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Board Asked To Ban Campaign Contributions for Assessor Candidates

After the arrest of former County Assessor John Noguez for charges of corruption and misappropriation of campaign funds, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is being asked to ban campaign contributions at their meeting on Friday. If passed, the ordinance will prevent tax agents from contributing to the campaigns of any County Assessor or candidates for Assessor. Previously, the ...

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Antonovich To Encourage Cities To Offer Free Parking for Veterans

At the County Board of Supervisors meeting Wednesday, county Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich will propose that all 88 cities in Los Angeles County adopt an ordinance to opt into the provisions of Assembly Bill 190, which will exempt all U.S. Veterans with the proper license plate from paying metered parking. The bill was passed in 2008 and allows cities to ...

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County Economist Cites ‘Good News, Bad News’ In Jobless Report

Recent unemployment numbers show a few positive gains Friday, but there’s a long way to go until markets can start to approach pre-Great Recession levels, according to the chief economist for the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.   “It’s a good news, bad news report — not unlike what we’ve been seeing,” said Robert Kleinhenz, chief economist at the ...

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City To Close Roads For Marathon

      PRESS RELEASE — The City of Santa Clarita and Parkway Motorcars will host the 2012 Santa Clarita Marathon on Sunday, November 4, 2012, and the public can expect minor delays and rolling road and parking lot closures periodically from 2:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to accommodate for the 2012 Santa Clarita Marathon.  Detours will be provided for ...

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Daylight Saving Time Ends This Weekend: Set Your Clocks Back

MSNBC — On Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, right at the 2 a.m. hour, your clocks need to “fall back” one hour. But why, in a world of electric lights and global business, do we still follow the daylight saving time (DST) practice? As far back as the Roman times, societies have adjusted their clocks based on the amount of daylight ...

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Three Players Removed From Hart Baseball Team

Three key returners to the Hart baseball team have been removed from the team according to a report on the LA Times Varsity Times Insider blog. Outfielder Luke Persico, first baseman CJ Witkowski and pitcher Zachary Hanks violated team rules, according to the report on the Times site, and will not be on the team in the spring. Persico is ...

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Hart’s Jamie Corr Advances To CIF/WSCGA Girls Golf State Qualifier

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City Officials Seeking Clarity On High-Speed Rail Concerns

City officials are still looking for answers as far as whether the high-speed rail proposal will include tracks within several hundred feet of two local elementary schools. The city held a special meeting in June to address community concern regarding the high-speed rail plans, according to city officials. One of the primary concerns is child safety, said Mike Murphy, intergovernmental ...

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City Launches New Cycling Website

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Hart District Officials Asking For Community Input

 The Hart School District Governing Board is seeking applications to fill three vacancies on the Citizen’s Oversight Committee. The group is being formed to review expenditures of Measure V school bond funds. One member should be a senior citizen, others will be members at large.Applications are due on Nov. 7, 2012. The committee meets monthly to review the district’s building ...

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