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Quick Hits: City council candidates to speak out
Coordinating Council calls for award nominations The La Cañada Flintridge Coordinating Council is accepting nominations through March 15 for its annual Les Tupper Community Service Awards. The council first started giving awards in 1965. In 1969,...Tags: Elections, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Lifestyle and Leisure, Local Elections
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An eventful term
For nearly all of state Sen. Carol Liu's term in office, she has had to deliver bad news to officials in La Cañada, Glendale and Burbank. Trouble began shortly after Liu's election in 2008, when the national economy went south. California state officials...Tags: Elections, Death, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Glendale (Los Angeles, California), San Gabriel
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Women to be honored
Three La Cañada women are among the winners of the 11th annual Women in Business Awards to be presented July 16 at the Pasadena Hilton. Sheila Cook, Lt. Angela Shephard and Teena Hostivich will be honored during the annual luncheon hosted by state Sen....Tags: Altadena, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), California, Los Angeles, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California)
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Jack Scott to retire from college post
Jack Scott, the chancellor of the California Community College system and a former college leader and state lawmaker based in Pasadena, will retire from his current post in September, ending 58 years in public life.
“I have greatly enjoyed my...Tags: Politics, Colleges and Universities, Executive Branch, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Government
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Former local rep Jack Scott stepping down as California Community Colleges chancellor
Jack Scott, a veteran and popular educator who has headed the state's community college system during a period of brutal budget cuts and was often a voice decrying the impact on students, announced Tuesday that he will retire as chancellor overseeing...Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, Los Angeles Times
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New exec takes on antidrug coalition
A fixture in local politics has been appointed to lead the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition as its new executive director to help strengthen community partnerships. Suzy Jacobs, who worked for state Sen. Jack Scott and Assembly...Tags: Mike Gatto, Paul Krekorian
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Michael Hiltzik: Academia and the profit motive
Money & CompanyThe rise of the publicly traded for-profit university has led quite properly to questions about where the student's welfare ranks among the priorities of these institutions. Spokespersons for companies such as the University of Phoenix and Kaplan... -
Ban Mylar balloons
In "What’s helium-filled, foil — and harmless?" Terri Adishian says it's unnecessary to ban helium-filled foil balloons. Tell that to 2,000 residents of Menlo Park. On March 24, they came home to find no power. Why? Because a Mylar balloon...Tags: Electricity Production and Distribution, Economy, Business and Finance, Southern California Edison Company, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, John Muir
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Top educators fight to preserve California's 50-year master plan for higher education
L.A. NOWThe leaders of California’s three public college and university systems made a rare joint appearance at a legislative hearing to urge that the state restore enough funding to maintain the nearly 50-year-old master plan for higher education. This year’... -
Schwarzenegger now opposes Obama's healthcare, urges delegation "to get in there and fight"
Top of the TicketCapsule version and full text of Republican's final State of the State address, warning of more cuts.... -
Budget Cuts to Put College Out of Reach?
Budget cuts proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger could prevent hundreds of thousands of Californians from attending college this fall, higher education officials told a legislative committee Monday.
The executive director of the California Student...Tags: Government Debt, Budgets and Budgeting, Willie Brown, Laws, San Francisco
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An eventful term for senator
For nearly all of state Sen. Carol Liu's term in office, she has had to deliver bad news to officials in Glendale and Burbank. Trouble began shortly after Liu's election in 2008, when the national economy went south. California state officials worked...Tags: Elections, Death, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Glendale (Los Angeles, California), San Gabriel
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