Election Results for Azusa, Rosemead, San Gabriel, Temple City P. 26 Thursday, March 5, 2015 - March 11, 2015
LOCAL NEWS
Pasadena Police Dedicate Freeway Memorial for Slain Officer P. 22
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Huntington Nurses Quarrel Over Possible Union Contract By terry miller
Man Posing as Cop Shoots Gun Inside a Local Bar P. 14
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
Pasadena City College Courier Celebrates 100th Anniversary The Pasadena City College Courier, one of the oldest studentrun community college newspapers in the state, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this month. From the first black and white newsprint issue released Feb. 4, 1915 - when the college was still a high school - to where it stands today as a weekly publication distributed in both printed and digital formats, the Courier has been an integral part of PCC's long and storied history. "I think it's fantastic that it's not only lasted this long, but it's considered one of the best student newspapers in the state," said Mikki Bolliger, a retired PCC journalism professor who served as advisor to the Courier from 1973 to 2009. To commemorate the milestone, the Courier and the PCC SEE PG. 14
“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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Union Organizers Give “Shout Out” to Supportive Council by nick kipley
- Courtesy Photo
In City Hall on Monday night, a group of sixteen nurses from Huntington Hospital gathered before the Mayor, City Council and members of staff in order to voice their gratitude for Councilmember Victor Gordo, Councilmember Terry Torneck and Vice Mayor Jacque Robinson in their support against the crowds of opposition at Huntington Hospital last week. “We want a free and fair election at the hospital. And the environment we found ourselves in last Thursday was quite hostile,” said Rabbi Jonathan Klein, who SEE PG. 15
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