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VOLUME 3, NO. 26
Huge Weekend Planned for Santa Anita Track American Pharoah Will Greet Race Fans Saturday – Season Closes Sunday
Triple Crown champion American Pharoah is walked by trainer Bob Baffert as Jockey Victor Espinoza looks on proudly. The colt returned from Churchill Downs last Thursday to Santa Anita via a flight on ‘Air Horse One’ to Ontario. From there the multi-million dollar horse received a four-vehicle police escort, code 3, to Santa Anita. - Photo by Terry Miller
Triple Crown champion American Pharoah arrived back at his barn at Santa Anita last Thursday from Churchill Downs. Arriving First Class on ‘Air Horse One,’ the Triple Crown winner seemed relaxed albeit a bit tired from his travels.
The three-year-old colt, owned and bred by Ahmed Zayat and trained by Bob Baffert, landed at Ontario International Airport from Louisville Thursday morning, around 9:45 a.m. He was transported with a six-unit law enforcement code 3 escort to Santa Anita.
Among those to greet American Pharoah were hundreds of media as well as some celebrities, although this reporter saw none. But then, we were there for the real celebrity--American Pharoah. Triple Crownwinning jockey Victor Espinoza and trainer Bob Baffert
Black License Plates Are Back Now Processing Iconic Plates Reissued by the Legacy License Plate Program
In 2012, when Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Glendale) introduced AB 1658 to create the California Legacy License Plate Program, he wanted to do something nice for those who preserve California’s classic-car heritage. Such enthusiasts often view Sacramento as the source of pesky regulations. But even peskier is the fact that after completing a full restoration of that classic Mustang, a car owner had to affix a seven-digit, bright-white, out-of-period license plate on it. Today, the DMV announced that production
of California’s historic black plates has finally begun, and those who ordered them via the Legacy License Plate Program will begin receiving them within the next two to three weeks. Gatto’s AB 1658,
signed into law in 2012, authorized the California Legacy License Plate Program, instructing the DMV to reissue iconic plates from California’s past. AcPlease see page 2
walked the colt around the barn area upon his arrival. He then had a nice cool bath. American Pharoah will make a public appearance between races at Santa Anita on Gold Cup at Santa Anita Day, Saturday, June 27. The champion colt paraded at Churchill Downs last Satur-
day.
Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) announced that the Appropriations Committee has once again included $5 million in funding in the Fiscal Year 2016 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill for a west coast earthquake early warning system. Last year, for the first time, Congress appropriated $5 million specifically for the system. This continued funding during a time of severe budget constraints demonstrates the importance of the system and Congress’s commitment to seeing the system fully built out. Earlier this year, Schiff
led a group of 35 Members of Congress – primarily from California, Washington, and Oregon – to request that the committee fund an earthquake early warning system for the West Coast. A limited system developed by Caltech, UC-Berkeley, and the University of Washington, in conjunction with the United States Geological Survey (USGS), has already been deployed and has proven that the early warning technology is sound. It will cost an estimated $38.2 million to build out a full system for the west coast, with annual operating and maintenance
After that, you’ll have to pop on down to the infield to hear the Cal Phil opening night which features a Beatles’ tribute band said to be the best in the business. The season opener of Please see page 6
Woman Murdered Boyfriend With Canned Foods
On June 18, a woman was charged with killing her 59-year-old boyfriend by striking him in the head with cans of food, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Deputy District Attorney Jon Hatami said Linda Clarene Jackson (DOB 1/7/56) of Lake Los Angeles faces one count of murder in case MA066297. The felony complaint alleges Jackson used canned food as a deadly and dangerous weapon and that she was convicted in 2005 for making criminal threats in case BA284464. Arraignment was scheduled the afternoon of June 18 in Department A1 of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Antelope Valley Branch. On June 16, Jackson allegedly killed David Ruiz while he was at her house by bludgeoning him in the head with the canned foods, the prosecutor said. Hatami will recommend more than $1 million bail for the defendant. If convicted as charged, Jackson faces life in state prison. The case remains under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Rep. Schiff Secures Funding for Earthquake Early Warning System
costs of $16.1 million. “I am pleased that the House Appropriations Committee has once again provided vital early funding for the earthquake early warning system. It is absolutely critical that the West Coast implement an earthquake early warning system that will give us a heads up before the ‘big one’ hits, so we can save lives and protect infrastructure,” said Schiff. “We are constantly reminded of our vulnerability—with tremors, earthquakes and aftershocks rattling our Please see page 2