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A bite of the Big Apple

IRWINDALE - Thousand-dollar meals, Broadway shows, chauffeurs and New York Yankees tickets are just a few items city officials bought with taxpayer money over a four-year period, records show.

The more than $200,000 charged on five trips to New York from 2001 to 2005 prompted the Irwindale City Council last month to limit out-of-state travel spending.

Councilman Mark Breceda, who attended all five trips and was the lone vote against the cap, said it is just another way the City Council is "nickel and diming the city."

"These trips created and saved an enormous amount of money," said Breceda, who is running for re-election.

City Manager Robert Griego issued a memo to council members on ...

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