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THURSDAY, MAY 10, - MAY 16, 2018 - VOLUME 6, NO. 19
The City of San Gabriel May Have a #MeToo Problem
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BY TERRY MILLER
n recent months, this newspaper has uncovered multiple allegations of impropriety and harassment concerning San Gabriel Council Member Chin Ho Liao through publicly available records. Women should feel safe at work not to be harassed by those in power. The #MeToo vision statement ends with “We want perpetrators to be held accountable and we want strategies implemented to sustain long term, systemic change.” The fact that credible allegations were swept under the rug by the City should draw attention from the #MeToo movement. The goal of the #MeToo movement is to shine a light on these issues to help women everywhere find strength and a pathway to healing. As in many cities, San Gabriel has apparently tried to hide their problem. While we are not able to investigate allegations since the City will not cooperate, we did confer with legal counsel and requested comment for all parties concerned. In the 2017 San Gabriel City Council Election there were many contentious issues. However, it appears that the City and a candidate kept a critical fact from the voters: Their knowledge that in a letter addressed to the Mayor and to the City, after a thorough investiga-
Does the city with a mission have a transparency problem?
The city of San Gabriel is under fire with allegations of inappropriate conduct by one sitting councilmember- Courtesy photo/ Terry Miller
tion, the City’s insurance carrier found credible allegations that Councilmember Chin Ho Liao had harassed people and acted inappropriately on several occasions. Did the City inform the City Council of the investigation and potential liability? The San Gabriel Sun & HLR Media LLC requested comment from every
Council member, the City Manager, and City Attorney on April 20th, 2018 and again in the beginning of May. We have not received a single response other than two acknowledgments of our Public Records request(s). The silence is deafening. In a tightly contested election, this knowledge may have made a
Anaheim Plans To Tackle Homelessness With Future Innovative Jobs Program
Great news for Anaheim’s ongoing work to provide pathways out of homelessness. Los Angeles-based nonprofit Chrysalis, which helps transition people from homelessness to
work by helping to prepare them for finding and keeping employment, has announced plans to expand to Orange County. “The dignity of a day’s unteer program Better Way Anaheim. After learning
about the great work of Chrysalis, I invited them to help us further expand into a full-fledged permanent jobs initiative as a pathway out of homelessSee Page 8
Driving Under The Influence In Rancho Mirage Officers from the Rancho Mirage Police Department responded to a single vehicle traffic collision in the 72000 block of Frank Sinatra Dr., Rancho Mirage. It was determined the driver, Nicole Tamez, 20 years of Palm
Desert, was travelling Westbound on Frank Sinatra Dr. and ran off the roadway at Bob Hope Dr. Tamez did not sustain any injuries as a result of the collision, but during the investigation it was determined that Tamez showed
symptoms of being under the influence of alcohol. Tamez was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol, and was transported to a local hospital as a precaution. Once treated, she was booked into the County Jail in Indio.
difference to voters. We may never know since neither the City nor candidate Liao disclosed the existence of the letter to the voters. How many voters might have been affected in light of the #MeToo movement? This newspaper received a copy of the above-mentioned letter to San Gabriel from its Insur-
ance carrier (the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority, or “JPIA”.) According to the JPIA’s letter, the investigator believes the allegations that Mr. Liao harassed City employees and members of the public on at least three occasions. In fact, at least one of the inSee Page 3
Redevelopment Auction At Former Carousel Mall In San Bernardino
Residents, businesses can own pieces of San Bernardino’s history. Work is in full swing as the City of San Bernardino continues to move toward a renaissance, and on May 11, 2018 at 1 p.m. an auction will be held at Carousel Mall. This next step in the
downtown redevelopment gives residents and businesses the opportunity to purchase a piece of Carousel Mall history, including the famed carousel itself. Historical items have al-
ready been donated to the San Bernardino Historical Museum to be preserved and displayed. “Redevelopment of
The Long Beach Department of Health & Human Services (Health Department) is ramping up education efforts by launching the “Remove, Report and Protect” campaign during the 2018 mosquito season. Temperatures are
warming up and residents are already reporting mosquito activity in their neighborhoods. “Last year was one of our busiest mosquito seasons on record, as we found the Aedes mosquito for the first time in Long Beach,
which has the potential to transmit disease not typically found in Southern California such as Zika, Dengue, and Chikungunya,” said City Health Officer Dr. Anissa Davis. “In addition to
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Long Beach Launches ‘Remove, Report and Protect’ Mosquito Season Campaign
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