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Portantino, Liu receive honors
Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Caņada Flintridge) and Sen. Carol Liu (D-La Caņada Flintridge) received honors recently. Portantino was named Legislator of the Year by the Junior Leagues of California, recognizing his introduction of several bills...
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Ron Kaye: You, the voter, must pay attention
Mail-in voting for the general election two weeks from now already is under way with reforms in place — open primaries and the end of gerrymandered legislative districts — that are supposed to end the stalemate in Sacramento. The odds of...Tags: Facebook, Jerry Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican Party, Gray Davis
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Portantino's bills have a successful run in the state Assembly
Three bills authored by Anthony Portantino (D-La Caņada Flintridge) passed the Assembly recently, including one that would allow prostitutes branded with tattoos by their pimps to qualify for a free tattoo-removal program. Removing the markings will...Tags: Sex Crimes, Prostitution
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Spence on state of the city: 'Things are going well'
It's better late than never for La Caņada Flintridge City Councilman Dave Spence, who on Wednesday delivered a postponed State of the City address to members of the La Caņada Kiwanis Club at Descanso Gardens. Spence, a 20-year council veteran, served...
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Leave your rifles at the door: California's needless gun-ban bill
The national obsession with guns, and the lunacy of American gun laws that set different rules for gun resellers than new-gun dealers or that allow people to possess military assault rifles intended to kill cops rather than hunt deer or protect one's...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Gary Cooper, Starbucks Corp., Politics, Gun Control
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Parents explore frustrations of disability
A group of parents of children with special needs experienced frustration firsthand on Saturday when they were asked to perform a series of exercises designed to test their visual perceptions and thought processes. The word “Red” was...Tags: Health, Behavioral Conditions, Learning Disability, Mental Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Assembly bill would force utilities to better prepare for disasters
A bill to improve emergency and disaster preparedness among California utilities was unanimously approved this week by a committee in the state Assembly. AB 1650, introduced by Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Caņada Flintridge), requires public...
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Portantino named 'Legislator of the Year' for open carry ban
The California Police Chiefs Assn. recently named Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Caņada Flintridge) “Legislator of the Year” for his public safety measure banning the open carry of unloaded handguns in public places.
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Caltrans urged to sell homes amid 710 Fwy. extension debate
Pressure is mounting on the California Department of Transportation to sell the 460 properties it owns on the Long Beach (710) Freeway corridor, but officials say it could be years before any decision is made.
For decades, Caltrans has owned hundreds...Tags: Highway Transportation, California Department of Transportation, Homes, Port of Los Angeles
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More concealed guns for the Golden State?
Opinion L.A.In October, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law banning the open carrying of handguns in public. For several months before that, "open carry" proponents had been especially visible in the South Bay, making their 2nd Amendment point by packing heat...... -
Lawmakers plan future battles
Local lawmakers plan to tackle a variety of issues in 2012, not the least of which may be campaigning for re-election.
Prominent U.S. Congressional Reps. Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) and Howard Berman (D-Valley Village) will be facing off against each...Tags: Jerry Brown, Physiology, Brad Sherman, Adam Schiff, Colleges and Universities
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Maverick Assemblyman Anthony Portantino to put politics 'on hold'
PolitiCalAnthony Portantino is done with politics -- for now. The Democratic assemblyman from La Canada Flintridge, who has cultivated a reputation as a legislative maverick in his three terms in the lower house, has decided to put his political career "on hold"...
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Dec 16, 2011
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Dec 31, 2011
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Jan 19, 2012
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