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Laura Olhasso named new La Caņada Flintridge mayor
Exiting Mayor Steve Del Guercio was honored by friends, officials and local agencies for 14 years of service on Monday night before City Councilwoman Laura Olhasso was named the new mayor of La Caņada Flintridge. Olhasso was first elected in 2003 and has...
Tags: Adam Schiff, Google Inc., Human Interest, Politics, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
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The Valley Line: Rose Parade group fetes its Dino's success
Sunday's Super Bowl XLVII is now history. It was an exciting game with plenty of brawling. In fact, for a minute I thought I was watching a hockey game. The halftime show lived up to the hype and the commercials did also. I really liked the Taco Bell...
Tags: Super Bowl XLVII, Mike Gatto, Festive Events, Arts and Culture
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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: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Science and Technology, NASA, Finance, Healthy Diet
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Portantino's future in question
Anthony Portantino, who for the past six years has represented La Caņada Flintridge in the state Assembly, enters this holiday season with a new task: Figure out what to do next. Portantino’s job ended officially on Dec. 1, when the new legislative...
Tags: National Government, Carol Liu, Government, Google Inc., Mike Gatto
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Around Town: A list that won't upset the Apple Cart
December is traditionally a time of shopping, socializing and reflection, when many La Caņadans gather together to put up the decorations, bake lasagna for the float builders, and plan for various cliffs, fiscal and otherwise. In the spirit of winter...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Martha Stewart, Michael Harrington, Starbucks Corp., U.S. Marine Corps
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Portantino aide joins Planned Parenthood
Julianne Sumiko Hines, a former aide to two members of the Assembly from La Caņada Flintridge, will take the post of vice president of external affairs for Planned Parenthood Pasadena & San Gabriel Valley, the organization announced. Sumiko Hines served...Tags: Planned Parenthood, Google+, Family Planning
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Pasadena, Glendale nonprofits receive Women in Business grants
Six local nonprofits are getting extra contributions to their causes thanks to the annual Women in Business event sponsored by local lawmakers. State Sen. Carol Liu (D-La Caņada Flintridge) chose to direct donations to the YWCA Glendale Women and Girl&...
Tags: Mike Gatto
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Utilities required to plan for natural disasters
A new law inspired by the windstorms that hammered the San Gabriel Valley in 2011 was signed into law over the weekend, forcing utilities to develop emergency management plans and work closely with local cities on how to respond to natural disasters. The...
Tags: Southern California Edison Company, Jerry Brown, Government, Regional Authority, Crime, Law and Justice
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710 tunnel could be health hazard
Speaking to a crowd already leery of a proposed tunnel connecting the Long Beach (710) Freeway to Pasadena, a leading smog scientist and asthma researcher warned Tuesday that the roadway could be a health hazard. “Those of us in the area of air...
Tags: Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Lungs and Airways, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Air Pollution
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Portantino's ban on open carry of unloaded rifles passes legislature
The state Assembly on Wednesday voted final legislative approval to a ban on carrying unloaded rifles and shotguns openly in public in California cities, with supporters citing recent mass shootings in other states and concern by police officers. The...
Tags: Jerry Brown, Lee Baca
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Portantino to La Caņada: Thank you!
Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Caņada Flintridge) on Wednesday thanked the community for its support as his time in Sacramento comes to an end, and he reflected on his key accomplishments. Two months remain before term limits force Portantino to...
Tags: Carol Liu, Jerry Brown, Politics, Highway Transportation, Elections
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Windstorm reform bill passes legislature
A windstorm-driven measure requiring power companies to update emergency plans and coordinate better with local governments has passed both houses of the state legislature and is awaiting consideration by the governor, according to Assemblyman Anthony...
Tags: Southern California Edison Company
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