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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
Sierra Club Endorses Terry Tornek for Mayor of Pasadena 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
- 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
Cops Demand Competitive Pay By Nick Kipley
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
On the afternoon of Monday the 30th, approximately 150 members of the Pasadena Police department picketed City Hall with signs reading, “City Council, Save Our Police Department,” “Keep Pasadena Safe: Support Our Police Department,” “We Support Chief Sanchez,” “Keep Officers Here,” and, “Attract the Best.” The reason for the picketing was a result of the fact that Pasadena has lost 16 of its police officers to other Southern California departments in the recent years. The Cities of Glendale, Anaheim, Santa Monica, and Beverly Hills are of comparable size to Pasadena, and their police departments all pay much higher than Pasadena’s does. In fact, according to the Pasadena Police Officer’s AssoSEE PG. 19
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
Mayoral Candidates Show Strong Support For Police Dept. by terry miller
Marchers and supporters at the Tuesday night protest.
- Photo by Terry Miller
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Some of the first questions from editors at a local daily newspaper Tuesday evening at Marshall Fundamental High school took Jacque Robinson and Terry Tornek by surprise. The initial questions posed seemed to imply that the Pasadena Police Department is in a state of chaos and falling apart at the seams. Quite the contrary, said both candidates, who are obviously deeply concerned SEE PG. 19