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Volume 2, No. 14
Earthquake followed by hundreds of aftershocks and additional temblors over the weekend Damage minor to moderate in some areas
Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) legislation to increase penalties for those who flee the scene of an accident cleared another legislative hurdle today, passing the Assembly Transportation Committee by a vote of 13-1. Gatto's bill, AB 1532, would expand hit-andrun penalties to include automatic license suspension for motorists who flee the scene of any accident involving another person. “The only way to know if you hurt someone is to stop. The only way to get someone medical help is to stop,” said Assemblyman Gatto. “Allowing drivers who don’t stop to keep their
Former Sheriff Baca ignored same request last year
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Monterey Park Library presents earthquake preparedness workshop The recent earthquakes in Southern California are reminders of the importance of being prepared in the event of a natural disaster. To help the public with earthquake preparedness, the Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library will present an informative workshop, "Earthquake Basics: Lessons Learned," on Sunday, April 13 at 2 p.m. in the Friends Room. Winston Wu, Chinese American Citizens Alliance Youth Council advisor and a registered civil engineer and geotechnical engineer in California, will present information about earthquake basics, damages from past earthquakes, lessons learned, recent news and current research Please see page 3
ACLU asks Sheriff to let Muslim inmates express religious beliefs
CalTech seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones, center, is the voice of reason when earthquakes rattle any part of the world , particularly California -Photo by Terry Miller
By Terry Miller A 5.1 earthquake centered in La Habra struck at approximately 9:09 PM last Friday catching Southern California residents largely by surprise. In Pasadena buildings rocked back and forth for a few seconds and ceiling lamps swayed for a good minute or so but serious
damage was reported in our immediate area. Since then, more than 100 aftershocks continued to rattle Southern California cities on Saturday . Among the strongest aftershocks, the U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude-3.4 struck at 9:02 a.m. PT Saturday, centered close to La Habra near Los Angeles,
100th anniversary of Armenian Genocide approaches The struggle in Syria took even more casualties last month when an entire village was forced to relocate to the coast for safety. Ancient Armenian Christian village of Kassab, whose residents fled as rebels seized control of their town March 23, was taken over and it is unclear how many casualties resulted. Syrian President Bashar Assad said Syrian rebels desecrated the village’s churches and slaughtered residents.
According to the Associated Press, Armenian descent underscores how Syria’s war, more than any other in history, has been waged on social media, with both “supporters of President Bashar Assad and those opposing his rule using selectively chosen videos and photos, sometimes faked, recycled or altered, to support their grievances.” The actions which took Please see page 2
which took the brunt of the larger quake Friday night. The strong earthquake was felt widely across the region shortly after 9 p.m. PT Friday. The USGS said the epicenter was 1 mile from Brea, located about 20 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, and 3 miles from Rowland Heights and Fullerton.
The main quake was preceded by two foreshocks registering at magnitudes 3.6 and 2.1, scientists said. USGS seismologist Lucy Jones at CalTech in Pasadena told the Los Angeles Times that the 5.1 quake has a 5% chance of being a foreshock of an even larger quake. Please see page 4
Bill to mandate child-abuse training for California teachers passes education committee Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) bill to strengthen training requirements and prevent child abuse in schools overcame its first legislative hurdle yesterday, passing the Assembly Education Committee by a vote of 5-0. The legislation would require all school employees to be trained according to standards developed by the Department of Educa-
Friday the ACLU Foundation of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) sent a letter to Sheriff John Scott requesting an end to the Los Angeles Sheriff Department’s current practice of denying Muslim inmates access to congregational prayer. “Our right to religious expression is guaranteed in our Constitution,” said Jessica Price, staff attorney for the ACLU SoCal. “Other inmates are allowed to attend congrePlease see page 5
LA County Sheriff hopefuls square off Sunday in Pasadena
tion, in the proper identification and reporting of child abuse and neglect, so that abuse can be stopped in its tracks. “By training school personnel to recognize the signs of abuse, it is my hope we will help stop it,” said Gatto. “And by training school personnel on their reporting duties, we
LASD top position candidates Patrick Gomez, Jim Hellmold, Jim McDonnell, Bob Olmsted, Todd Rogers, Paul Tanaka and Lou Vince will be facing each other in a debate at Pasadena’s Neighborhood Church on Sunday, April 6 at 3:00 p.m. The event is free of charge and open to the public. The debate moderator will be André Coleman, Deputy Editor of the Pasadena Weekly. The Los Angeles
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