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Valencia Library Patron Files Lawsuit Against City Alleging Brown Act Violation

Edward Shain, a Santa Clarita resident and frequent user of the Valencia Library, has filed a lawsuit against City officials, claiming that they decided to secede from the County of Los of Angeles Public Library before holding a public discussion, which would be a violation of the Brown Act.   At an August 24 City Council meeting, the Council members ...

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City To Look At New Transit Technology, Bike Lanes At Council Meeting

At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, the members will revisit a project, begun in 2007, that will add bicycle lanes on Avenue Scott, Avenue Stanford and Vanderbilt Way in the Valencia Industrial Center. The funding is coming from the state’s Bicycle Transportation Account, which is administered by Caltrans. That funding is set to expire June 30, 2011, and Caltrans is requiring ...

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Cooley Moves Slightly Ahead Of Harris As More Votes Counted

In a race still too close to call, Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley has eked slightly ahead of challenger, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris, leading by three-tenths of a percentage point in the race to become California’s next Attorney General. As of 11:51 a.m. Monday, Cooley had 3,674,316 votes to Harris’ 3,655,127; or 46.0 percent of the ...

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Man Critically Injured In Hit-and-Run Incident Near Hart High

A 30-year old man walking across Newhall Avenue near 14th Street in front of Hart High School was hit by an unknown vehicle at approximately 5:20 a.m. and seriously injured. The driver fled the scene in an unknown direction.   Sgt. Ronald Price said that deputies were summoned to the scene by reports of a man laying on the ground. ...

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Specific Needs Awareness Planning Registry Open

For millions of Los Angeles County residents who have access and functional needs including those relating to physical, medical, sensory, cognitive or age-related conditions; disasters such as earthquakes, wildfires or floods will present a real challenge.   Disasters can strike at any time and without warning. To better prepare County residents for these and other types of disasters, the Los ...

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McKeon Named To GOP Transition Team

Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon was named to the House Majority Transition Team, a group of 22 members tasked with guiding the Republican switch back into the Majority in Congress. McKeon, the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, is one of only four full committee Ranking Members selected for the panel. After the announcement, McKeon issued the following ...

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Hart District Schools Get Ready For Sixth Annual Mix It Up Day

All 15 Hart District junior high and high schools are planning activities for tomorrow’s Mix It Up Day. Mix It Up Day is a day when schools host activities designed to break students out of their normal group of friends at lunchtime. Hart District schools have been participating in this national event since 2005, and in 2009, achieved the goal ...

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