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
Community News, Arts & Opinions Since 1996
Pasadena’s 2015 Black History Month Parade Celebrates Diversity
LOCAL NEWS
Eric Clayton Khun Identified and Arrested in ATM Assault P. 14
By terry miller
Fish Canyon Falls Trail Reopens P. 7
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.
Local Nurses Seek Union Protection
The Madwoman of Chaillot Closes this Weekend P. 12
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
- Photo by Terry Miller
Nurses at Huntington Memorial Hospital have filed for a union election for the first time in the hospital’s 123-year history. The election date will be determined within the next few weeks. In 2014, nurses reached out to the California Nurses Association (CNA) and started organizing to gain a stronger voice for patient care and working conditions. “In recent years we’ve seen the direction of nursing become increasingly based on budgets and revenue rather than patient care improvements. Huntington’s 2014 Operating Plan called for large layoffs, reductions in patients’ length of stay, and millions of dollars in cutbacks. Since we began organizing for improvements, the hospital has hired more staff and provided some needed equipment and supplies. We want ongoing nurse input into patient care locked in a union contract—not just im-
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provements when we become vocal,” said Maria Aguirre, an RN in the Psychiatric Unit. Huntington nurses want stringent patient care protections in their legally binding
union contract such as an independent RN-initiated and RNcontrolled patient care monitoring committee with teeth through which they can advocate for changes and challenge unsafe
Judy Chu has been a vocal and outspoken proponent for the unionization efforts of area nurses. – Photo by Terry Miller
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San Gabriel Surrogacy Agency Rips Off Potential Parents The owner of a Glendora egg donation and surrogacy company pleaded guilty last week to a federal wire fraud charge and admitted defrauding would-be parents, egg donors and surrogates over the course of more than three years. Allison Layton, a 38-yearold resident of Star, Idaho, pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge George H. Wu. Layton, who owned and operated Miracles Egg Donation and sometimes used the name Allison Jarvie, lived in Glendora during the course of the scheme. Between August 2008 and January 2012, would-be parSEE PG. 15
Benefit for Barbara Fiametta
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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
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