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Slow recovery for Sport Chalet burn victims
Nearly two weeks after a gas explosion rocked the La Caņada Flintridge Sport Chalet store, two employees who sustained severe burns in the incident find themselves in a slow recovery. Lauren Polzin, a 27-year-old who led the store's scuba department,...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Safety at Work, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, Explosions
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La Caņada Unified School District passes second interim budget
Some may call it groundbreaking, others controversial, but Gov. Jerry Brown's Local Control Funding formula isn't making things easy on school district finance gurus. The new formula, which provides bonus funding to districts with high numbers of...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance
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Revenues look good, La Caņada Flintridge remains financially stable
While other cities in the county operate on a deficit, La Caņada Flintridge remains financially stable. Seven months into the fiscal year that began July 1, the city picked up more than $1 million in sales tax revenue — a 5% increase compared to...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Google Inc.
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Editorial: Pension reform deserves public debate
Democracy only works from the bottom up. Unfortunately, there was a breakdown in this most basic of democratic principles at last week's City Council candidate forum. The breakdown had nothing to do with the candidates, all of whom appear to be fine men....Tags: Politics, Law Enforcement, Local Elections, Elections, Jerry Brown
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Year in Review: JPL reaches Mars, Leko let go, a new market sprouts up
“We're safe on Mars.” La Caņada 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: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Memorial Day, Adam Schiff, Carol Liu, Meatballs
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Advisors on LCF's investments won't have to disclose personal finances
Residents who volunteer to advise the city of La Caņada Flintridge on its investments were freed last week from a brief but onerous requirement to disclose their personal investments. Four times a year, the La Caņada Flintridge Investment and Financing...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Google Inc.
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Pensions are bearing down on LCF's budget
Thanks to good management and deep pockets, the city of La Caņada Flintridge has amassed a healthy budget surplus. But like the California budget surpluses of the 1990s, it will vanish in a heartbeat if strong action is not taken now to protect us from...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Executive Branch, Career and Workplace, Pension and Welfare
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La Caņada Unified eyes challenges
It's not easy being a high-performing school district in an affluent community. The La Caņada Unified School District, whose students have the second-highest test scores of any K-12 district in the state, is facing several financial challenges. While...Tags: Politics, Executive Branch, Jerry Brown, Julia Brownley, Personal Income
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La Caņada schools need continued community support
The dust continues to settle given the results of last week’s election. The passage of Proposition 30 brings some measure of immediate relief to school districts throughout California, but it also creates an unprecedented urgency for pervasive...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Public Finance, Personal Income, Students
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Sport Chalet announces best second quarter in five years
La Caņada Flintridge-based sporting goods retailer Sport Chalet announced Wednesday that its financial results for the quarter that ended in October are the best second-quarter results the company has seen in five years. During a conference call, Chief...
Tags: Sport Chalet Incorporated, Economy, Business and Finance
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Measure J support has a twist
Local lawmakers want to see voters approve Measure J on Nov. 6 and commit more funds for regional transportation projects, but they are making sure transportation officials know they don’t want money to flow toward a proposed extension of the Long...
Tags: Politics, Voting, Elections, Google+, Bob Hope
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Showdown looms over class credits
Two years ago, La Caņada Unified School District's summer school program was on life support, a victim of shrinking state financing for public education. The La Caņada Flintridge Educational Foundation revived it, taking financial responsibility from...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Students, Standards, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology
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