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Major Crimes Detectives Rescue Victim From 3 Years of Involuntary Servitude P. 18
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Volume 19, No. 14
Community News, Arts & Opinions Since 1996
Warm Winter Increases SGV Mosquitoes
Governor Directs First Ever Statewide Mandatory Water Reductions
BY JOE TAGLIERI
Oak Avenue to Create Character Garden P. 19
SPORTS
Arcadia High Baseball Dismantles John Muir High 12-1 in League Play P. 25
PHS Scores 5 Runs in the 6th to Beat Burroughs 5-3 in Pacific League Opener P. 25
ENTERTAINMENT Julius Caesar: A Daring Translation With a Powerful Cast P. 16 Bentley/ Pasadena Hosts “Celebrating Sounds of Excellence” P.11
BUSINESS
Business Profile: The Paper Mill Printers P. 27
Assemblymember Gatto to Hold Town Hall Meeting April 2 P. 27
EDUCATION
The Huntington Library: Supporting the Common Core Curriculum Research P. 32
Parkview Elementary Students Participate in STAND UP to Bullying Week P. 9
- Courtesy Photo of SGV Vector Control
The warm, dry winter this past year has caused the local mosquito population to rise significantly, posing an increased risk for spreading West Nile Virus and other vector-borne diseases, officials warned. In February specialists
from the state's San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District responded to an abnormally high volume of calls about mosquitoes, which caused disease surveillance teams to be concerned about finding larger than normal mosquito popula-
tions so early in the year. "We are about a month ahead of our typical mosquito season," Jason Farned, spokesman for the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control DisSEE PG. 35
Following the lowest snowpack ever recorded and with no end to the drought in sight, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Wednesday announced actions that will save water, increase enforcement to prevent wasteful water use, streamline the state's drought response and invest in new technologies that will make California more drought resilient. “Today we are standing on dry grass where there should SEE PG. 7
Data and Dancing Highlight Temple City Mayor's 'State of the City' Speech Chamber BY JOE TAGLIERI Wants You to Discover China
Duarte Mayor Tzeitel ParasCaracci delivered an informative as well as entertaining "State of the City" address March 19 in which she reported on a variety of issues, and then closed the event with an eye-catching, toetapping dance recital. The mayor discussed issues such as the city's finances, public safety, the forthcoming Gold Line, economic development and recreation programs in her annual speech for 2015. But breaking with convention that usually centers on dry municipal discourse, Paras-Caracci wowed the audience that packed the City Council Chambers by joining the Duarte Dance Team from the local Teen Center for an
- Courtesy Photo
The hottest affinity program for US chambers in 2014 was a trip to China. Currently, more than 1,000 chambers of commerce in the U.S.A., Canada and other countries are receiving a combined $6 million in non-dues revenue annually by participating in Citslinc's China discovery trip, with combined interests of both business and tours. In 2014, Citslinc charged chambers for the tour package at a net $1,999 or $2,099 per person and included roundtrip airfare, land transportation, four
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