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CANDLELIGHT VIGIL VOICES CONCERNS OVER PASADENA POLICE TACTICS Pasadena Mayor Touts 0.75 percent sales tax hike during state of the city
Story & Photos Terry MILLER tmiller@beaconmedianews.com
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hile the main event was inside the gymnasium at Marshal Fundamental Tuesday night in Pasadena, scores of activists held a peaceful vigil outside the entrance of the State of the City event in Pasadena Tuesday night. Pasadenans and Altadenans Against Police Violence organized two events this week as follow-ups to last Monday’s mobilization of 200 people at the Pasadena City Council meeting, which protested the police violence of the highly publicized beating of Christopher Ballew, as well as the shooting deaths of several other young Pasadena men like Leroy Barnes in 2009 - and more recently, the death of Kendrec McDade in 2012. In an ironic twist of fate, the attorney (who is representing Chris Ballew) -John Burton- told Altadena town council Tuesday night that his daughter was pulled over last Thursday by Pasadena officers. His daughter, Toni Gene Burton, who is also part African American, just happened to be stopped by police last Thursday evening, across the street from the original incident where Ballew was beaten. She was pulled out of the car, frisked and checked for gang tattoos SEE MAYOR PAGE 11
Pasadena activists hold candles during a vigil for the victims of police brutality, along with members of the Coalition for Increased Civilian Oversight of the Pasadena Police, Pasadena NAACP, ACLU and the San Gabriel Valley Progressive Alliance outside of Mayor Terry Tornek’s State of the City address at John Marshall School in Pasadena on Tuesday, Jan. 16. - Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
PASADENA COUNCIL RECAP: FINAL DETERMINATION MADE ON FUTURE OF CITY ELECTIONS Two new parks in the works Gus HERRERA gherrera@beaconmedianews.com
Last week, the Pasadena City Council made a formal determination on the future format of the city’s elections for both mayor and city council.
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT Restoring the Vanishing Skill of Quilting at Cat’s Quilting Corner
Following over 10 public meetings held with various city commissions, the district school board, and the community, the city council has decided to fully comply with the California Voters Participation Rights Act (CVPRA)
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by consolidating local election dates (formerly held in odd years) with the state’s even-year dates. The CVPRA, a controversial piece of legislation signed by Governor Jerry SEE ELECTIONS PAGE 10
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Pirates of Penzance’ at the Pasadena Playhouse
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Sierra Madre Library Hosts Annual Vintage Book Sale The Friends of the Sierra Madre Library are sponsoring their Best Used Book Sale on Friday, February 2 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, February 3 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. There will be many children’s titles as well as nonfiction and fiction classics for adults, some with famous artists as illustrators. They will have a set of Harvard Classics, Bruce Catton’s biography of U.S. Grant, and a set of Edna Ferber’s novels as well as other treasures. The DVD shelves in the Basement are overflowing and all DVDs will be half price at the Sale. Featured in the parking lot this time will be a huge collection of Marvel and DC comic books. Plan to spend a few minutes to look through the boxes and you may even find a valuable issue or two. As always the parking lot will have bargain books at only $1 each, Small paperbacks for 25 cents each or 5 for a $1. Children’s and Teen titles in the parking lot range from 25 cents - $1. The sale will be held behind the Sierra Madre Library, 440 West Sierra Madre Blvd. in Sierra Madre. All proceeds are used for services, acquisitions and programs of the Sierra Madre Library. They look forward to talking about books with you at the Best Used Book Sale.
Stater Bros. To Open First Supermarket in Pasadena Stater Bros. Markets is excited to announce that a retail space located at 1390 N. Allen Ave. (Northeast corner of Allen Ave. and Washington Blvd.) in Pasadena will soon become a Stater Bros. supermarket. The company will take
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possession of this location in May 2018 ensuring a smooth transition from the current occupant. At 42,000 sq. ft., this retail space will then undergo a major remodel, and reopen as a state-of-the-art Stater Bros. supermarket in fall 2018. The supermarket will
SPORTS5 New Arcadia Boys Basketball Has Up and Down Weekend
feature: - A Full Service Fresh Meat Department with Stater Bros. famous certified Meat Cutters ready to serve you. - A Full Service Fresh Seafood Department with friendly SEE SUPERMARKET PAGE 10
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