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Shaking out earthquake truths
The Women’s Council of the Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation will host a luncheon on earthquake awareness. The luncheon will take place at the hospital on April 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. “Get Ready to ShakeOut” will explore future...Tags: Google+
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Earthquake strikes near Loma Linda
A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Loma Linda at about 3:17 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered about one mile southeast of Loma Linda and three miles west-southwest of Redlands. The earthquake was felt as...Tags: Kimi Yoshino, U.S. Geological Survey
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Take steps to prepare for the next emergency
We in La Caņada Flintridge are all too aware of the need to be prepared for many kinds of emergencies. Earthquakes, wildfires and electrical outages have all been a part of the La Caņada Flintridge experience since my family moved here 29 years ago. There...Tags: Politics, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Safety of Citizens, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Sport Chalet building takes shape in 2002
Ten Years Ago The new corporate office building for Sport Chalet, Inc. was taking shape in the summer of 2002. About 100 employees were expected to move into the 27,000-square-foot building in the fall of the same year. Twenty Years Ago La Caņada...
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Sharing the cost of undergrounding
As I write this on Friday night, a good portion of La Caņada Flintridge still has no electricity. To avoid future outages, especially when facing large earthquakes and other natural disasters, many have recommended numerous times, and after numerous past...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service
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Spartans participate in 'ShakeOut' drill
Students at La Caņada High School joined students from around the district and in schools across the state during Thursday morning’s Great California ShakeOut earthquake preparedness event.
LCHS students practiced the recommended “drop,...Tags: Disasters
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Residents weigh in on disaster preparedness
A small group of La Caņada Flintridge residents gathered Tuesday at City Hall to do their part in ensuring the city is prepared for earthquakes, fires, floods and other potential natural disasters. City officials are required by state and federal law...Tags: Elections, Disasters, Safety of Citizens, First Aid, Defense
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Local firefighter returns from Japan
Los Angeles County Firefighter Specialist Anthony Ramirez — better known by his middle name, Pete — returned to work Saturday at Fire Station 82 in La Caņada Flintridge after taking part last week in search-and-rescue missions along the...Tags: California, Tsunamis, Earthquakes, Entertainment, Disasters
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Help city develop disaster plans
La Caņada Flintridge officials will host a public meeting Tuesday, March 29, to offer residents a chance to help shape the city’s plans for responding to earthquakes, wildfires, floods and other disasters. Attendees will be asked to describe what...Tags: Politics, FEMA, Disasters and Accidents, Disasters, Safety of Citizens
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With all the rain in L.A., it's now official: La Niņa is a bust
Let us go easy on beleaguered meteorologists, even as we set umbrellas and rubber boots by the door for another week of weeping gray skies. Let us not scorn those forecasters who, months ago, so confidently predicted a drier-than-normal Southern...Tags: California, Texas, Health, Disasters, Weather Reports
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Sport Chalet and Soles4Souls pair up
Sport Chalet is teaming up with Soles4Souls for the second time in two years to provide shoes to the victims of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami.
The pair first partnered up in January 2010 to collect shoes for the victims of the Haiti earthquake....Tags: Tsunamis, Earthquakes, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Social Issues, Disasters
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Guest Column: Take time now to prepare for disaster
Last week’s earthquake in Japan is yet another wakeup call for the Southland. As you read this column think about our situation if the California’s “big one” hit right now. Are you ready? One of the lessons from the earthquake...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, California, Industrial Accidents, Earthquakes, Radio
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