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1930 - Telephone switchboard operator Louise Gipe, heroine of the 1928 St. Francis Dam disaster, tries & fails to kill herself over an unrequited love [story]
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The 76.6-mile-long Antelope Valley Line has the third-highest ridership in Metrolink’s system with an estimated average of 9,000 passengers daily. However, the uneven terrain and single-tracking along the line in some areas forces trains to travel at a slower speed which results in an estimated travel time of approximately one hour between Santa Clarita and Union Station.
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Celebrate Earth Day on Monday, April 22 with California State Parks at any of the 280 unique park units across the state. State Parks has numerous Earth Day-themed events planned. They include in-person activities such as guided walks and hikes, workdays and a bioblitz, as well as virtual programming with a live dive broadcast exploring the hidden world of the ocean.
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1930 - Telephone switchboard operator Louise Gipe, heroine of the 1928 St. Francis Dam disaster, tries & fails to kill herself over an unrequited love [story]
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The Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, in partnership with Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, launched the Commercial Acquisition Fund to provide capital to countywide non-profit organizations, helping acquire and revitalize commercial spaces within local communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The city of Santa Clarita’s exciting Concerts in the Park series, presented by Logix Federal Credit Union, makes its highly anticipated return this summer for friends, families and neighbors to gather under the evening sky and enjoy free, live musical performances on Saturdays from July 6 to Aug. 24, at Central Park, located at 27150 Bouquet Canyon Road.
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As you know I love the high speed rail idea. But I think they need to put more research with special interest in a geological study of the San Gabriel mountains. After attending a Sierra Club meeting. The geologist had some interesting views of the rock composition of those mountains. Not at all good for rail of any kind, at least on the proposed route. Now the conundrum begins. I still love the idea from back in the 50s (even the 70s version) of a high speed monorail running down the center of the freeway. I know we can’t stop our freeways to build it….but just maybe, some enterprising soul can figure out how to do it without shutting down the freeway system.
Hey Darryl, nice to see you are back.
I actually agree with the first comment; I too think the idea of a high speed rail system is worthwhile. I think that our existing national rail system (with all it’s history and faults) is an important part of our nation’s infrastructure – and economy. Adding a high-tech, high-speed passenger rail system can help California, if only by adding an alternative to clogged freeways and monopolistic air travel.
But. And I think it is a mega-But; that is not what our current High Speed Rail project will give us.
I will skip reiterating all the changes since the original project was proposed and voted for. We should have known better. I’ll also skip the litany of political “activities” that have aggravated the difficulties any project like this may have faced.
We were promised a lot and instead we are being offered (or rather forced into accepting) a pig-in-a-poke project that will be nothing like what Californians voted for. The economic and political muscle behind this mess is going to end up leaving massive debt for our state, and will deliver much less than the worst original projections of service and value.
Or it will fail in mid-project and leave nothing but that debt. Although I suspect many specific people will profit from it even if it fails. We won’t.
So, get on up there, take pix and send us reports on what you find out. Those who are blinded by love for the idea will jape and jest at what you say. But perhaps an idea or two may make it past their bulwarks.
Fair winds and following seas!
Looking forward to seeing what you find.