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VOLUME 20, NO. 36
PROJECTED MARRIOTT DEVELOPMENT BREAKS GROUND IN 2018; SEQUOIAS ALREADY DOWN Monica SANCHEZ monicaadeline2@gmail.com
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rcadia City Council convened on Sept. 5 once again to discuss minor changes to the Marriott development that will break ground next year, a project that has caused a lot of upset as sequoias on the property of the future hotel have been destroyed to make way for the development to commence on Huntington Drive. Jason Kruckeberg, assistant city manager, emphasized that “There’s been a hotel on this site ever since 1955...When this project originally came in in 2014, there was a cultural resource study done that
City Council is excited for the Marriott development and believes it is a significant upgrade for the city. -Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
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To Comply, or Not to Comply … That Is the Question
Pasadena City Council Set to Discuss Municipal Election System on Sept. 18 Gus HERRERA gherrera@beaconmedianews.com
The City of Pasadena might soon be changing the way it holds municipal elections. The city council is set to take action on how best to respond to the California Voter Participation Rights Act (CVPRA), aka Senate Bill 415,
on Sept. 18. The CVPRA, signed by Governor Jerry Brown in September 2015, is meant to increase voter participation throughout the state by eliminating off-year elections and forcing all local elections to be consolidated with state elecSEE PAGE 2
MONROVIA CITY COUNCIL Beacon Media News’ Print Products PASSES RESOLUTION Cultivate Innovative AGAINST HATE Appearance The following resolution was proposed and discussed at the Monrovia City Council Meeting on Tuesday. More than an hour of public comments followed the proposal. Perhaps Council Member Becky Shevlin put it best when she said simply, “What really matters is how we act when we walk out of that door, how we treat each other.” The resolution passed unanimously. The following is
the text of the resolution (no. 2017-33): A resolution of the city council of the city of Monrovia, California, reaffirming the city’s commitment to building, maintaining and nourishing our city to be of one mind as we pursue the establishment of a true community that is free of racism, hatred and bigotry in all forms Whereas, on August 12,
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With progress comes change Beacon Media News, publisher of Arcadia Weekly, Monrovia Weekly, and Pasadena Independent, is doing a diminutive streamlining of our printed newspapers. As we enter our 21st year in business, we continually evolve and thrive along with our loyal readers and advertisers as
our family of newspapers brings you unique news and information each and every Thursday. We are, therefore, incessantly evolving in our exhilarating digital world. To meet the demands of our readers, many of whom SEE PAGE 18
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