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Thursday, August 6, 2015 - August 12, 2015
COMPLIMENTARY COPY VOLUME 19, NO. 32
SuperScooper Firefighting Aircraft to Arrive in LA County Aug. 15 Red Flag Warnings Issued, Brown Declares State of Emergency
BY TERRY MILLER Los Angeles County Fire Department has secured the early arrival of two CL-415 SuperScoopers fire-fighting aircraft leased from the government of Quebec. The SuperScoopers will arrive for service in Los Angeles County on August 15 to help with the anticipated heavy fire season which is upon us. According to Cal Fire, there are currently21 wildfires burning in the state. The National Weather Service issues Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches to alert fire departments of the onset, or possible onset, of critical weather and dry conditions that could lead to rapid or dramatic increases in wildfire activity. A Red Flag Warning is issued for weather events SEE PG. 28
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Salvation Army Invests in Deserving Kids’ PCC Must Pay For Removing Winter Futures With Back-to-School Shopping Sprees Intersession Plus 7% Interest BY STAFF WRITER
BY STAFF WRITER
PERB – Public Employment Relations Board -ruled yesterday that PCC must pay faculty for wrongly removing the Winter Intersession. Two of the staunch supporters of “ignoring the Academic Calendar Committee’s recommendations [were] both Dr. Rocha and Dr. Robert Miller,” according to a faculty member. “Another instance of these two costing the col-
On Saturday, Aug. 1, 114 boys and girls ages four to 18 were set loose upon the Sears in Pasadena to select needed attire and shoes just in time for the start of the new school year. Each child was provided with a $75 gift card, as they use their back-to-school wish lists to get busy shopping with assistance from their parents an hour before the store is open to the general public.
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