For The Times) O’Connor described the Music Valley project as early-stage and speculative, pointing to a mining tradition dating back to the Wild West in which prospectors tout samples that show heavy concentrations of minerals in a bid to loosen investors’ wallets.
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Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
When voters worry about their wallets, incumbents usually get the blame.
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