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Council looks to trim tree ordinance
If a tree falls in La Caņada Flintridge, there's a pretty good chance a city staffer will hear it. But officials are tweaking the city's tree ordinance, looking to make it easier for residents to work with local rules. The moves the city is...Tags: Science and Technology, Botany
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Metro study is using junk science
The reported Metropolitan Transit Authority payment of $3.7 million to subcontractors including Pasadena-based Wiltec for environmental impact studies on the proposed 710 connector project is a total waste of money if the reports include junk science....Tags: Science and Technology
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City official responds to tree fines
The city of La Caņada Flintridge has been a participant of the “Tree City USA” program for approximately 25 years. The city takes pride in preserving and protecting trees because trees provide significant benefits to the community....Tags: Science and Technology, Botany
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Calendar: Richard O'Toole to speak at Tupper Awards, Union Station gala
Local resident Dr. Richard O'Toole will present the annual Les Tupper Community Service Awards on Monday, May 14, at JPL's von Karman Auditorium. The event gets underway at 7 p.m. and the public is invited. The sponsoring group is the La Caņada Flintridge...Tags: Brown University, Health, Science and Technology, Human Interest, Weather Science
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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: Space Programs, Crime, Law and Justice, Science and Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Adam Schiff
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Verdugo Hills Hospital in merger talks
Verdugo Hills Hospital is in merger talks with other health care providers in the region, including Glendale Adventist Medical Center. Verdugo Hills spokeswoman Celine Petrossian confirmed Wednesday that the independently owned, 158-bed hospital on the...
Tags: Restructuring and Recapitalization, Health, Science and Technology, Health Care Reform (2009), Hospitals and Clinics
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Verdugo Hills physicians ask officials to wait on merger
With Verdugo Hills Hospital executives considering a merger with a larger healthcare provider, some physicians at the facility say the hospital would serve area residents best by staying independent. Michael Klein, an internist at Verdugo Hills, said...
Tags: Healthcare Policies, Health and Medical Professionals, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Health, Science and Technology
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Speaker glues them to their seats
Upon first hearing that Alan Jackson would be speaking at Flintridge Preparatory School, the students were a bit skeptical. We have had our share of monotonous speakers that we feel waste two hours of our lives while the adults next to us are riveted by...Tags: Alan Jackson, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Science and Technology, Justice System
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Students win top awards at L.A. County Science Fair
Several budding scientists from La Caņada Flintridge and La Crescenta stood out from the crowd of 1,100 participants in the Los Angeles County Science Fair last weekend at the Pasadena Convention Center. Christopher Sercel, a St. Francis High School...
Tags: High Schools, Science and Technology, Engineering, Technology, Schools
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Teacher prepped student for success
For a teacher, nothing beats seeing a student succeed. For Rajeev Wahi at Flintridge Preparatory School, helping 2011 graduate Kelly Yang get into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology resulted in success rebounding back to him. Wahi is one of 33...Tags: Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Rice University, Chemistry, Everglades
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JPL awaits Curiosity's answers
Scientists and engineers at Jet Propulsion Laboratory are working around the clock this week to monitor Curiosity, the largest-ever Mars rover, which was launched Saturday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
“This is the most capable and...Tags: Space Programs, Science and Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Kennedy Space Center, NASA
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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: Job Layoffs, Employees, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Adam Schiff, Europe
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