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Thursday, July 16, 2015 - July 22, 2015
BY TERRY MILLER
Your Voice, Your Community Since 1996
Sky High Gas Prices Hit San Gabriel Valley, $5 Per Gallon Looming
By last Friday morning, prices at the pump were already on the rise at hundreds of service stations around Southern California. A decline of more than one million barrels in gasoline inventory on the West Coast was just one of the alleged reasons for the surge in prices, according to gasbuddy.com. Also, fuel imports into the region have dropped to zero for the first time since March, according to the website, which cited a report from the Energy Information Administration. The average price of a gallon on gas nationally however is still cheaper than it was at this time last year, according to AAA. Friday’s average gas
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By Monday morning prices were reaching close to $5 a gallon in Pasadena.
Duarte Council Continues to Hire Firm for Another Year of Applications and Advocacy
BY JOE TAGLIERI
An executive from a firm contracted to solicit grants for public programs in Duarte reported to the City Council on Tuesday the results of applications submitted within the last year. Of 10 funding requests detailed in a memo from Townsend Public Affairs since the company began working with the city last year, one sizable grant was awarded, four were rejected,
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four applications are pending and one is due for submission by July 17. Duarte's one successful grant, which was announced in November, totals more than $975,000 for efforts aimed at reducing gang activity over the next three years. The city has received the California Gang Reduction, Intervention and Prevention grant since 2009. Townsend Director Richard Harmon said the CalGRIP application "provided
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a very good opportunity for us to basically immerse ourselves with city staff. ... It was one where we jumped in right away and put that together with the help of [the Public Safety Department]." CalGRIP funds cover salaries for two probation officers and a school resource deputy from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department who are assigned to the city's school district. The grant also
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Temple City Resident Among 2016 Distinguished Young Women Karlly Feng and Tatiana Karme-Scalisi were named Distinguished Young Woman of North Los Angeles County and Distinguished Young Woman of South Los Angeles County, respectively. Ms. Feng was also awarded the Overall Scholastics, Talent, Self-Expression and Fitness Awards. Ms. Karme-Scalisi was also awarded the Overall Interview and Fitness Awards. They will have the honor of representing Los Angeles County at the DisSEE PG. 15
Tatiana Karme-Scalisi and Karlly Feng.
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