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La Cañada Unified School District takes on Governor Brown plan
As California's June 30 budget deadline draws near, La Cañada Unified School District officials are partnering with Democratic state legislators and other districts to oppose Gov. Jerry Brown's plan for distributing state money and $6 billion in...Tags: Regional Authority, Students, Personal Income, Jerry Brown, Politics
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La Cañada community thanks Silversparre
City staff, friends and community members thanked Capt. Dave Silversparre Monday night for his five years of service leading the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station. Silversparre, a La Crescenta resident, announced last month that he was being...
Tags: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Adam B. Schiff
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Pasadena schools face cash crunch
Pasadena Unified officials are struggling to find about $10 million in cuts to balance next year's budget amid concerns that school board members didn't issue enough teacher layoff notices to get the district through a worst-case funding scenario....Tags: Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance, Unemployment, Elections, Politics
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At odds with Brown, lawmakers back state oversight of school funds
As Gov. Jerry Brown pushes his proposal to give school districts more flexibility in how they use state education funding, he is finding himself at odds with members of his own party. State Sen. Carol Liu (D-La Canada Flintridge), chairwoman of the...Tags: Regional Authority, Jerry Brown, Government, Politics, Michelle Rhee
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La Cañada History: Oak Grove PTA staged its Family Fun and Mardi Gras
Ten Years Ago La Cañada resident Michael R. Peevey was confirmed by the state Senate as president of the Public Utilities Commission. Peevey, the husband of current state Sen. Carol Liu, was appointed to the commission by former Gov. Gray Davis in 2002...
Tags: Memorial Day, Mardi Gras, Ocean View, PTA
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Voters weren't told about plan to redistribute education money
SACRAMENTO — A revenue redistribution scheme probably was not what Californians had in mind when they passed Gov. Jerry Brown's tax increase to salvage public schools. But as it turns out, the tax hike, Prop. 30, was essential to help pay for...Tags: Regional Authority, Students, Pies and Tarts, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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Sen Liu in vital spot to help guide education legislation
State Sen. Carol Liu (D-La Cañada Flintridge) has been named to three important education-related committees on Capitol Hill, putting her in a prime position as she prepares to guide legislation down winding paths where allies are needed at every curve....Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Jerry Brown, Government, Politics
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Ron Kaye: Glendale seeks straight story
Twenty months after Gov. Jerry Brown and the state Legislature abolished community redevelopment agencies statewide, local officials have gone through all the stages of grief — from horror to anger to confusion. Now they have reached the point...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Lawyers, Finance, Mike Gatto, Judges
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Liu introduces bill to increase cooperation between conservancy, forest
State Sen. Carol Liu (D-La Cañada Flintridge) introduced legislation Tuesday to increase cooperation between the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and the Angeles National Forest. Liu’s bill, SB 238, would allow the superintendent of the Angeles...Tags: Elections, Politics, Voting
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Gatto, Liu say they're ready to help Glendale
State lawmakers said this week that despite complaints from local officials, they are willing to help cities stymied by the end of redevelopment through the dissolution process — if they ask. During a City Hall meeting last week, city and Los...Tags: Justice System, IKEA, Mike Gatto, Public Officials, Jerry Brown
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Caltrans identifies homes for possible sale on controversial 710 route
Caltrans, slammed by a state audit for mismanaging the 500-plus properties it owns in Pasadena, South Pasadena and Los Angeles, has identified 17 homes that could be sold. The state transportation agency bought the properties up to six decades earlier...
Tags: California Department of Transportation, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Jerry Brown, Rental Service, Rentals
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Year in Review: JPL reaches Mars, Leko let go, a new market sprouts up
“We're safe on Mars.” La Cañada Flintridge's connection to the heavens made for a sensational story in 2012, as Jet Propulsion Laboratory safely landed the NASA rover Curiosity on the Red Planet. JPL engineer Al Chen made the announcement...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, NASA, Economy, Business and Finance, Memorial Day, Healthy Diet
May 15, 2013
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Apr 7, 2013
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Mar 12, 2013
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Feb 27, 2013
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Feb 27, 2013
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Feb 23, 2013
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Feb 15, 2013
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Jan 9, 2013
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Dec 27, 2012
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