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2017 Pasadena Homeless Count Results
BY GUS HERRERA
T Although this poignant image was made in Los Feliz, it sends a stark message of the plight of the homeless. Pasadena’s homeless veteran population was down 32 percent this year, a decrease attributed to the opening of several permanent supportive housing facilities. - Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
City Council Recap: April 24 Efforts will rehabilitate infrastructure and allow city to retain employees BY GUS HERRERA The Pasadena City Council’s regular meeting this past Monday dealt with a diverse range of issues - key items approved will address infrastructure and help the city recruit and retain employees. Mayor Terry Tornek hit the ground running and be-
gan the evening with two important proclamations – he declared April 24 as a day of remembrance for the Armenian Genocide and April 26 as Denim Day, a day to bring attention to rape and sexual assault. There were
three important items on the consent calendar - the first of which will improve Jackie Robinson Field at Brookside Park, a monument to Pasadena’s most iconic hero. The work will install outSEE PAGE 10
he Pasadena City Council was recently briefed on the findings from this year’s homeless count, which was conducted on the evening of Jan. 24 and morning of Jan. 25 by the group Urban Initiatives and the city. The count was made up of two components: an unsheltered count (those sleeping outdoors, on streets, or in parks/vehicles) and a sheltered count (those staying in shelters, transitional housing, or using motel/hotel vouchers). Although the city has seen a long-term downward trend in homelessness, staff reported that there was in fact a “slight uptick in 2017.” The total count yielded 575 homeless individuals, an eight percent increase SEE PAGE 10
Dive Teams Sent to Lake Cachuma in Santa Barbara County in Search of Missing 5-Year-Old Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau detectives are continuing their investigation into missing 5 year-old Andressian Aramazd Jr. Investigators have learned that the suspect spent Friday, April 21, 2017, visiting Lake Cachuma Recreation Area SEE PAGE 10
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