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VOLUME 20, NO. 31
PASADENA POLICE CHIEF AND CITY MANAGER AGHAST OVER TRUMP’S RECENT COMMENTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT Terry MILLER
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ast year, President Obama pushed to reform police departments in the United States in the challenge of several high-profile fatal shootings of black men by police. However, the new POTUS, Trump, has now suggested police shouldn’t worry at all about “roughing up” suspects. “When you see these towns and when you see these thugs being thrown into the back of a paddy wagon—you just see them thrown in, rough—I said please don’t be too nice,” the president said last week in New York where the NYPD boycotted his appearance. Trump referred to those in custody as ‘animals’ and encouraged cops to get rough with the ‘thugs.’ A local civil rights attorney, Dale Gronemeir, asked Pasadena officials about President Trump’s recent outrageous comments regarding abhorrent abuse of people in police custody. SEE PAGE 10
President Trump said, “When you see these towns and when you see these thugs being thrown into the back of a paddy wagon — you just see them thrown in, rough — I said please don’t be too nice.” Pasadena Police Chief Sanchez disagrees as do most law enforcement officers. (Left) Chief Sanchez. - Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News. (Right) President Trump. - Courtesy photo / Gage Skidmor (CC BY-SA 2.0)
JACKIE ROBINSON SET TO BECOME ROSE BOWL’S FIRST STATUE
FURIOUS SIERRA MADRE RESIDENTS Former Mayor Slams WILL FACE OFF WITH CITY Pasadena Police for Failing OFFICIALS ABOUT FARFETCHED AND to Discipline Sergeant INFLATED WATER BILLS Part 1 in Series of Articles
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Coming this fall, the legacy of Jackie Robinson will be permanently cast in bronze, as the Pasadena hero is set to become the Rose Bowl’s first-ever commemorative statue.
Although Robinson has been depicted in numerous installations throughout the country, most recently at Dodger Stadium this past April, the Rose Bowl artwork will be especially unique. The man best known SEE PAGE 11
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Attorney William M. Paparian, who acted as mayor of the city of Pasadena from 1995 to 1997, condemned the Pasadena Police Department (PPD) for allowing a police sergeant
to retire without taking any action on three personnel complaints that were filed against that officer. Sgt. Michael Bugh retired shortly after the city agreed to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by his sister SEE PAGE 11
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One thing that is for sure in life is death and taxes, but in Sierra Madre it is the never ending battle of people vs. the water bills, which have been growing with ferocious might ever
since the drought began. People are not happy. Here at this newspaper, we’ve been inundated with requests to get to the bottom of why residents’ bills have doubled or tripled in many cases and SEE PAGE 11
SPORTS
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Summer Fun with The Marvelous Wonderettes
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT Get the Edge with the Executive Factor
Terry MILLER
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Pasadena Soccer Club Announces ‘Juggle-a-thon’
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