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Monday, november 10, 2014 - november 16, 2014 Volume 19, No. 45
Hugo Reid student on 2015 All-American Chess Team
Monrovia’s Massage Envy gets flooded after being open just 7 days Saturday morning, the opening staff discovered water in the rear section of the beautiful new Massage Envy Spa. Turns out the sump pump in the rear parking lot was not operational and water seeped in the emergency exit. Coit was called and arrived quickly to assess the damage and immediately began the clean up. “The good news, says Kaitlyn Adams, owner of
Massage Envy Spa Monrovia is that only 7 of our 15 rooms were affected, so we are still open for business. Clients receiving services cannot even hear the fans running or work being done. Fans can be heard in the Tranquility Room, but it isn’t terrible, sounds like white noise and none of our clients have minded. We will however need to postpone our Grand Open-
ing Celebration which was scheduled for next week, November 13. After conferring with the Chamber, the ribbon cutting will take place next Thurs as scheduled and a new date will be chosen for the party. We had an excellent report from Coit today (11-5) that the walls will be completely dry by tomorrow so the repair work can begin. We will be fully operational soon.”
Petition to repeal utility users tax once again in circulation On August 28, 2014, a local group of citizens affiliated with the South Pasadena Tax Limitation Committee filed a Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition to place a measure to repeal the South Pasadena Utility Users Tax (UUT) on the ballot for a future election. This is the group’s second attempt to repeal the UUT. In May of 2014, a similar petition failed to meet the requisite number of signatures. The County Clerk found 456 signatures were sufficient, falling short of the requisite 518 re-
quired to make the ballot. The UUT makes up $3.7 million of South Pasadena’s operating budget of $24 million. Many residents choose to live in South Pasadena because it offers a high quality of life and outstanding city services. UUT Funds help our City to maintain police officer and firefighter staffing levels, street and road maintenance and pothole repair, and support for senior services and programs such as meals-on wheels, all of which keep South Pasadena a desirable place to live and do business.
Like most other independent cities, public safety – police and fire/paramedics – make up half of the General Fund. An independent survey to gauge public opinion on city service priorities revealed that 61% of respondents feel that the City is doing a good to excellent job in providing essential services to the community, and 69% feel that the City is fiscally responsible. Over 60% of those surveyed supported continuing our UUT measures for an additional ten Please see page 7
Brown wins historic fourth term, McDonnell is Los Angeles Sheriff -Photo by Terry Miller
Arcadia 5th grader Joaquin Perkins who attends Hugo Reid Elementary School, has been named to the 2015 AllAmerica Chess Team. This is his second time
being named to this prestigious team. It’s a rather extraordinary honor. They have him listed in the Age 9 category even though he is 10 because their criteria uses ages of January 1st,
2014. “The All-America Chess Team was created in 1987 to honor the very best players ages 18 and under. Please see page 5
Petition to repeal utility users tax once again in circulation A motion by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors, directed the Auditor-Controller to review the alleged duplicate voter registrations and other irregularities in the voter rolls and report back to the Board in 30
days on the findings. The request is a direct result of a recent report by KNBC News that identified at least 442, and possibly thousands more, alleged irregularities in the voter role. “Even with the understanding that the process
of updating or correcting voter records is complex, it is still incumbent upon the County to ensure the accuracy of voter registration, while preserving the right of every eligible voter to exercise his or her right to vote,” said Supervisor Antonovich.
Adam Schiff re-elected; Prop 47 passes
By Terry Miller Unlike the majority of the nation, election night in California seemed to defy the odds. Democrats prevailed widely across the state in early returns. Jerry Brown gets a fourth term. One big upset, however, was Proposition 47 which voters overwhelming said YES to. This potentially means the release of 10,000 felons from state prison; reduces penalties for stealing guns. Reduces penalties for possession of “date rape” drugs. The proposition was strongly opposed by prosecutors, Please see page 4
-Photo by Terry Miller