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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2017 - SEPTEMBER 10, 2017 - VOLUME 10, NO. 36
Local Elected Leaders, Business Leaders and Community Groups Unite in Long Beach to Stop the Big Telecom Power Grab Leaders from Long Beach, cities in Los Angeles County and others urge lawmakers to reject SB 649 (Hueso), which eliminates local governments’ authority to determine where wireless equipment on public property and transfers authority and dollars from local communities to corporate profits. Long Beach Council Member Al Austin and representatives from the Downtown Long Beach Alliance, the Belmont Heights Community Association and the American Public Works Association of Southern California today urged the Legislature to reject SB 649 (Hueso). Opposed by more than 215 cities and dozens of counties, this legislation would virtually eliminate cities’ authority to negotiate with telecommunications companies on the siting of wireless equipment in the public right of way and on public infrastructure. SB 649 would also cap the
lease rates far below market rate, on public infrastructure. The group held a press conference this morning in Long Beach at Pierpoint Landing. Cities support advances in technology, unique and diverse neighborhoods, businesses and closing the digital divide. Cities also have the authority to work with telecommunication companies to advance modern technology through an established discretionary permitting process, and many are doing so. Cities are responsible for updating local zoning codes to reflect land use changes, based on the evolution of local neighborhoods and residents’ needs. Discretionary control of local land use decisions is critical to preserving and supporting the unique identities of California's diverse communities. The bill has widespread opposition be-
A jury Thursday found a 38-year-old man guilty of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend by forcing her into a car, assaulting her and threatening to kill her, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Deputy District Attorney Yoobin Kang Hernandez said Alberto Casillas was found guilty of three felony counts in case GA101048: kidnapping, injuring an exgirlfriend and making criminal threats.
Casillas is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 28 in Department 1 of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Alhambra Branch. The defendant faces a maximum sentence of 24 years and four months in state prison. On May 3, Casillas went to his ex-girlfriend’s Duarte home and while in front of the woman’s residence, forced her into his vehicle
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Adam Raymond Named Chief Financial Officer in Riverside The City of Riverside has named Adam Raymond as its Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer, tasking him with the responsibility of developing and managing a $2 billion biennial budget and leading a staff of 60. Raymond, who previously served as the Acting CFO/Treasurer and, before that, as Assistant CFO/ Treasurer, is a seasoned municipal government professional. His previous du-
ties have included auditing cities/counties, working in the City Manager’s Office of multiple cities in Southern California, and providing leadership in the Innovation and Technology and Finance departments at the City of Riverside. Since joining the City of Riverside’s Finance Department in 2016, Raymond played an integral role in
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2017 CA ALA Convention Poppy Display--2nd Place At this year’s American Legion Auxiliary Department of California’s Annual Convention, El Montean Esthela Torres de Siegrist placed second in the statewide Annual Poppy Display Competition. Her entry was entitled “From Sea to Shining Sea with the Poppy Patrol.” Esthela serves as Chaplain and Girls’ State Chairwoman with the El Monte American Legion Auxiliary Unit 261. On her entry, Esthela
lovingly placed over 150 poppies, in memory of WWI US Army Combat Veteran, Earl Ray Murphy, the grandfather of her husband, David Siegrist. The little poppy flower commemorates all US Veterans and has its history dating from shortly after World War I. The poppies are constructed by our hospitalized U.S.Military Veterans and are distributed on a “donation” basis. SEE PAGE 4