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710 tunnel could be health hazard
Speaking to a crowd already leery of a proposed tunnel connecting the Long Beach (710) Freeway to Pasadena, a leading smog scientist and asthma researcher warned Tuesday that the roadway could be a health hazard. “Those of us in the area of air...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Air Pollution, Science and Technology, Asthma, Environmental Issues
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Capitol Journal: Let the dogs loose on uncontrolled bears
SACRAMENTO — Admittedly I'm biased about bears. I don't think they're hunted enough in California. I say hunt them down with dogs. Hunt them with drones. Maybe roll in the tanks. I've awakened to this conclusion while watching brazen black bears...
Tags: Government, Politics, Los Angeles Times, Executive Branch, George Skelton
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Bills from local lawmakers await governor's signature
A bill to update and streamline state laws for public libraries was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown recently. SB 1044, introduced by Sen. Carol Liu (D-La Caņada Flintridge), changes several requirements for libraries, including a mandate that they...
Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Libraries, Mike Gatto, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Governor signs several bills by local lawmakers
Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday signed a bill by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) that would clamp down on unruly behavior of fan at professional sporting events. The bill requires signs showing the security phone numbers to be posted where spectators...
Tags: Government, Computer Networking and Internet, Science and Technology, Executive Branch, Libraries
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Just buy the houses and move them
Although I agree with Assemblymember Anthony Portantino (D-La Caņada) that a tunnel for the 710 extension is wrong (“Caltrans can't be trusted with the 710,” Sept. 1) I have to differ with his letter about the 710 extension being built. The...Tags: Highway Transportation, California Department of Transportation
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Assemblymen follow divergent paths
In politics, the trajectory of an elected official can depend on not only how they interact with their constituents, but how they get along with their peers. And perhaps nowhere is that more apparent than the paths taken by two local assemblymen —...
Tags: Political Fundraising, Elections, Mike Gatto, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (tv program), Voting
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Tattoo Removal Bill Could Help Former Prostitutes
FOX40 NewsCalifornia could soon provide free tattoo removals for former prostitutes. The state already helps former gang members with removals. The author of the AB 1956, Assemblymember Anthony Portantino, says the bill will help prostitutes with "their self-...Tags: Sex Crimes, Prostitution, Tattoo Removal, Cosmetic Procedures
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Legislators visit Pasadena to push for boot camp bill
On Tuesday, days before the Assembly Appropriations Committee makes a decision on a bill designed to provide additional oversight to boot camps for at-risk youth, the measure's co-sponsors appeared on the steps of Pasadena City Hall to urge that the...
Tags: Car Tires, Prosecution
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Pasadena area voters grapple with local races, proposition on Tuesday
Pasadena area voters will weigh in on two local races on Tuesday, June 5, in addition to the two statewide ballot propositions, congressional races and the California presidential primary. Five candidates are running for the 41st District Assembly seat...
Tags: Mike Eng, Politics, Elections
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Freeway issue still stews
La Caņada Flintridge residents and leaders said that they were disappointed but not surprised by regional transportation planners' decision Thursday to keep alive the prospect of a tunnel from the Long Beach (710) Freeway to the Foothill (210) Freeway...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Mike Gatto, California Department of Transportation, Rentals, Port of Los Angeles
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Portantino's ban on open carry of unloaded rifles passes legislature
The state Assembly on Wednesday voted final legislative approval to a ban on carrying unloaded rifles and shotguns openly in public in California cities, with supporters citing recent mass shootings in other states and concern by police officers. The...
Tags: Lee Baca, Jerry Brown
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L.A. joins list of cities opposing 710 Freeway extension
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday joined several othercities in voting unanimously to oppose a tunnel extension of the Long Beach (710) Freeway through Pasadena. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials last week narrowed...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Politics, Elections, California Department of Transportation, Rentals
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