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MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 - JULY 27, 2014 - VOLUME 3, NO. 29
Emergency regulation approved L.A. County City of Hope researcher to ensure state residents increase approves full receives grant for new water conservation implementation approach against leukemia More than 40 percent Hematopoietic Cell Trans$500 a day fines possible for offenders of Laura’s of patients with acute my- plantation at City of eloid leukemia (AML) will Hope, received The Jake Law mental relapse despite receiving Wetchler Foundation for aggressive chemotherapy Innovative Pediatric Canthe disease. A new cer Research-Damon Ruhealth program fortherapeutic approach, us- nyon Cancer Research The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved implementing Laura’s Law, a comprehensive, treatment-based approach for the mentally ill -- many of whom are incapable of recognizing their illness, announced Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich. “Laura’s Law has Please see page 4
ing immune cells known as T cells, could significantly improve their odds. In recognition of the potential impact of this approach, the work has just received a $450,000 grant from the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. Elizabeth Budde, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Hematology &
Foundation Clinical Investigator award, which will support a three-year study of immunotherapy treatment for AML. “Support such as this generous award from the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation and The Jake Wetchler Foundation for Innovative Pediatric Cancer RePlease see page 3
Alhambra man sentenced for assaulting young girls Milton Joel Melgar, 31, pleaded no contest Friday to two felony counts of assault with intent to commit a felony, one felony count of false imprisonment by violence, and two misdemeanor counts of child molesting according to police reports..
Melgar was ordered to register as a sex offender for life. Melgar was accused of harassing and sexually assaulting five female teenagers between August 2012 and July 2013 in El Monte. The girls were 14 to 16 years old at the time.
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Earthquake Early Warning System gets $5 Million jolt
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In response to the ongoing severe drought, on Tuesday the State Water Resources Control Board approved an emergency regulation to ensure water agencies, their customers and state residents increase water conservation in urban settings or face possible fines or other enforcement. The new conservation regulation is intended to reduce outdoor urban water use. The regulation, adopted by the State Water
Board, mandates minimum actions to conserve water supplies both for this year and into 2015. Most Californians use more water outdoors than indoors. In some areas, 50 percent or more of daily water use is for lawns and outdoor landscaping. Many communities and water suppliers have taken bold steps over the years and in this year to reduce water use; however, many have not and much
more can and should be done statewide to extend diminishing water supplies. With this regulation, all Californians will be expected to stop: washing down driveways and sidewalks; watering of outdoor landscapes that cause excess runoff; using a hose to wash a motor vehicle, unless the hose is fitted with a shut-off nozzle, and using potable water in a fountain or decoPlease see page 4
Senator Alex Padilla was on hand with Caltech’s Dr. Lucy Jones, U.S. Geological as she spoke of the importance of the EEWS last year. –File photo by Terry Miller
Rep. Adam Schiff (DBurbank) announced that the Appropriations Committee has included $5 million in funding in the Fiscal
Year 2015 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill for the Earthquake Early Warning System, the first time Congress has ever pro-
vided funding specifically for the system. Earlier this year, Schiff led a group of Please see page 5