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Thursday, July 23, 2015 - July 29, 2015
COMPLIMENTARY COPY VOLUME 19, NO. 30
Pasadena and Area Cities Give Rousing Reception to Special Olympians BY JOYCE PENG AND TERRY MILLER
The Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015 will take place on Saturday, July 25, in the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the only venue in the world to host two Olympiads (1932 and 1984), two Super Bowls (I and VII) and one World Series (1959). The star-studded show will celebrate the true stars of the Games - the athletes of Special Olympics with exciting entertainment, the Parade of Athletes and the culmination of the Final Leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run and lighting of the Special Olympics cauldron. Broadcast internationally by ESPN, fans around the world will be able to participate in this memorable start to the World Games! On Wednesday morning Pasadena hosted Special Olympics delegations, including athletes and coaches, from Namibia, Tanzania, and Singapore as part of the Special Olympics World Games
Host Town Program. In the days before the World Games begin Saturday, these delegations will be among more than 7,000 athletes from 177 countries that will be welcomed by Pasadena and surrounding communities. The delegations arrived at Occidental College on Tuesday evening, July 21, after going through a final health check at Loyola Marymount University. The athletes will be sleeping at Occidental College where they will also train in the mornings through July 24, before departing to their assigned athletic villages at USC and UCLA. Host Town Pasadena arranged the city celebration as The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics arrived in Pasadena on Wednesday, July 22. The Pasadena Unified School District Special Education Department/LEARNS provided
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Special Olympics Athlete Graziano Carrozzo, who represented Italy in the 2007 and 2011 games carries the torch into Pasadena Wednesday morning along with Kristine Krishtal who has served with the North Attleboro PD in Massachusetts – Thousands turned out to greet the athletes on the final leg. – Photo by Terry Miller
Speaker of the House Disagrees With Arcadia’s Water Conservation Policy
Arcadia Council Resumes Commercial Zoning Update; Wuo Addresses Gemcoin Controversy
BY TERRY MILLER
BY JOE TAGLIERI
Last week we showed you a photo of Arcadia’s efforts to reduce water usage and the Speaker of the House has decided, in his infinite wisdom, to shed “Republican light” on the drought. Speaker John Boehner posted this on his Facebook page: “If ever there was a phrase that perfectly encapsulates liberal environmentalists’ backwards priorities and regressive ideology of restriction and scarcity, it is SEE PG. 12
- Photo by Terry Miller
The Arcadia City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to proceed with a zoning code update that was recently shelved pending the outcome of a lawsuit. Members directed planning staff to resume work that includes “changes and updates to the zoning throughout Arcadia’s commercial corridors, comprehensive parking review and updates, changes to Downtown Arcadia zoning requirements, review and potential modifications to SEE PG. 13
John Wuo addresses controversy.
- Photo by Terry Miller