Overall, these two initiatives will help us meet national standards and to continue providing the services that our community has come to expect.

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There were 4,700 tires inside the store. Thankfully, there were no cars inside and no employees inside.

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Chances are, we're going to break a levee before we reach those flows. We haven't seen levels like this since 1997, and these are significant levels on the lower San Joaquin River.

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We don't have an estimate yet on damages, but the owners said it was a complete loss.

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We had a deficit and could no longer afford to do what we have been doing. Last year, we laid several employees off. In 2006, we're no longer in deficit spending mode, but we've lost critical programs and services, so now we'll ask the voters to change that.

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