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Monday, JUly 28, 2014 - august 3, 2014 - Volume 3, No. 30
Governor Brown met with Mexico’s secretary of foreign affairs in Sacramento
$160,000 could restore a 3 ½ year-old girl’s sight; Can you help?
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and California officials met with Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Secretary Jose Antonio Meade Kuribreña and other Mexican government leaders July 23red in Sacramento following a luncheon hosted by the California Chamber of Commerce. The meeting was held ahead of the Governor’s Trade and Investment Mission to Mexico next week. The Governor will be joined by state legislators, senior administration officials and a delegation of approximately 90 business, economic development, investment and policy leaders from throughout California organized by the California Chamber of Commerce with the help of the California Foundation for Commerce and Education. The trip will focus on helpPlease see page 3
Hilda Solis under investigation for improper fundraising By Shel Segal
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A fundraiser to kickstart the “Help Save Rose Campaign” will be held in Monrovia Aug 16 to support the life of 3 1/2 year old Rose Hengehold who is seeking experimental treatment for a rare form of brain cancer which has left her blind. “There is hope for Rose through treatment in Houston, Texas,” says Knights
of Columbus President, Duane Hamilton. “The Knights want to succeed in getting Rose the treatment that she desperately needs but it’s not inexpensive: - $160,000 will get her that treatment.” In Houston, Texas, there is a hospital that offers an experimental procedure which may help restore the 3 1/2 year-old’s eyesight.
Mexican way of doing rehab in L.A. follows examples of ‘anexos’ Businesses running without license or permits can be dangerous and dirty with rubbing alcohol, somewhere in Hacienda Heights. Closer to downtown, even rougher and dirtier rooms like these hold newly admitted patients every week in centers with names such as La Diferencia in South Central, La Decision Es Tuya in West LA, Salvacion de Vidas in Temple City. These independently operated groups offer their own self-
The tumor in her brain has moved against the optic nerve. “Thank you for giving my baby a chance! She has been through a lot but her spirit is strong and your support keeps us going,” say Rose’s mother Alicia . Rose, is a precocious toddler with ringlets of red hair and will ask your name to identify your voice as she
adjusts to her blindness. Tickets can be purchased for the kick-start fundraiser which will be a family event including food, live music and a magic show for $10 for adults and $7 for children 12 and under. August 16, 6:00 pm at Immaculate Conception Church at 740 S Shamrock Ave, Monrovia www.helpsaverose.com.
Los Angeles County Supervisor-elect and former Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is part of an “ongoing law enforcement investigation” as a Republican congressman recently released a recording alleging it shows she was involved in “improper fundraising activity,” a White House official said on July 16. The tape was released Please see page 3
California approves bill to minimize concussion risk for youth footballers By Jennifer Schlueter
taught treatment for drug and alcohol rehabilitation, with methods where no health codes, city permits, or professional licenses are needed. The standard 90-day program requires living in a locked-down and guarded location where you bathe in a child-size plastic swimming pool, sleep on the floor with un-
With more and more football players suing the National Football League because of severe head injuries and the increasing awareness of the public about the tragic aftermath of such concussions, the NFL and college leagues reacted by limiting full-contact practices, which has already proven to reduce concussions. Last Monday, Governor Jerry Brown signed the AB2127 law, which will prohibit full-contact practices taking longer than 90 minutes
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By Alejandro Betancourt: Special Report for Beacon Media Few of the patients of the Spanish-only speaking anexos de Corriente California around LA remember clearly if they were fully conscious or unconscious when they were admitted. They vaguely remember being led, dragged, or carried into a small, dingy holding room with roaches crawling on the carpeted walls where their shoes and socks were removed, and feet washed
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