13-Year- Old Emilie’s Experience of Growing up in a Hostel P. 13
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Thursday, February 26, 2015 - March 4, 2015
Volume 19, No. 9
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Pasadena’s 2015 Black History Month Parade Celebrates Diversity
LOCAL NEWS
57 th Season Opener for American Little League P. 17
By terry miller
Arcadia Fire Department Weekly Report P.14
SPORTS
Monrovia, Advances to Second Round of CIF Playoffs P. 17
Maranatha to Advance to CIF Semifinals P. 18
ENTERTAINMENT With A Bounty Of Babies At The L.A. Zoo P. 11
The annual Black History Parade in Pasadena Saturday was a time for healing and reflection.
- Photo by Terry Miller
The 33rd Annual Black History Parade was celebrated last Saturday with a huge show of community spirit, local leaders and celebrities. Hundreds of people lined Fair Oaks to cheer on such notables as Councilwoman Jacque Robinson, Former State Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, as well as Phillip Sanchez, Pasadena’s Chief of Police who was out in force with his key staff shaking hands with as many people as possible. The community policing such as Chief Sanchez is spearheading was very well-received in the community that has seen a lot of violence in recent months, particularly shootings. Sanchez and the Pasadena PD made it loud and clear that they are here to protect everyone in the community. One SEE PG. 16
Officials Cancel China Trip, React to Allegations of Impropriety
The Madwoman of Chaillot Closes this Weekend P. 12
by joe taglieri
BUSINESS
Pasadena Sandwich Company Celebrates 20 Years P. 20
West Coast Port Employers, Dockworkers Reach Tentative Deal P. 20
EDUCATION
Jaime Escalante: Exhibition at Pasadena City College P. 27
California has Nation’s Highest Statewide Child Poverty Rate P. 26
Mayor John Wuo will return the Chinese donations.
SUNDAY, MARCH 1st at 7PM
- Photo by Terry Miller
Arcadia City Council members and staff officials will not be going to China and Taiwan next month, Mayor John Wuo told Arcadia Weekly in an interview Wednesday. "In light of what's happening in our community and reports in [Arcadia Weekly] and the Pasadena Star-News, I feel like we need to bring the community together rather than have these issues be a concern of the residents," Wuo said. "We don't have to go to China; we all thought it was a good idea but evidently the community doesn't feel that way, and we respect that. So I think it's best for our residents and for our city that we cancel the trip." On Sunday the Pasadena daily published a story that featured government transparency advocates who questioned the ethics of the city's acceptance of three
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$10,000 donations from Chinese donors. Officials said the $30,000 — which Wuo and City Manager Dominic Lazzaretto said would be returned to the donors — would be used to cover travel expenses for a delegation that would have Mayor John Wuo and his wife, Council Member Sho Tay and his wife, Council Member Tom Beck, City Manager Dominic Lazzaretto, City Attorney Stephen Deitsch, Fire Chief Kurt Norwood, Public Works Services Director Tom Tait, Recreation and Community Services Director Sara Somogyi as well as the mayor's brother and sister-in-law George and Sandy Wuo. One of the donors is a prolific real estate developer in Arcadia, which aroused suspicion among a significant number of Arcadia residents. In an interview Tuesday, Jie
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