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BLS report on August employment shows mixed job news for California

Posted September 16, 2011 by shelley

Folks looking for jobs just can’t find a break. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its report on regional and state employment this morning. No surprise: California at 12.1% is beaten only by Nevada at 13.4%. Why there are enough people left in either California or Nevada to populate those unemployment rates? One anchor [...]

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Community

RPMT reports out on Rossmoor community awareness meeting

Posted September 16, 2011 by courtesy

The following is a news release from the Rossmoor Predator Management Team (RPMT). On Wednesday, September 14, Orange County Sheriff Detective David Purser conducted a public awareness seminar of crimes occurring in Rossmoor. The meeting was held at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church in Los Alamitos. Detective Purser began the meeting with a presentation of charts [...]

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Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church hosts antique car show

Posted September 16, 2011 by courtesy

The same week that it opened its sanctuary to provide space for a presentation by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department about residential and vehicle burglaries in Rossmoor, Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church will host an antique car show. The high-octane fun starts at 9 a.m. and continues through 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 11600 [...]

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RCSD adopts resolution opposing annexation of ‘Fourth Corner’

Posted September 16, 2011 by courtesy

The following is a news release from the Rossmoor Community Services District (RCSD). Recent actions by the City of Los Alamitos City Council and Planning Commission which could lead to annexation of the Rossmoor Shopping Village have been met with opposition from many quarters within the Rossmoor Community. The Rossmoor Advisory Committee was established by [...]

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Text of RCSD resolution opposing annexation of ‘fourth corner’

Posted September 16, 2011 by courtesy

RESOLUTION NO. 11-09-13-01 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ROSSMOOR COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT OPPOSING THE ANNEXATION OF THE ROSSMOOR SHOPPING VILLAGE BY THE CITY OF LOS ALAMITOS WHEREAS, the Rossmoor Community Services District has previously adopted Resolution 11-06-14-01 to apply to the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) for Authorization for the provision [...]

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RCSD elects new officers

Posted September 16, 2011 by courtesy

The following is a news release from the Rossmoor Community Services District (RCSD). At the September meeting of the Board, President Jeffrey Rips stepped down as President. “I was hoping presentations would be longer tonight, so that I could postpone this moment,” President Rips joked, “but unfortunately, due to family obligations, I must step down [...]

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Home & Garden

New Zealand flax makes bold statement in drought tolerant gardens

Posted September 16, 2011 by Bonnie Wiedel

Phormium tenax, or as it is much more commonly known as, New Zealand flax, is a common perennial in Southern California. One of the biggest reasons is because the plant is drought tolerant. New Zealand flax prefers a warm, dry climate as well as full sun or slight shade, which is rather plentiful in sunny [...]

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Los Alamitos Unified School District

LAUSD Board accepts donations

Posted September 16, 2011 by shelley

Donations accepted by the Los Alamitos Unified School District Board of Education at it’s regular meeting on September 13 brought total monetary donations to $7,699.51. Overall, donations year-to-date total $120,571.28. Donations accepted at that meeting: $2,500.00 from Rachlin Architects, Incorporated, for the  Superintendent’s Leadership Advance $1,000.00 from DynTek for Superintendent’s Leadership Advance $1,580.69 from Friends of [...]

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Body recovered from west jetty of Anaheim Bay

Posted September 16, 2011 by courtesy

On Thursday September 15 at approximately 3:25 p.m., the Seal Beach Police Department was notified by the security personnel of the U.S. Naval Weapons Station, Seal Beach of a possible dead body on the west jetty of the Anaheim Bay. The discovery was made by a patrol boat from the U.S. Naval Weapons Station, Seal [...]

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