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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Death of Covina Police Officer Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Wednesday issued the following statement regarding the death of Covina Police Department Officer Jordan Corder: “Anne and I were saddened to learn of the tragic death of Officer Jordan Corder. We join Officer Corder’s friends, family and colleagues in mourning his passing.” Officer Corder, 28, of Covina, died today from injuries sustained in a collision while attempting to stop a motorcycle driving at a high speed. Officer Corder was an eight-year veteran of the Covina Police Department. He is survived by his father, retired Covina Police Department Captain Mark Corder, and his mother Diane. In honor of Officer Corder, Capitol flags will be flown at half-staff.
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Volume 2, No. 39
Monks to Create Sacred Sand Mandala in Pasadena November 5-9
Governor signs ban of Confederate flag into law By JENNIFER SCHLUETER
Tibetan Monks made a Sand Mandala outside City Hall many years ago. The opportunity to see this incredible skill and patience with which the Monks use the funnel-shaped metal tool called a chakpur. -Photo by Terry Miller
USC Pacific Asia Museum will host a delegation of monks from Karnataka, India, and the Drepung Gomang Institute to
create a sand mandala in the museum auditorium over the course of five days, November 5-9, 2014. The sand man-
dala is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist art form that involves careful placement of colored sand in an intricate design that
references the world ating the mandala, in its divine form, a the monks perform path for the mind to a blessing ceremony reach enlightenment with chanting and and balance. Please see page 3 Before cre-
Because the Confederate states, which favored slavery, promoted the Confederate flag during the Civil War, it is to many a sign of racism rather than Southern pride. When the mother of State Assemblyman Isador Hall, D-Compton, spotted imitated Confederate money featuring the Confederate flag at the Capitol gift shop in Sacramento, her son decided to introduce bill AB 2444, with which he wants to “fend off the ugly hatred of racism”. The legislation, which prohibits “state agencies from selling or displaying items bearing the Confederate flag,” according to Al Jazeera, was signed into law last Thursday by Governor Jerry Brown. For Hall and others, the flag symbolizes racism, hatred, and is meant to intimidate. In August, the California State Assembly supPlease see page 3
RECYCLED-WATER BILL Chairman Of Board of Pasadena 100K Reward Offered For Armenian Genocide Memorial Chino, Sacrame SIGNED BY GOVERNOR AK47California; Bank Robber Announces Resignation BROWN AS DROUGHT PERSISTS A reward of up to beries and one attempt in Most homeowners want cheaper water bills. If provided the infrastructure, they’d gladly use recycled water to wash cars and irrigate lawns. Many cities have vast reservoirs of recycled water. If provided a market, they’d gladly allow the water to be used for more than just landscaping medians. Drought-scorched California took bold action to make these visions a reality, as Governor Brown signed AB 2282. The ground breaking legislation by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) would require the state to adopt building standards for recycled water in newly constructed commercial and residential buildings.
“The drought is a reminder that we need to make the best use of our limited water resources,” noted Gatto. “Recycled water is cleaner than most of the water in our natural aquifers. It’s wasteful and inefficient to dump this water into the ocean when we could use it for productive purposes.” It is expected that providing this new source will reduce water bills for many. Gatto’s bill specifically protects homeowners and businesses by requiring state agencies to consider the cost of various recycled-water infrastructure and determine which methods will provide the Please see page 5
William M. Paparian, former mayor of Pasadena, has announced his resignation as chairman of the board of directors of the Pasadena Armenian Genocide Memorial amid allegations that the board treasurer provided fraudulent background information about himself, that the treasurer failed to follow California law regarding legal filings and that other board members did nothing to address it. “California law requires that the board of directors carry out their responsibilities in good faith and with such care, including reasonable inquiry, as would be used by an ordinarily prudent person,” said Paparian. “It is my belief that the board has
failed in that fiduciary obligation owed to the community.” The memorial, approved by the Pasadena City Council in September 2013, has been scheduled to be completed and dedicated at the north side of Memorial Park in April 2015 to mark the 100th anniversary of the killing of 1.5 million Armenians over a three-year period beginning in 1915. On Aug. 6, the webmaster and social media coordinator for the memorial reported to the board that the bio of the treasurer had been removed from the website (www. pasagmc.org) due to the discovery that his claims of
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$100,000 is being offered in exchange for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect who shot and wounded a Chino police officer after robbing a bank in 2012, and who has since been linked to four bank rob-
UNKNOW The FBI and law enforcement partners in multiple states and jurisdictions, to include California, Washington, Idaho and Nebraska, are announcPlease see page 4
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