Los Angeles County boosts the penalty for price gouging to $50,000
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Fires costing $250 billion, plus lost tax revenue, will hit the next LA County budget
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L.A. County approves $50K penalty for price gouging during emergency
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22-year-old fatally shot waiting to turn on freeway, CA cops say. ‘Heart is shattered’
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LA County Fire Chief: Super Scoopers, choppers work – but were grounded during fierce wildfire winds
During a new process aimed at increasing the county’s fiscal transparency, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone on ...
Authorities offer $20,000 reward for information in Los Angeles college student murder
LA police are frantically searching for a man described as ‘Asian’ and pictured in a ‘black long-sleeve button-up shirt and ...
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Los Angeles County Increases Price Gouging Penalty to $50,000
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion Tuesday to increase the penalty for price gouging to a maximum of $50,000 per violation. The supervisors voted 5-0 to increase the penalty ...