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Volume 19, No. 3
Long-term closure of Myrtle Ave. at railroad crossing in Monrovia starts - Jan. 20 Santa Anita crossing in Arcadia marks half way point for project
Prop 218 protest votes growing deadline Jan. 28 BY TERRY MILLER Our friends over at the Tattler bring up a good point in a post Tuesday with a great headline: “Where Have All The Flowers Gone? The Civility Party, Once the Hope of Many, Is Now No More.” It seems that everyone is either leaving council, has left or is planning to do so. Last week two announcements were made. One being that of Josh Moran deciding not to seek reelection and this latest from Chris Koerber: “I will not be running for re-election for Sierra Madre City Council in April, 2014. When I pulled papers Please see page 17
Long Beach Police Chief throws hat in ring for top cop position BY TERRY MILLER Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell is the latest to announce he will be running for the seat of Los Angeles County sheriff. The seat is being vacated by Lee Baca, who announced his retirement earlier this month after serving four terms as sheriff. McDonnell has been in Long Beach since 2010 after serving as high as second in command with the Los AnPlease see page 6
The Gold Line construction is moving along swiftly. The Santa Anita crossing has completed a large phase bringing a whole new look to Santa Anita Avenue as seen in this photo taken Monday evening. -Photo by Terry Miller
BY TERRY MILLER The changing face of Arcadia, Monrovia and Duarte due to Gold Line construction is dramatic in area cities. Perhaps none moreso than in Arcadia. First with
the completion of the basket bridge over the 210 last year, now the rail crossing over Santa Anita which heralds the fast pace at which Metro is working to get the light rail through the San Gabriel Valley cities.
Temple City City Council fires top executive Pulido At a Special Meeting held Monday evening, the Temple City City Council voted unanimously to terminate the employment agreement of City Manager Jose Pulido effective February 12, 2014. In accordance with Pulido's contract, he will be on paid administrative leave for 30 days and then receive a severance payment equal to six months of his base salary ($17,244.93/mo.). Mayor Cynthia Sternquist stated, "The Council and Mr. Pulido enjoyed a productive working relationship and moved the City forward in a positive fashion. However, the Council's evaluation was that they needed stronger leadership
Jose Pulido
to lead Temple City into the future. We are saddened to take this action, but believe a separation is in the best interest of the City. We wish Jose well.” Please see page 23
The next phase in Gold Line construction in Monrovia begins this weekend with a full closure of Myrtle at Railroad next week. Crews will be constructing grade crossing improvements on Myrtle Ave at the
railroad crossing (just north of Duarte Rd) in the City of Monrovia, as part of the 11.5-mile Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension light rail project. This grade crossing work requires a full closure of Myrtle Ave at the railroad
crossing for four months. To prepare the street for the long-term closure, the intersection of Myrtle Ave and Duarte Rd will be closed nightly on Saturday, JanuPlease see page 12
Arcadia Mayor Mickey Segal won’t run again Longtime councilmember and Mayor of Arcadia Mickey Segal has decided not to run for relection. His decision “ opens the door for at least two first-time new members on the Council, and potentially a majority of the five-member Council,” according to a report in Arcadia’s Best Tuesday. Scott Hettrick of Arcadia’s best first broke the story on his website; “For the first time in recent memory, there is no incumbent candidate, though Roger Chandler hopes to return to the Council where he has served multiple Mayoral stints. And Sho Tay, who is very familiar to voters, hopes to make this his first successful run. Other newcomers to
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the process who filed by the 5:30 p.m. deadline today and are awaiting validation of their applications from the City are Tom Beck, Burton Brink and Paul Van Fleet.” Hettrick continues: “Only one of the five potential candidates thus far is Chinese-American in a City that is nearly two-thirds Chinese;
none are female; and all five are AARP-eligible.But there may be others. Segal’s decision triggered a seldom-exercised City election rule that allows for a 48-hour extension of the filing deadline if no incumbent is running, according to Lisa Mussenden, Chief Deputy City Clerk/ Records Manager.”