhood market" in Chinatown. (Eastern Group Publications)
- At a rally Thursday against a new Walmart Neighborhood Mart moving into Los Angeles Chinatown, employees argued the retailers low wages have driven them to depend on food stamps and Medi-Cal, Californias Medicaid program. (Huffington Post)
- Wal-Mart workers and labor organizers will hold a news conference Thursday afternoon to protest the retailers plans for a new store in Chinatown. (Los Angeles Times)
- I recently learned that Walmart is now planning a new store in L.A.s Chinatown. Many of the same inaccurate arguments are being made in Chinatown that were made in Rosemead. (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
- The news of Wal-Marts latest Los Angeles project in late February made some Angelenos cry, some smile and others shrug their shoulders, as the retail giant is expected to open L.A. (Laist.com)
- Sacramentos Chinatown was located on I Street from Second to Sixth Streets. At the time this area of I Street was considered a health hazard as, lying within a levee zone it was lower than other parts of the city which were situated on higher land. (Worldnews.com)
- The notion that limiting Wal-Mart from moving into an empty retail space at Cesar Chavez and Grand is benefiting Chinatown is absurd. (Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)
Friday, March 23, 2012
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