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South El Monte Elementary School Teacher Arrested For Sexual Misconduct Allegations Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Special Victims Bureau, is investigating a child molestation case involving Joseph Baldenebro. Mr. Baldenebro was arrested on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, for multiple counts of Lewd or Lascivious Acts involving children, as well as additional charges of Annoying or Molesting children. He is being held in lieu of $404,000 dollar bail. Suspect Baldenebro is a teacher at Miramonte Elementary School, in the city of South El Monte, which is part of the Mountain View School District. The acts the suspect is alleged to have committed took place in the classroom, and on school grounds and involve the inappropriate touching of female students between the ages of 8-11 years of old. Suspect Baldenebro is scheduled to be arraigned in Pomona Superior Court on Friday, June 23, 2017. Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
First Measure M Transit Project Gets Green Light Metro Board approves budget, project agreements to build second phase of the Foothill Gold Line project The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Board approved a $1.4-billion budget and partnership agreements to extend the Metro Gold Line in the San Gabriel Valley another 11.5 miles east to Claremont. Partnership agreements establish a funding plan and shared roles and responsibilities between Metro and the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority, the agency that will build the extension. Metro will fund the portion of the new segment from Glendora to Claremont within Los Angeles County. The Construction Authority plans to utilize other funding to complete the line to Montclair in San Bernardino County as part of the overall project. The extension will be
Joseph Baldenebro. - Courtesy photo / LASD
Long Beach Fleet Ranks Top Ten in the Nation
The City of Long Beach ranks top 10 out of thousands of fleet operations in the nation in the Government Fleet magazine and American Public Works Association (APWA) 2017 Leading Fleets competition. The honor recognizes the department’s high level of performance, leadership, competitiveness, and efficiency. This year’s ranking marks a two slot jump from 12th place in 2016.
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“We are proud of the Fleet Services team who’ve earned this recognition through their consistent hard work and innovative spirit,” said Mayor Robert Garcia. “An efficient fleet enables City departments to provide the services our residents depend on, while minimizing cost and impact to the environment. This is a well-deserved award.” SEE PAGE 3
the first rail line to begin construction from a multitude of new transit projects funded by Metro’s Measure M half-cent transportation sales tax approved by L.A. County voters in November 2016. “This second phase of the Foothill Gold Line is truly significant because it’s the very first Measure M transit project out of the gate,” said John Fasana, Metro Board Chair and Mayor Pro Tem for the city of Duarte. “It will establish the early momentum we need to launch our ambitious new traffic improvement plan that will yield tremendous transportation benefits for the entire Los Angeles County area.” Under the terms of the funding agreement, Metro SEE PAGE 16
Rancho Cucamonga-Based John P. Previti Memorial Foundation Pledges $500,000 to Pediatrics at Ruhs Medical Center A $500,000 gift from the John P. P reviti Memorial Foundation will buy new pediatric equipment for RUHS Medical Center and support programs that help children cope with the emotional impacts of hospitalization. Representatives of Frontier Enterprises and the John P. Previti Memorial Foundation on Wednesday
awarded the first $100,000 installment of the five-year gift to hospital officials. The John P. Previti Memorial Foundation was established in 2009 by Rancho Cucamonga-based Frontier Enterprises President and CEO Jim Previti to memorialize his late brother, John. Lexie Previti, the 13-yearold daughter of John Previti, signed the large ceremonial SEE PAGE 4
Lexie Previti, the 13-year-old daughter of John Previti, signed the large ceremonial check in the late-morning ceremony, surrounded by Riverside County and Moreno Valley officials. - Courtesy photo