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THURSDAY, july 31 - august 6, 2014
Volume 2, No. 27
TAIWAN - USA SYNERGY Slated August 5 in Los Angeles
By SHEL SEGAL Mini tour buses were stationed outside the Sriracha factory on Azusa Canyon Road in Irwindale, given the job of providing visitors a tour of the hot sauce plant, according to a published report. The two 14-seat golf carts – called Hot 1 and Hot 2 – were giving visitors a comfortable look at the plant, a company official said, adding they were also keeping with the hot sauce spirit by being painted the same color as the hot chili sauce. With the busy chili grinding season starting in August, Huy Foods CEO David Tran said he is anticipating a steady trove of visitors coming to the plant to see the bright red jalapeno peppers get crushed into sauce. Those peppers are grown by Underwood Ranches in Kern and Ventura counties. In addition, a job fair was held on Friday at the plant by a staffing agency to hire 50 seasonal workers for the 16-week grinding season, when the factory runs three shifts six days a week, according to that report. Please see page 2
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Alhambra Teacher convicted of molesting Special Education girls Alhambra Unified School District was in the spotlight again Tuesday when a teacher was convicted Tuesday of molesting four special education girls at Repetto Elementary School. Jose Jesus Mosqueda, 44, pleaded guilty to four felony counts: three counts of lewd act upon a child and one count of continuous sexual abuse. There are other charges pending and other accusations may be filed. Mosqueda faces 16 years in state prison. Alhambra Unified School District has addi-
-Photo by Terry Miller Taiwan is America’s Synergy to discuss further gust 5, 2014. Ambassador economic relations be12th largest trading partner collaboration between the Linghu will be the Keynote tween Taiwan, mainland and as such the importance two countries. Speaker. China, and USA since of the relationship between Ambassador Bruce J.D. This will be one of Am- Taiwan is America’s 12th the two countries contin- Linghu, Director General bassador Linghu’s last largest trading partner, Calues to grow exponentially. of the Taipei Economic public appearances before ifornia’s 7th largest trading The impact Taiwan has and Cultural Office in Los he departs for Canada partner and the 4th largest on California is significant Angeles and The Board of as the Republic of China trading partner to Los Anand hence the Taipei Eco- Governors of City Club (Taiwan) Ambassadorial geles County. There will nomic and Cultural Office Los Angeles invite all in- Representative to Canada. also be a Round Table in Los Angeles has devot- terested persons to attend Ambassador Linghu will Panel discussion regarding ed a special event August this Taiwan USA Synergy give an overview on Tai- bilateral trade and business 5 entitled Taiwan – USA event to take place on Au- wan, and the important Please see page 3
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Mexican way of doing rehab in LA follows What's Lost is Found examples of ‘anexos’ - World's Largest Rubber Duck Will Businesses running without license or permits can be dangerous and dirty Special Report for Beacon Media
By Alejandro Betancourt 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 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 Please see page 4
Make Landfall at Tall Ships Festival
How do you lose a 59’ giant rubber duck? Torrential downpours and heavy flooding accomplished that task in China
last week; however, the loss of the enormous bath toy won’t impede plans for the duck’s West Coast debut at the Tall Ships
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