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Bills await governor's signature
It was a busy week at the state capitol as lawmakers scrambled to get bills to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk before recessing on Friday until January. One bill written by Sen. Carol Liu (D-La Caņada Flintridge) that increases protection for public safety...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Regional Authority, Freedom of Religion, Politics, Government
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Portantino forced to hedge
A matchup between Assemblyman Anthony Portantino and state Sen. Carol Liu is probably the last thing the region’s Democrats want to deal with for the 2012 election. Both are popular in their respective constituencies, and they are longtime allies....Tags: Regional Elections, David Dreier, Politics, U.S. Senate, Music
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Moving ahead in a time of trouble
The fast-approaching year is already looking to be a bumpy one. Without a redevelopment agency, local officials will have to re-evaluate plans for future projects and rethink how to keep pace with the demand for affordable housing. Redrawn political...Tags: Public Officials, Politics, Government, Anthony J. Portantino
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Political Landscape: Gatto calls for the end of super PACs
Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) joined two other state lawmakers to introduce a measure that would begin the process of nullifying the U.S. Supreme Court's controversial decision that created “super PACs,” which have flooded unlimited...Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Supreme Court, Human Rights, Politics
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Neighbors squabble over solar project
After a lengthy bureaucratic battle, a Glendale resident has finally built a structure to hold solar panels that will reduce his reliance on other sources for electricity. But his next-door neighbors say the structure impedes the view from their...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Cancer, Solar Energy, Alternative Energy, Asthma
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Challengers in Senate, Assembly races play catch up
Late entries by Republican candidates have made local state Senate and Assembly races competitive for Democratic incumbents. But if money is the marker for political power, the conservatives face an uphill battle. State Sen. Carol Liu (D-La Caņada...
Tags: Politics, Elections, Antonio Villaraigosa, Mike Gatto
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On the Town: Aid center presents citizenship honors
The Burbank Temporary Aid Center (BTAC) presented its 2012 Top Award for Citizenship to Mayor Jess Talamantes and Entertainment Partners, represented by the company’s President and CEO Mark Goldstein, at its ninth annual awards gala at the...Tags: Local Government, Will Rogers, Adam Schiff, Ron Davis
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State Sen. Carol Liu warns of education funding cuts, budget quagmire
State Sen. Carol Liu could do little to assuage fears about funding cuts during a recent address to local education officials, describing them as “heartbreaking.”
She also warned of competing November ballot tax initiatives that could end up...Tags: Jerry Brown, Budgets and Budgeting, Voting, Politics, Finance
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Burbank Democrats to meet at Colony Theatre
The Burbank Democratic Club will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Colony Theatre, 555 N. Third St. Burbank. Patty Horton, representing Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), and Vickere Murphy, on behalf of state Sen. Carol Liu (D-La Caņada Flintridge),...Tags: Career and Workplace, Adam Schiff, Labor Legislation, Democratic Party
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Opening shot fired in senate campaign
Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Caņada Flintridge) took the podium Tuesday night at City Hall and called on city officials to push their local lawmakers to fight for their power of redevelopment. But this wasn’t Pasadena. It was in a city that...Tags: Jerry Brown, Public Officials, Voting, Shootings, Local Elections
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The clock winds down
As the clock ticks toward the Feb. 1 deadline for dismantling redevelopment agencies, officials in the tri-city area are taking different approaches — from playing wait-and-see to pressing local lawmakers to reach a legislative compromise that would...Tags: Public Officials, Politics, Government, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Portantino decides not to seek election in November
Citing family stresses brought on by his brother's untimely death in 2010 and his mother's ill health, Assemblyman Anthony Portantino announced Wednesday night that he will not seek election in 2012.
The surprise announcement comes at a time when the...Tags: Politics, Elections, Anthony J. Portantino
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