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MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2015 - MAY 3, 2015 - VOLUME 4, NO. 17
Huff Talks Political Origins, Priorities if Elected Supervisor
Three Convicted of Pasadena Murder Sentenced to Life Without Parole
BY JOE TAGLIERI
Three men found guilty of the 2013 gang-related murder of a 21-year-old Pasadena man have been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today. Deputy District Attorney Stefan Mrakich of the Hard-
core Gang Division said Peter Parra, 38, of Pasadena; Kevin Jessie Cabrera, 27, of North Hollywood; and Raymond Frank Conchas, 26, of Covina were sentenced late yesterday to LWOP plus an additional 25-years-to life in state prison. The three were
The Pasadena Area Community College District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Sunday to appoint Dr. Rajen Vurdien as superintendentpresident of Pasadena City College. “The Board is pleased that our selection process worked so quickly and so well and thanks everyone involved for their hard work,” said Berlinda Brown, board president. Brown said she will work with counsel to negotiate an agreement for Vurdien’s contract that will be acted on publicly at a future Board meeting. Vurdien, currently the president of Fullerton Col-
lege since May of 2010, beat out two other finalists – Dr. Robert Miller, interim superintendent-president of PCC,
Ava Kaufman was healthy, vibrant and full of life one day; the next, she was going to die unless she received a new heart. Now a successful heart transplant recipient and leading transplant advocate,
Ava is the founder of Ava’s Heart, the only non-profit in the United States that provides extensive support for transplant patients and their families pre-and-post life-
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Pasadena City College Names Dr. Rajen Vurdien Superintendent-President
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After more than a decade in Sacramento, state Sen. Bob Huff hopes to return home to Southern California next year as a
member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. The term-limited Republican said he never lost
touch with the local communities he has represented throughout the San Gabriel Valley and hopes that steadfast local focus will
bode well for his run to succeed 5th District incumbent Michael Antonovich, who also due to term limits must SEE PG. 5
CEO Steve Ralph sent out the following memo e mail last night: “The National Labor Relations Board tonight counted the ballots in the election to determine whether CNA/NNU would become the certified bargaining representative for Huntington Hospital nurses. Unfortunately, we do not have a final result to share with you this evening. THE VOTE COUNT WAS: •Votes cast against CNA/ NNU representation (“No” votes): 539 •Votes cast for CNA/NNU representation (“Yes” votes): 445
•Challenged ballots: 175 Because of the number of challenged ballots, the result cannot be determined without resolving the challenged ballots. What happens now? The NLRB will make a determination on the challenged ballots. In this process, the side that challenged the ballot has to provide a legitimate legal reason for the challenge. Once the NLRB decides which challenged nurses are eligible to vote, those ballots are opened, separated from the envelopes and counted as a group by the NLRB.
The hospital also is assessing additional steps. Both sides have one week to file objections to the elec-
tion. The hospital will object to any conduct by CNA/
Nurses Just Say No to CNA Unionization of Huntington Memorial Hospital
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‘Ava’s Heart’ Stresses the Magnitude of Life-Saving Organ Transplants
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