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Inglewood, Calif., Voters Reject Wal-Mart's Effort to Bypass City Council.

By Roger W. Hoskins, The Modesto Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Apr. 8--Voters in Inglewood on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a bid by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to bypass the City Council and build a 1 million-square-foot, $140 million shopping center on a 60-acre tract of land in the Los Angeles suburb.

The development was to include a 150,000-square-foot Wal-Mart Supercenter. The company wanted to skirt zoning, traffic and environmental reviews.

Wal-Mart plans to enter California's grocery sector by opening 40 supercenters in t

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