This isn't just about the residents being overcharged...they are.
This isn't just about corruption on our city council...it is.
This is also about real people...our friends and neighbors...being put out of business because three council members sold us out.
TRASH TRADITIONS
Armenians' ties to trash hauling are deep-rooted
By Amanda Baumfeld, Staff Writer
Published: 10/19/2008
MONTEBELLO - For a portion of the Armenian community, trash hauling is a serious family business with deep roots in the past.
Most of the city's independent haulers took over rubbish and trash yards that their ancestors started when they migrated to the city more than 100 years ago.
Their roots and their ties to family and employees run deep.
Many of these men and women attended Montebello High School. They attend church in the city, eat at local restaurants. And, most importantly, they pick up trash....
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