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PUSD BOARD INDEFINITELY POSTPONES TALK OF SCHOOL CLOSURES
School district will explore ways to generate revenue through its properties Gus HERRERA
gherrera@beaconmedianews.com
P
asadena Unified School District’s (PUSD) Board of Education recently chose to indefinitely postpone talks regarding possible school closures and consolidations. The decision to table the discussion came as a relief to dozens of anxious parents and students who got wind of the superintendent school consolidation and boundary committee’s (SSCBC) recommendation to consolidate the following five PUSD sites: Cleveland Elementary, Franklin Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, Wilson Middle School, and Blair High School. Although the SSCBC’s recommendations were purely suggestions, it’s easy to understand how the news whipped up a frenzy within the PUSD
The Brain Game: Some parents are breathing a sigh of relief now that PUSD Superintendent McDonald has postponed possible school closures. Photo by Terry Miller/Beacon Media News
SEE PUSD BOARD PAGE 9
PASADENA COP RAISES $7500 FOR CHARITY RUNNING LA MARATHON IN FULL UNIFORM Donald C. Sevesind is a 43 year old Pasadena Police Officer with 19 years of experience, and an experienced marathoner. On March 18, 2018 at the 2018 Los Angeles Marathon he ran his 100th Marathon, running the 26.2 miles in full "Class A" police uniform. “I am attempting this challenge to raise money for two non-profit organizations dear to my heart, the
Pasadena Police Activites League (P.A.L.) program and the California Peace Officer's Memorial Foundation. Pasadena PAL is a local organization formed in 1998 to build bonds between Cops and kids. The after-school and fulltime summer mentoring program offers a positive atmosphere for students 8-17 years of age with tutoring, arts SEE MARATHON PAGE 6
$20,000 Reward Offered for Information Regarding Murder of Motorist in Pasadena Terry MILLER tmiller@beaconmedianews.com
County Supervisors announced $20,000 reward Tuesday for information regarding the person(s) responsible for dropping a boulder from the overpass at Orange Grove Boulevard in Pasadena onto the 134 freeway resulting in the death
of Cristopher Lopez a week ago Tuesday. On Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at approximately 8:55 p.m., Guadalupe Gutierrez was driving with her husband, Cristopher Lopez, their 4 year-old daughter and Mrs. Gutierrez’ mother westbound in the HOV lane, at approxiSEE REWARD PAGE 6
OPINION Columnist | sierramadretattler@gmail.com
The night Sierra Madre's civility party died Once upon a time there was a slate of candidates who ran for Sierra Madre City Council that called themselves "The Civility Party." They claimed to be nicer and more polite than the other candidates, and a lot of people bought into that. Then, in November of 2014, all of it blew up, and in spectacular
fashion. I am not sure anyone had ever made such a journey before. To go from being this city's Mayor to by far its most egregious and frankly cracked offender at public comment, and in just a relative few months, was a pretty dramatic SEE TATTLER PAGE 9
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