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[Sandra Laney, Chandler, Arizona
- Resident] We proceeded to gather signatures on our petitions, and we
started out with 1,500 signatures. And by the time we got through,
we had 4,000 signatures. And they were all from people within our,
what I call area code, zip code.
[News Announcer] Inglewood is the first
test for Wal-Mart's ambitious plans in California, and activists say the
stakes here are huge.
Welcome To The City of
INGLEWOOD WAL-MART WOOD. Don't Let Wal-Mart Rollback
Democracy In Our Community. Coalition for a Better Inglewood.
[Rev. Altagracia Perez] This is like
Godzilla Eats Tokyo. This is much bigger than David and Goliath.
[Sandra Laney, Chandler, Arizona -
Resident] All of the information that was coming from Wal-Mart kept
saying, "It's a done deal; there's nothing you can do about it; we have
our zoning; don't waste your time." But we knew better.
[Sandra Laney, Chandler, Arizona -
Resident] BAD NEWS FOR WAL-MART. 98% of S. Chandler
residents oppose Alma School supercenter. -- Then we had numerous public meetings to let the public know
what's happening, what the status was.
More than just a store? RVers
taking refuge in Wal-Mart parking lots.
[Woman] It's not like they came into
the small towns in the South, or towns that have no business and they
brought in business. No, no, no. This is something
completely different.
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