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No Money, No Problem: Building a Transit Station with Hope by Vickie Vértiz
ARTIC renderings- Courtesy Photo
Even though a founding corporate sponsor has not been secured by city officials, the transit station is still slated to open on December 6. The move will likely create a bud-
get shortfall for the station operations expenses in the next seven months, said The Orange County Register. The Anaheim Transportation Intermodal Center or
ARTIC, is a huge terminal that connects Metrolink, Amtrak, taxis, and buses to residents. The developers and the city Please see page 2
Upset Protestors Rally Against Ferguson Verdict, Block Freeways by Jennifer schlueter With great suspense spectators all over the nation awaited the verdict of the grand jury in Ferguson last Monday whether to arraign police officer Darren Wilson or not. When the man who shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was not
indicted, people everywhere went into the streets to show their disapproval of the jury’s decision. Whereas some protests in Ferguson escalated and shops were lit on fire, demonstrations in LA and its surrounding coun-
ties remained mostly peaceful; however, several freeways including the 5, 110 and 10 were blocked for hours. Sit-ins and rallies in Leimert Park, Beverly Hills, and other areas were Please see page 2
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Leondra Kruger Appointed By Gov. Brown to California Supreme Court Leondra R. Kruger has been selected by Governor Brown for a vacancy on the California Supreme Court. The Governor’s nomination will be submitted to the State Bar’s Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation and must be confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. Ms. Kruger is a member of the Washington, D.C. and California Bar Associations and is admitted to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court. “It is exciting to learn that Leondra Kruger has been nominated for the California Supreme Court. Raised and educated in the 41st Assembly District, her nomination is a reflection of her stellar academic background. Her academic and professional careers have exhibited a commitment to excellence,” said Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena). Ms. Kruger was a resident of South Pasadena and graduated from Polytechnic School in Pasadena as a Presidential Scholar and a National Merit Scholar. She earned her undergraduate degree at Harvard, and her law degree at Yale Law School. She interned with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles and clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. She has worked for the U.S. Department of Justice since 2013, and the Office of the Solicitor General prior to that. The last time an AfricanAmerican was appointed to the California Supreme Court was in 1996.