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Schiff sees red over JPL cuts
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) provoked a tense exchange with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden during a House budget hearing Wednesday on proposed cuts to Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Mars program. Schiff grilled Bolden for nearly 17 minutes about NASA's...
Tags: NASA, Adam Schiff, Crime, Law and Justice, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Space Programs
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Sen. Carol Liu says California budget is 'broken,' vows to focus on schools
State Sen. Carol Liu (D-La Cañada Flintridge) appeared Monday before the City Council and painted a bleak picture of California's finances. In her annual State of the State talk, Liu — a former La Cañada city councilwoman — said a lack of tax...
Tags: Jerry Brown, Government, Politics, Executive Branch
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What budget cuts mean to us all
The state budget crisis has led to deep cuts in public education funding. We in La Cañada have not been immune. Last September, the community received a wake-up call, rose to the challenge, and raised a record $2 million. Your generosity allowed the...Tags: San Marino, Human Interest, Government Debt, Government, Politics
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NASA cuts threaten employees, Mars exploration
Proposed cuts to next year’s NASA budget would drastically scale back the agency’s efforts to explore Mars, likely costing hundreds of Jet Propulsion Laboratory workers their jobs. In the scope of a more than $17.7-billion proposed 2013...
Tags: Adam Schiff, Layoffs and Downsizing, Employees, Job Layoffs, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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NASA chief pledges Mars help
With proposed federal budget cuts threatening to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA head Charles Bolden pledged Wednesday at JPL’s Mars mission control room that the agency would try to keep those scientists and...Tags: NASA, Layoffs and Downsizing, Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Space Programs, Science and Technology
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School district faces layoffs, larger classes
In anticipation of more state cuts to public education, the La Cañada school board is looking at cost-cutting measures for next school year, including increasing class sizes and laying off more than a dozen teachers. The district faces an uncertain...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Layoffs and Downsizing, Job Layoffs, Teachers, Finance
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Portantino's offices to stay open
Staffers for Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) gained some job security this week after the battle between their boss and Assembly Speaker John Pérez (D-Los Angeles) took a new turn.
Pérez on Tuesday lifted orders requiring...Tags: Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Employees, Career and Workplace
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School Board Election Q & A with the Candidates
A diverse field of four candidates — including a 20-year-old Princeton University student and a La Cañada Unified matriarch — has made the 2011 school board election the most exciting in recent memory.
The campaign has been fueled by hot-...Tags: Adult Education, Academic Progress, Standards, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Concerts
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Keeping our schools great
With the results of our recent election certified this Monday, I congratulate Ellen Multari and AJ Blumenfeld on their election to the board of the La Cañada Unified School District. I look forward to their contributions to the continued excellence of our...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Economy, Business and Finance, Layoffs and Downsizing, Finance, Students
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State to furlough assemblyman's staff
Staff members of Assemblyman Anthony Portantino’s (D – La Cañada Flintridge) district and Sacramento offices received notice Wednesday from state officials that they will be placed on unpaid furloughs for six weeks starting Oct. 21, Portantino...Tags: Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, Unemployment Benefits
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Some sewer assessments reduced
Some La Cañada homeowners will be in for a pleasant surprise when they get their property tax assessments this year — hundreds of dollars off their sewer assessments.
Property owners in Sewer Assessment District 04-1, which comprises Sewer...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Finance, Real Estate, Property Tax, Alexander (music group)
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Assemblyman calls for finance openness
Facing drastic cuts to his Assembly budget allowance, Assemblyman Anthony Portantino plans to introduce a bill that would force the state Legislature to disclose spending totals for all of its members.
The Assembly’s Rules Committee ordered...Tags: Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Human Interest, Career and Workplace
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