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Sunday, February 9, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, February 9, 2014

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New website lists salaries and pensions of CA public employees

The new website Transparent California is a real eye opener for taxpayers. The salaries and pensions of many of the city, county, and state employees in the Golden State for 2011 and 2012 are listed. Some are not on the site for various reasons. Glendale, Newport Beach, Inglewood, and City of Industry are “refusing to produce” the required data, according […]

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, December 18, 2013

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Winning Mega Millions tickets sold in California!

Yeah, they say you have a better chance of being struck by lightning than winning the lottery jackpot. Well, lightning struck at least twice in yesterday’s huge $648 million Mega Millions game. One winning ticket was sold in Georgia — the other in California. Finally we get some of that lottery moolah. The lucky Cali ticket was bought at Jenny’s […]

Sunday, November 11, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, November 11, 2012

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Gas selling for under $4 a gallon in Burbank!

After flirting with the $5 a gallon milestone , self-serve regular is back to being under $4 a gallon at some pump stations in Burbank. Yesterday, I gassed-up at the Shell station at Buena Vista Street and Magnolia Boulevard for $3.89 a gallon for self-serve regular. Back in early October, the price soared to 4.60 a gallon and above for […]

Monday, August 27, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, August 27, 2012

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Gas prices heading up for Labor Day weekend, consumers blame oil companies

Gasoline prices are on a roll again — upward! As the long Labor Day weekend approaches, prices at the pumps continue to creep up. Today the national average for a gallon of self-serve regular is $3.75, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report. As usual, prices are higher in California. Today the state and the Los Angeles/Long Beach (including Burbank) […]

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, July 25, 2012

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Mega Millions jackpot hits $52 million

No one hit the big one in the Mega Millions lottery draw last night. So the jackpot jumped to $52 million. The winning numbers: 5, 9, 38, 46, 51, and the Mega ball 5. One ticket bought in California had all but the Mega — it’s worth $587, 468! The next draw is Friday, July 27, after ticket sales close […]

Saturday, March 31, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, March 31, 2012

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Several lottery winners share $640 million jackpot

Several lucky and now very rich lottery winners are probably doing a happy dance today. They are going to share in the record breaking Mega Millions jackpot of $640 million. There are reportedly winners in Kansas, Illinois, and Maryland. Each jackpot ticket is worth around $213 million before taxes. Here in the Golden State, 29 ticket holders got five of […]

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 28, 2012

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UPDATE: Mega Millions jackpot blows up to $500 million!!!!

That colossal Mega Millions jackpot is continuing to grow. The Mega Millions jackpot has reached record-breaking territory. No one managed to match all of the winning numbers in last night’s draw, so the jackpot exploded to $476 million — and now has reached $500 million! That’s the largest Mega Millions money pot ever. The previous record holder was $390 […]

Monday, March 26, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, March 26, 2012

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Mega Millions jackpot a whopping $356 million

The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is overflowing with money! Millions of dollars. That jackpot escalated to $356 million last Friday, after no one picked all of the lucky numbers. Here are those winning digits: 6, 17, 19, 20, 21, and the Mega ball 20. Seven California players matched five of the winning numbers and each ticket is worth $259, […]

Monday, September 26, 2011

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, September 26, 2011

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Mega Millions jackpot at least $96 million

The Mega Millions jackpot is stuffed with greenbacks and closing in on the $100 million mark. The winning numbers in last Friday’s draw were 21, 27, 32, 40, 52 and the Mega number 36. No one ticket in that draw had all of those hot numbers. However, one California player did come pretty close to winning the money pot with all but the Mega […]