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Students Show Support for Math Teacher Ms.Leko at School Board Meeting
Kevork Kurdoghlian / lcspartan.com: On December 21, the LCUSD Governing Board met at the Round Building at the corner of Cornishon and Foothill to discuss the dismissal of La Cañada High School math teacher Gabrielle Leko. Read more here.
Descanso Gardens recovers quickly from devastating windstorm
Descanso Gardens estimates a loss of more than $30,000 in revenue after the windstorm. The garden was closed on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1-3, because of full-scale cleanup efforts and the lack of electrical power. Horticulture and facilities staff focused on safety-related efforts in order to open on Sunday, Dec. 4, with limited hours and limited access. Read more here.
Federal disaster center opens in Pasadena
Bill Kisliuk / La Canada Valley Sun: A federal center opened Monday in Pasadena to help San Gabriel Valley residents and others make repairs to homes and businesses damaged by the wind storm that blew through the region Nov. 30 through Dec. 4. Read more here.
Related: SBA Opens Disaster Loan Center Monday / La Canada Flintridge Patch
LCF float group offers Rose Parade, Rose Bowl tickets
Carol Cormaci /La Canada Valley Sun: In order to raise funds in support of the La Cañada Flintridge float entry, “If pigs could fly” in the 2012 Rose Parade, the LCF Tournament of Roses Assn. is selling tickets to both the parade and the Rose Bowl game that follows. Read more here.
Federal report on Station fire response keys in on murky procedures
Jason Wells / La Canada Valley Sun: A draft federal report on the multi-agency response to the massive Station fire in 2009 appears to have run into the same bureaucratic morass that has frustrated lawmakers and residents alike: a lack of clarity on how the U.S. Forest Service intends to confront major blazes in the future. Read more here.
Snow in Local Mountains
Photos by Sonja Bradley: A few photos of the beautiful local mountains capped with snow. View photos here.
Advisory: Forest Roads Closed Due to Snow and Icy Conditions
Alert from Nixle.com: The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works has announced that, based on the forecast of snow and icy road conditions, it will close public access to all County roads within the Station Fire burn area by noon today, Monday, December 12, 2011. Read more here.
Rain and windstorm debris could create a mess, officials warn
Jason Wells / La Canada Valley Sun: As rains beat down on the Southland on Monday, officials warned residents to reduce the risk of flooding by clearing debris from storm drains that collected during the recent windstorm. Read more here.
State officials tour wind-ravaged region
Bill Kisliuk / La Canada Valley Sun: State emergency management officials started Thursday’s tour of wind storm damage at an Altadena Town and Country Club, looking at downed trees and getting an earful from local politicians about Southern California Edison’s slow efforts to restore power to nearly 434,000 customers. Read more here.
Windstorm could have been worse
Daniel Siegal / La Canada Valley Sun: When Coco Kleinert drifted asleep to the sound of howling winds at about 2 a.m. Thursday, she was still expecting the upcoming workday to unfold as usual. But when she awoke four hours later, she realized she would not be going to her office that morning, as a massive tree uprooted by the storm had fallen across the road, blocking the only exit from her cozy neighborhood. Read more here.
Windstorm causes severe damage in La Cañada and LCHS
lcspartan.com has posted two image galleries of local wind damage. View them here.
Festival in Lights prevails days after windstorm
Daniel Siegal / La Canada Valley Sun: Although most La Cañada homes remained in the dark Friday evening following Wednesday night’s fierce windstorm, there at least was enough power on Foothill Boulevard to generate some holiday spirit during the annual Festival in Lights celebration. Read more here.
Wind damage at LCHS and around LCF
The Spartan / facebook: LC Spartan Editor-in-Chief Kevork Kurdoghlian has posted a collection of photos on facebook of wind damage at LCHS and around LCF. See the images here.
No Power, No School
Mike Leininger, LCUSD’s superintendent of facilities and operations, has officially made the call, no school today.
No School for La Canada Unified School District
La Canada High School administration as well a group phone call to staff/parents have verified that there will be no school today for L.C.U.S.D. schools. Read more here.
Related: Public, Private Schools Closed Due to Power Outages / La Canada Flintridge Patch | La Cañada closes schools amid heavy wind damage / La Canada Valley Sun
Board to deal with Leko issue
Megan O’Neil / La Canada Valley Sun: With the election finally in the rearview mirror, the two newest members of the La Cañada Unified school board are now tasked with addressing one of the district’s most controversial issues during their first day on the job.Read more here.
Related: District Clarifies Position on Teacher Who Made Slur / La Canada Flintridge Patch
20-year-old Princeton student wins seat on La Cañada school board
Megan O’Neil / La Canada Valley Sun: Two months shy legal drinking age, Princeton University junior Andrew Blumenfeld has been elected to the second and final open seat on the La Cañada Unified school board. Read more here.
Related: Updated: Blumenfeld Ousts Incumbent, Uncertified Results Show / La Canada Flintridge Patch
Teacher who allegedly called student ‘Jew boy’ to keep her job
Megan O’Neil / La Canada Valley Sun: La Cañada High School math teacher Gabrielle Leko has been directed by district officials to participate in an individualized sensitivity and diversity training in response to a well-publicized complaint alleging that she used racial epithets such as “Jew boy” in her classroom. Read more here.
