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San Gabriel City Council takes a peek at blueprint to build network of bikeways
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City of Monrovia re-examines ‘Blighted Yard’ status during the severe drought; Resident questions $250 fine for same - Tom Adams says City is biggest biggest offender … “we must end the madness.”
BY SHEL SEGAL The cities of San Gabriel and Pasadena have been looking into ways on how to better incorporate bicycles into their jurisdictions. The San Gabriel City Council recently took a look at a blueprint to build the city’s first major network of bikeways, according to a published report. The proposal would create 32.5 miles of different variations of bike Please see page 9
Temple City man shot during home invasion robbery in Pasadena A Temple City man was shot inside a Pasadena apartment after a home invasion robbery late Saturday. The wounded man was shot in twice during the crime, which took place shortly after 10 p.m. at an apartment in the 600 block of East Union Street, Pasadena according to police reports. The man was sent to Huntington where he was listed in stable condition. A second victim of the robbery, described as a 17-year-old Pasadena boy, suffered wounds to his arm during the home invasion. Police described the armed intruders as an Asian woman in her 20s, and four men of unknown race between 25 and 30 years old.
Patricia Neville plays with her dog outside here home on Norumbega Drive. The city slapped her with a $250 citation in part due to slighted landscaping. The code says: ‘landscape shall be continuously maintained with regular watering of plants/grass.’ Neville was doing her civic duty and conserving water during the drought. -Photo by Terry Miller
BY TERRY MILLER A Monrovia city resident on Norumbega Drive received a $250 citation dated August 20 stating, in part, that the resident ‘s “landscape shall be continuously maintained
with regular watering of plants/grass.” Patricia Neville was quite taken aback by this seemingly heavy-handed citation which the city says “must be paid within 15 calendar days.” She actually received the notice
Mayor Bill Bogaard will not run for re-election Popular Mayor has served Pasadena for 16 years City of Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard has announced his decision not to seek reelection after serving nearly 16 years as the City’s first, and (until now) only directly elected mayor in the City’s history. Bogaard is sending a twopage letter to many of his longtime friends and supporters in which he shares with them “a reluctant decision” not to seek re-election for a fifth term as Mayor. A copy of the letter is attached with this news release. “There is never a good time for a decision like this and so, after lots of thinking
on August 25. The paradox here was not lost on the resident or this newspaper as we are in a severe drought and the state has mandated conservation of water, which is exactly what Ms. Neville has done.
Now, according to Ms. Neville, the city wants to ‘punish her’ for doing exactly what she and thousands of residents are mandated by law to do – conserve water. Please see page 26
Volume 19, No. 36
Beheading of second American journalist by ISIL condemned by lawmakers Rep. Adam Schiff (DCA), a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement in response to reports of the killing of American journalist Steven Sotloff by ISIL: “Reports of ISIL beheading a second American journalist, Steven Sotloff, are another gruesome reminder of the evil that now controls a large swath of Iraq and Syria. All of America sends its heartfelt condolences to the Sotloff family, who have been living with this nightmare for a year and only wished for their son to be returned home unharmed. ISIL must be confronted and destroyed. And I am confident that no matter how long it takes, those who murdered Steven Sotloff and James Foley, and so many others, will be made to face justice.”
Vergara v. California ruling; State officials appeal Judge Treu’s final ruling on tenure in California schools BY TERRY MILLER
and often conferring with many of you, I have reached a reluctant decision not to run for re-election,” Mayor Bogaard wrote. “I don’t want to look back and find I stayed too long and I want to go on to other activities which will include much more time spent with Claire (Mrs. Bogaard) and the other members of our family.” Mayor Bogaard shared that the ongoing economic challenges means this is not the perfect time for him to step away, but he encouraged City officials to continue
Last week, California Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown appealed a recent state judge’s ruling that ends tenure and other union protections for public school teachers. The appeal, filed Friday, contends that Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Rulf Treu’s final decree lacks detail and fails to provide the legal basis for his verdict. Treu issued the final ruling Thursday, after directing in June that tenure protections for California
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Tom Torlakson speaks in Pasadena recently. -Photo by Terry Miller