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City Asks Courts To Re-think Local Cuts

Citing cost, convenience and a decision Friday to indefinitely delay construction on a new Santa Clarita Valley courthouse, Santa Clarita City Council members are urging Los Angeles County court officials to restore court services locally. However, court officials are saying that residents need to become accustomed to fewer services in the coming year, and the restoration of previous fiscal cuts ...

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Space Shuttle Endeavour Exhibit Opens At The California Science Center

A grand opening ceremony celebrated the Space Shuttle Endeavour exhibition and the new Samuel Oschin Pavillion at the California Science Center on Oct. 30.Gov. Jerry Brown and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa helped welcome the Endeavour back home to Southern California. “The shuttle is a big part of aerospace history, but also California history — the Endeavour was built right ...

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Space Shuttle Endeavour Exhibit Opens At The California Science Center

A grand opening ceremony celebrated the Space Shuttle Endeavour exhibition and the new Samuel Oschin Pavillion at the California Science Center on Oct. 30.Gov. Jerry Brown and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa helped welcome the Endeavour back home to Southern California. “The shuttle is a big part of aerospace history, but also California history — the Endeavour was built right ...

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DACC Celebrates National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week

The County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control will celebrate National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week, November 4-10, in honor of the community, their animals and all staff and volunteers. All six County Animal Care Centers will host Open Houses on Thursday, November 8 between 12 and 2 p.m.“We are excited to extend some additional hospitality to visitors ...

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SCV Disaster Coalition Will Respond To Hurricane Sandy

The worst of Hurricane Sandy may be past, but with at least 47 dead and estimated billions of dollars in property destroyed, residents New Jersey, New York and Connecticut have only begun to pick up the pieces.There were stories of men ferrying neighbors through the flooded streets on personal jet skis, basements filling with seven feet of water and waves ...

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KHTS Interviews 38th Assembly District Candidate Edward Headington

Click here to listen to the interview. By Stephen K. Peeples Edward Headington, the Democratic candidate for the California Assembly’s 38th District, was interviewed on the air on AM 1220 KHTS Thursday morning. Headington is the Democratic candidate for the California Assembly’s 38th District, which includes most of the Santa Clarita Valley; portions of Los Angeles, Glendale and Simi Valley; as ...

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Additional Tips And Reminders: Stay Safe Tonight

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New Paseo Bridge Coming To Valencia

The City of Santa Clarita will install a new steel bridge to replace an older structure within the south Valencia paseo system at Carrizo Drive near the Valencia Valley Elementary School, starting Monday, November 5.   Weather permitting, the pedestrian bridge across Carrizo Drive will be closed for about 10 weeks. During the demolition of the existing bridge, Carrizo Drive ...

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Runner: State Gas Tax Revenues Hit Record High

George Runner today announced that California motorists paid a record $8.3 billion in state and local fuel taxes during the 2011-12 fiscal year. “Our latest numbers show that high gas prices resulted in a record windfall for government at the expense of California consumers,” Runner said in a statement. “It’s bad enough that California’s gas tax is among the highest ...

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Winners Announced For 2012 Rubber Ducky Festival

Samuel Dixon Family Health Centers officials announced Wednesday the winners from the 10th annual Rubber Ducky Regatta Festival. Residents throughout the Santa Clarita Valley “adopted” ducks to race at the event, with sponsorships  helping centers that provide patient care for the uninsured and underinsured,according to a statement. Winners from each of three heats participated in a final Grand Regatta to ...

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