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VOLUME 20, NO. 29
CROWN CITY EATERY OWNERS FRUSTRATED WITH PASADENA MAYOR STORY & PHOTO BY TERRY MILLER tmiller@beaconmedianews.com
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L-R Robin Salzer, owner of Robin’s Ribs and Abel Ramirez owner of El Portal while frustrated with the city after a meeting with the mayor last week, decided with other restauranteurs in Pasadena to form a PAC in the form of Pasadena Restaurant Owners Association.
Exxon Protest Greets California State Attorney General in Pasadena by TERRY MILLER tmiller@beaconmedianews.com
Last Thursday, on the invitation of Assemblyman Chris Holden, Attorney General Xavier, who was protected by a group of
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CHP agents, spoke to a packed council chamber to hear Pasadena’s concerns about several issues. A handful of protesters who made their displeasure with Exxon known, complete with person dressed in a T-Rex outfit entering chambers held
signs that read: “Investigate Exxon.” The protesters were referring, of course, to former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson’s nomination as secretary of state. In addition to calling SEE PAGE 11
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PASADENA COUNCIL RECAP: THREE TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS APPROVED Civic Center Task Force Established; One Arroyo Project Receives Initial Funding by GUS HERRERA gherrera@beaconmedianews.com
As the dog days of summer weigh down on the rest of us, the Pasadena City Council
stayed busy and tackled a full agenda. Highlights from their most recent meeting included the establishment of a Civic Center citizens’ task force and the authorization of $350,000
for the city’s One Arroyo Project – acts that council hopes will secure the future of two of the city’s greatest assets. SEE PAGE 10
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ith the minimum wage increase now in effect in Pasadena since July 1, more questions than answers have inundated local restaurant owners, particularly the smaller “mom and pop” operations where the increase could endanger their very operations and ultimately their future. A meeting which took place for about an hour in Pasadena Council Chambers last Thursday was initiated by Mayor Tornek, in an endeavor to see what he and the city could do to help this vital segment of Pasadena’s business community. The Mayor knew he’d be facing some tough questions, but ultimately the majority of the hour was spent discussing the controversial minimum wage increase and how it could hinder their particular restaurants. “It’s a work in progress…” Mayor Tornek told Pasadena Independent in a telephone
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