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Colby Fire Starters Slapped with $9 Million Restitution Order Three men convicted of setting the Colby Fire earlier this year have been ordered to pay $9 million in restitution. The three men, Clifford Eugene Henry Jr., Steven Robert Aguirre and Jonathan Carl Jarrell must pay $4.4 million to the United States Forest Service, $1.9 million to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, $1.1 million to the California FAIR Plan Association, as well as hundreds of thousands to the Glendora Police Department, Azusa Police Department, Los Angeles Please see page 2
Court of Appeals Blocks Release of Redacted OIR Group Report on McDade Shooting The California Court of Appeal issued a Thanksgiving eve stay blocking Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant’s November 13 judgment ordering the release, over the objection of the Pasadena Police Officers Association (“PPOA”), of a heavily redacted version of the Office of Independent Please see page 4
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USC Eye Institute Opens State-of-the-Art Arcadia Clinic
The University of Southern California (USC) Eye Institute, one of the nation’s Top 10 ophthalmology departments nationwide according to U.S. News & World Report, opened its latest community clinic during a special event there last night at 65 N. First Ave., Ste. 101, in Arcadia. As part of USC’s commitment to Southern California, the ophthalmology clinic has served the San Gabriel Valley
community for 20 years. The new clinic, which moved two miles north from its previous location, expands its services in a 3,161-square-foot state-ofthe-art space adjacent to the Metro Gold Line’s future Arcadia Station. As one of six locations in Southern California where USC Eye Institute experts practice, the new Arcadia clinic offers comprehensive eye services, with sub-specialty exper-
tise in glaucoma, cornea and retina care as well as ocular plastic surgery. Staffed to serve the Arcadia community, the clinic’s ophthalmologists also speak Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Korean, Hindi, Spanish and German. The grand opening event welcomed 150 people and was hosted by USC Health Senior Vice President and CEO Tom Jackiewicz, Keck School
Finally…Rains Come to Southern California
Drought plagued Southland Gets Continuous Rain For Two Days As a strong storm system brought periods of heavy rain to the area through this week, the National Weather Service was projecting up to 8" of rainfall in the foothill and mountain areas. However in San Gabriel Valley the rain has been steady but not terribly heavy at least for most of Tuesday when the heaviest rains were expected. Flash flooding possible in Ventura and Los Angeles counties as well as the mountains and south coast
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Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean Carmen Puliafito, M.D., MBA speaks at the opening Monday night.
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of Medicine of USC Dean Carmen Puliafito, M.D., MBA, and USC Eye Institute Director Rohit Varma, M.D., M.P.H. Arcadia Mayor John Wuo was also there to welcome the clinic. “Keck Medicine of USC is dedicated to bringing our exceptional medical care to the local communities of greater Los Angeles by expanding our clinic locations. We want Please see page 6
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Arcadia City Council Divided Over Preservation Vs. Development BY LYNNE CURRY The Arcadia City Council directed its staff to review a 2001 historic preservation survey of buildings and homes in Arcadia at its bi-weekly meeting. In an earlier study session, the Council requested the staff to consider whether this survey requires updating or whether a new one should be conducted. wIn the study session, the Council received a report from the LA Conservancy about historic preserPlease see page 5
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Second Annual Pasadena International Film Festival Announces Dates and Final Entry Deadlines The Pasadena International Film Festival (PIFF) returns to the picturesque City of Pasadena February 11 – 15, 2015 after a hugely successful inaugural year. The one and only competitive film festival hosted in the City of Roses returns to the historic Playhouse District for four days of screenings, panel discussions and
gala events. PIFF announced today that its final call for entries deadline is November 21, 2014. Festival Programmers received over 400 domestic and international submissions. The 2015 edition of PIFF promises a robust slate of films from new, up-and-coming filmPlease see page 2