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Metrolink To Host Santa And His Helpers On The Holiday Express Train On Three Sundays In December
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ride along the Ventura County hillsides, returning to Simi Valley at 1:05 p.m. Also, on Dec. 8, the Holiday Express Train departs the Burbank-Downtown Station at 3:00 p.m. for a non-stop ride to Newhall, returning to Burbank-Downtown at 4:15 p.m. On December 15, the Holiday Express Train rides again, leaving the Rancho Cucamonga Station at 11:50
a.m. for a non-stop ride to Covina, returning to Rancho Cucamonga at 1:05 p.m. Tickets for the Holiday Express Train events are $20 per person. Children two-years-old and younger ride free provided they sit on a parent’s lap. A limited number of tickets are available for each trip. Only passengers with valid Holiday Express Train Tickets will be permitted to board. Each car will have
assigned seating, so families and groups can sit together. Tickets for the Metrolink Holiday Express Train can be purchased only at metrolinktrains.com/ holidaytrain. Ticketholders should arrive 45 minutes prior to scheduled departure to receive boarding bracelets and enjoy refreshments and holiday music. In the spirit of the holidays, Metrolink encourages Holiday Express Train riders to bring a new, unwrapped toy for donation to the Metrolink toy drive in partnership with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s holiday toy drive. Attendees can also bring socks for the homeless, which will be donated to the following charities: · Los Angeles Mission · Orange County Rescue Mission · San Bernardino County Homeless Partnership · Ventura County Rescue Mission
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The laughter of children and a hearty “Ho, ho, ho,” will be heard aboard trains as Metrolink offers the Holiday Express Train for a familyfriendly seasonal-themed experience on three Sundays in December. Metrolink’s Holiday Express Train is an interactive special train experience featuring carolers, holiday characters and a visit from Santa and his elves. The Holiday Express Train runs on December 1, 8 and 15 in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Ventura counties. On December 1, the Holiday Express Train departs the Metrolink Laguna Niguel/ Mission Viejo Station at 11:50 a.m. for a non-stop scenic ride along the Orange County coastline, returning to Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo at 1:20 p.m. On December 8, the Holiday Express Train departs the Simi Valley Station at 11:50 a.m. for a non-stop
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No need for alarm. That clatter and rattle some households may hear before the coffee is brewed, as early as 5 a.m., is not Santa getting an early start. It’s really his postal helpers, mail carriers, hitting the street before the break of dawn in order to get everyone’s packages delivered with great speed. The jingle and jangle so familiar this time of year is part of the hustle and bustle that Post Offices experience during the peak holiday rush. To keep their promise to make it a ‘Priority Yule’ and deliver the best holiday for everyone, carriers will be out making early morning deliveries
in many communities throughout the Greater Los Angeles area. As the rush of the Holiday season gains momentum, the Postal Service wants to keep pace with it. The fact is parcel volume is high and they want to make sure they meet their commitment to deliver every piece every day. The Postal Service is projecting more than 800 million packages to be delivered between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, and 200 million just the week of December 16-22, forecasted to be the busiest week of the year. The notion of the “busiest day” is a thing
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of Christmas past, due to the early and heavy online shopping. It is their mission to
assure that everyone’s precious gifts get delivered in the ‘nick of time’ for yule.
Sierra Madre City Council Approves $3M Prepayment to CalPERS During the City Council meeting on November 12, 2019, the Sierra Madre City Council approved an additional discretionary payment to CalPERS in the amount of $3 Million and established a pension funding policy that sets the City’s pension funding goal at 100%. “The new pension funding policy will ensure
that the City does not return to an underfunded pension position or have to reduce services or increase revenues as many local cities have done,” said City Manager Gabriel Engeland. The additional discretionary payment will bring the pension funding level of Sierra Madre to more than 90%. In contrast, many California cities are
funded at 70%, while Sierra Madre’s peer cities have an average funding ratio of 71%. The City’s Pension Funding Policy will ensure the funded ratio does not fall below 85%. “This is a critical step that all cities and agencies should be taking to ensure the viability of their employees’ retirements
and their own financial standing,” Mayor John Harabedian said. “We will continue to actively manage our pension liabilities for the good of the taxpayers, current employees, and retirees.” For more information on pension funding policy, please contact City Manager Gabriel Engeland at (626) 355-7135.