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Midterm elections: Gov. Brown stays in office for 4th record term, Prop 47 passes by jennifer schlueter Last Tuesday, Republicans celebrated their victories across the nation, which gave them control over the state Senate. In California, they were able to deny the Democrats “a two-thirds legislative supermajority that would consign GOP lawmakers to virtual irrelevance in the state Capitol,” according to the Los Angeles Times. Historically, the win of the Republicans over the Senate should not come as a surprise, because for the last three decades, every two-term president’s party lost their majority during midterm elections of the president’s sixth year (Reagan, Bush, Clinton). Despite the Republican’s nationwide wins, California stayed mostly blue. Democratic Governor Jerry Brown defeated his opponent Neel Kashkari with almost 59% to 41%. Brown, who had served as California’s governor already from 1975 to 1983, now enters his record 4th term, which will also be his final one. The LA Times calls him a “both an expert technician, tweaking government to be more efficient and effective, and a big thinker, transforming the state’s infrastructure and combating climate change.” He is determined to push forward the $68 billion bullet train from Los Angeles to San Fran-
Governor Brown was elected to serve his 4th term- Photo by Terry Miller
cisco, and fight climate change by exploring more renewable energy sources for California, but, he also wants to save the state’s money. “It is a balance between holding my foot on the brake while pushing my other foot on the accelerator. It’s definitely paradoxical,”
the LA Times quotes him. As expected, both of Brown’s Propositions passed with a more than 2 to 1 lead, because Republican and Democratic legislators drafted them together with Please see page 4
$20 million wrongful death lawsuit filed against Anaheim police by Vickie Vértiz The family of Bernie Cervantes Villegas, who was shot to death by Anaheim police in January 2012, had filed a $20 million wrongful death lawsuit, according to court documents, as reported by the Orange County Weekly. This past week, the lawyer
representing the family said that the city of Anaheim declined to enter mediation for the case, which was previously dismissed by a federal judge. This prompted the family of the deceased to appeal the case, according to the Orange County Register.
Anaheim spokeswoman Ruth Ruiz declined to comment because the case is pending litigation. The OC Weekly had reported that, the civil complaint filed in Please see page 2
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“Quilts” opens at Muzeo November 15 Unfold the stories of more than 35 historic and contemporary quilts from across the country in Quilts, opening November 15at MUZEO Museum and Cultural Center in Anaheim. Twenty-six quilts provided by the International Quilt Study Center & Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Traditional showcase designs made at a time in history—the years between the Civil War and World War II—when America was coming to terms with what it meant to be a modern nation. Complemented by a variety of innovative art quilts from contemporary fiber artists throughout California, Quilts offers a valuable visual and tactile understanding of American culture and society bridging the transition from traditional folk culture to the age of mass production and consumption. Participating California art quilters include Linda Anderson, Cindy Cooksey, Joe Cunningham, Jamie Fingal, Sheila Frampton-Cooper, Sherry Davis Kleinman, Kerby C. Smith, Lura Schwarz Smith, and Terry Waldron. General admission tickets to Quilts are now available, please visit www.muzeo.org to purchase tickets and for information on special events including workshops, group tours, docent tours and other community activities. MUZEO, which means “museum” in the international language of Esperanto, is a museum and urban cultural center with a focus on world-class traveling exhibitions and creative programming. MUZEO complex features a state-of the art gallery space that includes Anaheim’s original Carnegie Library, built in 1908. Please visit www.muzeo.org for more info.