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The Don and Gino Show – February 28, 2013

Finance Hour – Guest: Carlos Villalobos of Carlos Villalobos Insurance Topics: 1.) Top Five Mistakes That Homeowners Make When Getting An insurance Quote Topic: 2.) You Have Options When It Comes To Earthquake Insurance Real Estate Hour – Guests: Jesse Perez, Martha Ornelas  Topics: How NAHREP Affects Over 50% of the Real Estate Transactions In the San Fernando and Santa ...

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Jersey Mike’s Gives More Than $4K To School Foundation

As part of a pledge to support local schools, Jersey Mike’s raised more than $4,100 to support local schools in the Santa Clarita Valley. The sandwich chain was celebrating its fifth anniversary at the Saugus location Wednesday with a free sandwich giveaway with a minimum of a $2 donation to the WiSH Foundation. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita ...

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Union Bank’s Survey Finds Entrepreneurs Remain Cautious Amid Optimism

A Union Bank survey regarding the economic climate across the U.S. released Thursday shows that more businesses are planning to increase hiring and capital expenditures and that a slight uptick of optimism about the direction of the overall economy is shown to be most common among white-collar employees.  Though most small business owners plan to “play it safe” and control ...

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Closures For I-5 Truck Lane Project Continues March 3

News Release The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) plans to close the lanes listed below as part of a $72 million project that is constructing a truck lane on southbound I-5 between Pico Canyon Road/Lyons Avenue and the Antelope Valley Freeway (SR-14). Ramp closures will be staggered. Closures are subject to change. Detours will be signed.  For the safety of ...

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COC To Honor Local Couple With Silver Spur Award

NEWS RELEASEThe College of the Canyons Foundation has named Barry and Pati Gump recipients of the college’s “Silver Spur” Community Service Award for 2013. The 2013 Silver Spur Celebration will take place Saturday, at the Globe Theater located inside Universal Studios Hollywood, in Universal City. As the driving forces behind the well-known, multigenerational family business Andy Gump Inc., Barry and Pati Gump have ...

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California State Board Of Equalization Passes New Gas Tax, 3-2 Vote

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The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) passed a new gas tax with a 3-2 vote Thursday that raises the excise tax on gasoline another 3.5 cents effective Jul. 1. In March 2010, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed two fuel tax measures (ABX8 6 and SB 70) which adjusted the rates of the sales and excise tax on gasoline that would ...

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Santa Clarita Official Calls For Support Of Stormwater ‘Tax’ Protest

City Councilwoman Marsha McLean emphasized the need for all Santa Clarita Valley property owners to speak up on the Clean Water, Clean Beaches Act, joining a county supervisor and other local officials who have protested the measure since its proposal. The measure was put off during a county Board of Supervisors meeting in January, but the measure is up for ...

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Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Crime Reports 2/18 to 2/24

A sweep of massage parlors by the Sheriff’s Department’s Major Crimes Bureau led to two arrests for prostitution this week, as well as five citations for those businesses, in the wrap-up for the week in crime. Deputies also made a quick arrest in the case of a Newhall man who’s now facing assault charges for breaking into a Canyon Country ...

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Fast Track Job Training With The Santa Clarita Worksource Center

Job seekers interested in the fields of aerospace and biomedical manufacturing are invited to attend a free orientation about a new training program at the Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center, Room 107, on Friday, Mar. 8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  “Sponsored by the Fast Track Institute, the Friday orientation will kick off a new 250-hour employment ...

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