Election Results for Azusa, Rosemead, San Gabriel, Temple City P. 26 Thursday, March 5, 2015 - March 11, 2015
LOCAL NEWS
Students at Local Schools Celebrate Chinese New Year P. 14
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Huntington Nurses Quarrel Over Possible Union Contract By terry miller
Students Demonstrate Public Speaking Skills in Annual Speak Up Contest P. 15
SPORTS
Maranatha Advances to State Tournament P. 18
Monrovia High Rallies to Defeat La Cañada in Penalties in CIF Semis P. 17
ENTERTAINMENT The Return of ArtNight Pasadena P. 10 Old Pasadena Celebrates 336 Happy Hours P. 12
BUSINESS
Holden Announces Woman of the Year P. 19
Women At Work to Close Pasadena Office P. 19
EDUCATION
Joshua Hing Named Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena Youth of the Year P. 27
New Training Tool for School Workers to Report Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect P. 27
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2015 6–10 PM
Volume 19, No. 10
An argumentative press conference, originally called by the CAN, caused nurses on both sides of the union issue to spar last Thursday. Tempers were high and officials and others attempted to quell the melee. - Photo by Terry Miller
El Monte Police Department to Enter 21st Century by nick kipley The El Monte City Council convened on Tuesday night to unanimously pass item 14.4 on the agenda, a measure which is designed to replace outdated yet crucial software systems used by the city’s police force, add a new mapping system that will allow police officers in the city to carry out their duty more effectively, and a new server that will support all of this software. The main piece of software to be replaced is known as the Computer Aided Dispatch System/Records Management System, aka CAD/RMS, the current system was integrated back in 1996 and has not aged well. Shannon Nurre, Communications Manager of the El Monte Police Department, presented SEE PG. 15
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“CNA - NO WAY!” was the repeated chant while officials and nurses from California Nurses Association attempted to speak at a press conference called by the CNA last Thursday morning. Scores of nurses, community leaders and union officials quarreled outside Huntington Memorial Hospital Thursday over the 10-month attempt to get nurses at Huntington to vote on unionizing. The confrontations occurred when anti-union employees attempted to quell the voices of the California Nurses Association, which initially called the press conference. Organizers were upset that the anti-union nurses and ancillary staff essentially rained on their parade. “I absolutely do not want or need union representation,” Vandy Uphoff, RN, told Pasa-
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El Monte Community Leaders Aim to Inspire Young Women at Annual Conference Recognizing that one of the best ways to support young people is to present positive role models for success, the City of El Monte is hosting a day-long conference to help establish mentoring relationships and encourage young women through the third annual INSPIRE: A Young Women’s Leadership Day on Saturday, March 7. This event brings together 150 young women and approxiSEE PG. 14
Enjoy a free evening of art, music and entertainment as Pasadena’s most prominent arts and cultural institutions swing open their doors.
FREE SHUTTLES Free shuttles, running 6–10 p.m., will loop throughout the evening with stops at each venue. Park at any venue and ride to the others.
PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS Armory Center for the Arts / Art Center College of Design / artWORKS Teen Center / City of Pasadena–City Hall / Jackie Robinson Community Center / Kidspace Children’s Museum / Light Bringer Project at Day One / Lineage Performing Arts Center / MUSE/IQUE / Offramp Gallery / Pasadena Conservatory of Music / Pasadena Museum of California Art / Pasadena Museum of History / PUSD at The Shops on Lake / Shumei Arts Council / Side Street Projects / USC Pacific Asia Museum
ARTS BUS Pasadena ARTS Route 10 runs along Colorado Boulevard and Green Street until 8 p.m. Information at cityofpasadena.net/artsbus. METRO GOLD LINE Take the Gold Line to Memorial Park Station in Pasadena. More info at metro.net. artnightpasadena.org facebook.com/artnightpasadena