Four Tops Perform in Arcadia Feb. 21, P. 13
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Gas Prices Low, for Now
LOCAL NEWS
A Legion of Local Archers Descend on City Hall to Defend Their Range in the Arroyo Seco, P. 15
SPORTS
BY TERRY MILLER Gasoline prices in Southern California are at their lowest levels in more than four years. The average price of selfserve regular in Los Angeles County fell to its lowest amount since May 17, 2009. It decreased by 1.2 cents to $2.516 per gallon. The cost at the pumps has dropped for 15 consecutive days, decreasing 16.8 cents, including three-tenths of a cent on Monday. It is 8.8 cents less than one week ago, 27.1 cents lower than one month ago and $1.118 below what it was one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. However, experts predict prices will rise along with California’s temperatures this summer. While long-range gasoline predictions are difficult to make because of unforeseeable events, website GasBuddy.com predicts prices will drift higher in spring when refiners switch
La Salle Plays South Korean Team, P. 18
Lancers Defeat Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary H.S. in Boys Soccer, P. 18
ENTERTAINMENT Fran Syverson reviews “A Walk in the Woods” at the Sierra Madre Playhouse, P. 10
SEE PG. 18
The Art of John Lennon to Benefit Food Bank, P. 13
BUSINESS
Battle Lines Drawn as Net Neutrality Vote Draws Near, P. 16
BY NICK KIPLEY
Statewide Early Childhood Educators Convene in La Cañada, P. 8
Check out Summer Camps and Program at the 24th Annual Summer Opportunties Fair, P. 11
leap into summer!
Gas prices remain relatively low compared to previous years – however, experts agree there will be an upward spike this summer - Photo by Terry Miller
Riverside Toxic Spill Activists Blame Beck for Mess During Public Comment
Bicos Hospitality Inc. offers a unique experience at their Pasadena restaurants, P. 16
EDUCATION
VOLUME 19, NO. 6
“There is a case called Baca versus Moreno Valley and everybody should read it: If any person in this room wants to criticize a council member, a staff member, a mayor—anybody by name—[they are] allowed to by law,” said Riverside Resident Vivian Moreno during the public comment section which kicked off Monday night’s eight-hour City Council meeting in Pasadena. “I just want to make it clear that if anybody calls anybody out there is case law and, again, it is called Baca
versus Moreno Valley. Today I’m going to discuss the $270,000 payout from Siobhan Foster and your [ex-] finance director [Andrew Green]. You public deserve a professional staff.” Gesturing to the crowd of about a hundred people packed into the Council Chamber, Moreno continued, “These people paid [Foster and Green the combined] salaries of about seven-hundred thousand dollars a year.” Moreno explained that she reached this figure by adding SEE PG. 14
Michael Beck, Pasadena City Manager, listens to critics Monday night - Photo by Terry Miller
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Summer Opportunities Fair
Learn about over 100 local, national, and international summer camps, programs, and activities for boys and girls ages 5-18.
Admission is free and open to the community.
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WESTRIDGE SCHOOL’S 24th ANNUAL
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Fun activities for kids!
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