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Be prepared before the big one strikes The Napa County 6.0 magnitude earthquake on Sunday, August 24, 2014 is a reminder we need to prepare! Don't wait until after an emergency to prepare for an earthquake or other major disasters. Take this opportunity to assess your family disaster plan and emergency kit. California is long overdue for a major earthquake. As a result, residents are encouraged to be prepared for a major disaster. In the event of a large-scale earthquake, emergency services will likely be overwhelmed, freeways and surface streets may be impassable, and public services and utilities could be interrupted for days, weeks, or months. Therefore, residents should be prepared to meet their own essential needs for an extended period of time at work, home, or on the road. Here are some suggested items for your family emergency kit: • Water (one gallon per person and pet per day Please see page 4
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 - SEPTEMBER 7, 2014 - VOLUME 3, NO. 35
Santa Anita’s newly renovated main track to re-open for training on September 2
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Dozens protest SGUSD member Denise Menchaca; Claim multiple Brown Act violations BY SHEL SEGAL
safest and most consistent playing field available for our horses, riders and the betting public. That said, we all know that in this business, there will always be issues from time to time. We’re excited to get horses on it and we look forward to opening day September 26.” Santa Anita’s 24day Autumn Meet will
Chanting slogans like “shame on you,” several dozen San Gabriel residents marched outside of Restaurant 261 on Mission Drive on Aug. 21 to protest the city candidacy of former San Gabriel Unified School District Board Member Denise Menchaca as she hosted a fundraiser inside the restaurant. Scott Bowles, a San Gabriel businessman who organized the event said the city is better off without Menchaca. “The city of San Gabriel has had enough in the eight years of her politics as
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Santa Anita’s newly resurfaced track original sand and clay mix has been replaced by a single-source natural material known as El Segundo Sand. -Photo by Terry Miller
Under the direction of Track Superintendent Dennis Moore, Santa Anita’s one mile main track has been totally renovated and its original sand and clay mix has been replaced by a single-source natural material known as El Segundo Sand. The track, which has been closed to training since July 11, will reopen for use on Sept 2 in advance of Santa Anita’s 2014 Autumn Meet, which
begins September 26. A naturally occurring, indigenous soil, El Segundo Sand will help to ensure balanced drainage during periods of wet weather and a uniform, safe cushion year ‘round. “It’s been my experience that the best surfaces around the country are all comprised of naturally occurring soils that are typically indigenous and not made by man,” said Moore,
who was hired by Santa Anita this past December following a highly successful tenure at the now-shuttered Hollywood Park. “This entire project has gone even better than any of us had hoped for. We’ve removed and installed about 21,000 yards of material and we are extremely pleased with its uniformity and with the way it’s settled in. “We expect this new surface will provide the
Rep. Schiff urges Department of Justice Dust, drought and dreams gone dry to fund body-worn cameras for local A commemoration of the 1930s American Dust Bowl police departments Pasadena Public Library Rep. Adam Schiff (DCA) announced that he is circulating a letter to his colleagues which will be sent to Attorney General Eric Holder urging the Department of Justice to help fund local police departments’ purchase of small bodyworn cameras in order to increase transparency, decrease tensions between police and community members, and create a record of events. Schiff, who is a member of the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee and former Assistant U.S.
ficer-involved shooting can arouse the strongest pas-
will host author Marisa Silver on Thursday, September 4 at Central Library’s Donald R. Wright Auditorium, 285 E. Walnut St. as part of Dust, Drought and Dreams Gone Dry, a month long commemoration of the 1930s American Dust Bowl this September. This free event begins with a reception at 6 p.m. followed by the program at 7 p.m. Silver will discuss her book, Mary Coin. In this novel, her first since The God of War, critically acclaimed author Marisa Silver takes Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother” photograph as in-
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Attorney, stated: “As the investigation into the death of Michael Brown illustrates, the circumstances of an of-
-Photo by Dorothea Lange, FA