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EPISODE · Jan 18, 2026 · 38 MIN

Firefighters, Taxes, and a Starbucks Firing

from Michael Monks Reports

Voters in LA could be asked to raise the sales tax again, this time in favor of more firefighters; Another potential ballot measure would financially penalize highly-paid CEOs; A proposed 8-mile path along the L.A. River which is to be funded by an earlier increase of the sales tax has more than tripled in cost; A Starbucks worker is fired for a drawing put on a cup of coffee ordered by an LA County Sheriff’s deputy; and the New York Post’s California Post arrives next week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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