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Volume 22, NO. 21
PASADENA FIREFIGHTERSâ ASSOCIATION ISSUES DIRE WARNING OVER PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS
Survey of residents indicates high levels of support for protecting Fire and Police Staff WRITER editorial@beaconmedianews.com
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t a time of increased fire danger and already depleted fire services, Pasadena Firefighters Association, Local 809, has issued a warning that proposed budget cuts could âresult in a reduction in effectiveness of firefighters and emergency preparedness, which will reduce public safety and put firefighter lives in danger.â
As the City of Pasadena begins budget deliberations, rank and file firefighters are voicing strong objections to proposed public safety budget cuts. âThe proposed cuts in public safety spending are going to have an effect on firefighter effectiveness and emergency preparedness, compounding an already thin front line of firefighters,â said Scott Austin, President of Pasadena Firefighters, Local 809. Pasadena residents were invited to âJoin the Conversationâ and provide budget priorities for 2018-
2019. The top two categories of priorities are directly related to the Pasadena Fire and Police Departments. Residents registered the highest level of support for âPreserving 911 emergency response times and fire/paramedic servicesâ followed by âKeeping fire stations open and upgraded.â Despite the appeal from residents to bolster public safety, the proposed budget does the opposite. SEE BUDGET CUTS PAGE 12
Pasadena Firefightersâ Association says budget cuts could severely affect public safety.
Pasadena Youth Voter Registration Project Completed Staff WRITER editorial@beaconmedianews.com
The League of Women Voters - Pasadena Area (LWV-PA) has successfully concluded the Youth Voter Registration Project. A group of 35 volunteers staffed over 75 positions at Duarte HS, Monrovia
HS, Blair HS, Pasadena HS, Rose City HS, Marshall HS, PCC and ELAC. Some schools gave up class time to host us, some could only give us their lunch hours and others did both. Duarte, Pasadena, Rose City, Marshall, and Blair gave us in-classroom SEE REGISTRATION PAGE 13
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PASADENA COUNCIL OPENS FY2019 OPERATING BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING Gus HERRERA gherrera@beaconmedianews.com
On Monday, May 21, council opened the public hearing on the FY2019 operating budget and heard presentations from the police, fire, human services, and library departments â discussions that spanned two meetings, from the afternoon, until late
into the night. In fact, council had to postpone some items from the eveningâs regular agenda in order to accommodate the lengthy budget discussions. The recommended figures for the FY2019 budget are as follows: $245.6 million for the general fund (FY2018 adopted SEE FY2019 PAGE 13
Fuller Seminary Moving to Pomona After 70 Years in Pasadena Staff WRITER editorial@beaconmedianews.com
Fuller President Mark Labberton announced Tuesday a new vision for the future of seminary education. Building on its 70-year history of world-class theological scholarship paired with courageous innovation, Fuller
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will be undergoing a transformation that will bring its scholarship to more leaders in communities that need it most. Fuller plans to expand its offerings to allow leaders around the globe to participate in substantive learning experiences while serving in their communities, churches, SEE FULLER PAGE 12
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