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VOLUME 2, NO. 32
Inaugural Fly Fishing Derby September 6
The Recording Academy remembers Robin Williams
The sport of fly fishing conjures up images of wild mountain streams far from civilization, but on Saturday, September 6th, the urban setting of the Los Angeles River will for the first time play host to professional and beginner anglers in the first-ever Friends of the Los Angeles River “Off tha’ Hook” Fish Derby. “When I began carp fish-
Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams apparently took his own life at his Northern California home Monday, law enforcement officials said. Williams was 63. “He has been battling severe depression of late,” publicist Mara Buxbaum told CNN. “This is a tragic and sudden loss. The family respectfully asks for their privacy as they grieve during this very difficult time.” Coroner investigators suspect “the death to be a suicide due to asphyxia,” according to a statement from the Marin County, California, Sheriff’s office. Hundreds of thousands of tributes and a makeshift memorial at his Hollywood star mark the end of one of the most illustrious comedic careers in history. The Recording Academy, based in Santa Monica released this statement of Williams’ death. “Five-time GRAMMY® winner Robin Williams
BY TERRY MILLER
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Harley Rider Helps Animals In Need Rock & Rawhide, the charity that helps increase adoption levels of dogs and cats in shelters, have launched a national campaign to help drive adoptions and support of local animal shelters across the country, “Anthony’s Ride Please see page 5
Robin Williams, circa 1990, at Santa Barbara’s Biltmore Hotel at a special event honoring his comedic mentor Jonathan Winters
-Photo by Terry Miller
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Two Men Who Helped City of Glendale Kidnapped-for-Ransom Prevails in “Comfort Set Colby Fire Sentenced Victim Found Four Women” Lawsuit To Federal Prison Suspects Arrested Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Major Crimes Bureau became involved in a kidnap for ransom case last week. The victim, a 44-year-old female adult, had been forcibly kidnapped in the Rowland Heights area and a ransom demand of $110,000 dollars for her safe return had been made to a family member. The
caller indicated that the victim would be harmed or killed if the ransom was not paid. Approximately 25 Detectives initiated an aroundthe-clock investigation, and through investigative resources, developed several leads, which eventually focused on a multi-unit housing complex located Please see page 4
United States District Court Judge Percy Anderson recently dismissed a lawsuit against the City of Glendale, which sought the removal of a monument in Glendale’s Central Park that memorializes the more than 200,000 Dutch and Asian women who were coerced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army between 1932 and 1945. The Lawsuit (Michiko Shiota Gingery, et al. v. City of Glendale, et al.) was filed against the City by Michiko Shiota Gingery, a Glendale resident and the so-called Global Alliance for Historical Truth (GAHT-US), a nonprofit corporation. The plaintiffs claimed that the placement of the monument interfered with the Executive Branch’s primary author-
ity to conduct foreign relations and was an unconstitutional interference with the federal government’s Foreign Affairs Power. In response to the City’s motion to dismiss the case, the court ruled in the City’s favor. Preliminarily, the court ruled that the plaintiffs did not have “standing” to bring suit as they suffered no tangible harm from the City’s placement of the monument in the park. Substantively, the court ruled that the plaintiffs could not articulate a clear conflict between the City’s approval of the monument and the federal government’s policies regarding recognition of the plight of the Comfort Women. The court noted that, even according to the facts in Please see page 4
Two men involved in setting an illegal campfire above Glendora that erupted out of control to become the destructive Colby Fire were sentenced last week to federal prison. At today’s hearing, Clifford Eugene Henry Jr, 22, of Glendora, received a prison term of 6 months, plus a three-year term of supervised
release, and Steven Robert Aguirre, 21, of Baldwin Park, received a prison term of 5 months, plus a three-year term of supervised release, from United States District Judge George H. Wu. Clifford Henry and Steven Aguirre were tried together in May and each was found guilty of four charges Please see page 3