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Liu vows to push sale of Caltrans homes
Conditions in the 710 gap are slow and go, as Gov. Jerry Brown last week vetoed a bill that would have forced the California Department of Transportation to quickly sell some of the nearly 500 properties it owns in Los Angeles, South Pasadena and...
Tags: California Department of Transportation, Government, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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LCUSD, parents lobbied to kill bill
La Caņada Unified School District board of education members are crediting the community for helping spike a state Assembly proposal that would have eliminated student test results as a measure of teacher performance. Backed by several large teachers...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Teachers, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Teaching and Learning
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School shouldn't get special treatment
Re: “Neighbors flunk school's plans,” Aug. 15. Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy willingly and knowingly exceeding the city’s legal enrollment cap of 385 students is bad. What is worse is that the city of La Caņada Flintridge is both not...Tags: Politics
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Piece of Mind: The sun hasn't set on wristwatches
Sometime in the past decade, our daughter pointed out that cellphones are so good at keeping us plugged into everything imaginable, including the time of day, that wristwatches were nothing more than antiquated accessories. She stopped wearing hers and I,...Tags: Landforms, Dining and Drinking, Mountains, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants
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A former teacher speaks out on silence
Carol Cormaci (“Teachers, we want you to tell us your stories. Please,” Nov. 24), is correct in stating that there is a “culture of silence” within La Caņada Unified School District; I appreciate her initiative to upgrade it...Tags: UNICEF, Heads of State, Teachers, Nobel Prize Awards, Human Accomplishments
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Baltimore mayor officiates at lobbyist wedding in Vegas
One thing that happened in Vegas last week certainly won't stay in Vegas: The lobbyists Lisa Harris Jones and Sean Malone were married there before about 100 well-wishers, who included some of Maryland's top government officials — including the...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Family, Johns Hopkins University, Trips and Vacations, Weddings
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Colorado gets ready for legal recreational marijuana
— Colorado was one of the pioneers of medical marijuana. Soon it will hold another distinction. Voters in November overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment that will allow for the sale of cannabis to anyone over age 21. In doing so, they...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Health Treatments, Politics, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Employment
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Amanda Bynes denies drug use as legal troubles mount
Amanda Bynes is denying she has a drug problem after another bizarre arrest -- this time in New York. The actress was arrested Thursday after she allegedly tossed a bong out of her Manhattan apartment window while police were there, according to The...
Tags: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Amanda Bynes, Manhattan (New York City), Politics
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Teen curators learn the art of gallery management at girls' school
It was a knotty problem that many curators face at some point in their careers: making sure a three-artist exhibition doesn't look like three completely distinct shows in one space. "We need to find a way to connect the artwork; it should flow from...
Tags: Education, Arts, Sculpture, Artists, Fine Artists
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'Arrested Development': 10 foods the Bluths ate; you can do better
“Arrested Development” is so close we can taste it, and it tastes like a mix of cornballs, hot ham water, martinis for breakfast and just a hint of frozen banana. To get you fully prepared for Season 4 (15 episodes!) to be released Sunday on...
Tags: IFC (tv network), Police Arrests, Recipes, Chocolate Cake, Foods and Beverages
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Popular principal's dismissal leaves a South L.A. school divided
Third-grade teacher Kate Lewis said Irma Cobian is the best principal she's had in nine years at Weigand Avenue Elementary School in Watts. Joseph Shamel called Cobian a "godsend" who has used her mastery of special education to show him how to craft...
Tags: here! (tv network), Crime, Law and Justice, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Politics
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Open thread: Weeks in review
Change of SubjectThe "Weeks in Review" feature is now an open thread in which commenters can talk about any current events or cultural phenomena that have caught their attention, including but not limited to the topics brought up in our traditional roundup......
Oct 3, 2012
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Aug 23, 2012
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Jun 27, 2012
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Nov 30, 2011
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May 25, 2013
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May 26, 2013
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May 25, 2013
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May 25, 2013
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May 25, 2013
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May 24, 2013
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May 24, 2013
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