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San Gabriel Asks Residents for Input on SR-710 Draft EIR P. 19
Temple City Wants Youth for City Affairs P. 18
SPORTS
Monrovia Baseball Cruises Past La Canada 10-1 to Continue Undefeated Streak P. 34
Arcadia Offers 2015 Future Apaches Football Camp P. 34
ENTERTAINMENT Loopholes: A Hodgepodge of Puns, Shticks, and One-Liners P. 7 Pacific Ballet Dance Theatre “A Collection of Works” April 25 P.14
BUSINESS
Business Profile: Geek Tech Repair P. 33
Why Single Parents Don’t Have the Luxury of Putting Off Estate Planning P. 33
EDUCATION
Pasadena City College Foundation to Hold First Scholarship Gala May 16 P. 27
Rosemead High Succeeds at Science Olympiad P. 26
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VOLUME 19, NO. 17
Community News, Arts & Opinions Since 1996
Union Station Homeless Services Expands Programs to Help More People than Ever Before Union Station Homeless Services is the San Gabriel Valley’s largest and most comprehensive social service agency assisting homeless individuals and families. The agency offers client-centered and accessible services that help people rebuild their lives. “Our supporters often ask us: How can I help someone experiencing homelessness?” says Ryan Izell, Director of Adult Services at Union Station. The agency hopes that two new access systems, designed for adults and families respectively, will make it easier for homeless people seeking shelter and housing to access vital services: Adults experiencing homelessness in the San Gabriel Valley can access shelter and housing services at any of the designated “Coordinated Entry System” sites, listed below: -Arcadia Mental Health (330 E Live Oak Ave., Arcadia) on Wednesday 8 a.m. - 5:30
p.m. (626) 821-5858. Appointment recommended but not required; Walk-ins welcome. -VOA – El Monte Access
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the lead sponsor of the Armenian Genocide Truth and Justice Resolution in Congress, released the following statement after the White House confirmed to Armenian-American community leaders that the President would not use the word genocide when he issues a statement Friday on the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide: “I’m deeply disappointed that the President, once again, will fail to properly describe the extermination of 1.5 million Armenians from 1915 to 1923 for what it was – genocide. How long must the victims and their families wait before our nation has the courage to confront Turkey with the truth about the murderous past of the Ottoman Empire? If not this President, who spoke so eloquently and passionately about recognition
The Centennial of the Armenian Genocide will be this Friday. On Saturday, hundreds attended a special dedication of the new memorial in Memorial Park in Pasadena. - Photo by Terry Miller
- File photo by Terry Miller
Center (4501 Santa Anita Ave., El Monte) on Monday-Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (626) 442-4357. Appointment recommended
but not required; Shelter referral site.
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Rep. Schiff “Deeply Disappointed” Obama Won’t Use Word ‘Genocide’
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