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VOLUME 20, NO. 18
PASADENA COUNCIL APPROVES 2017 ELECTION RESULTS; UNANIMOUSLY ELECTS VICE-MAYOR KENNEDY Election Winners Call for Cooperation and Unity BY GUS HERERRA ghererra@beaconmedianews.com
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n Monday, the Pasadena City Council suspended regular business in order to hold its annual organizational meeting. Council approved the certificate of canvass from the March 7 primary elections, the subsequent April 18 runoff for District 7, and also elected a new vice-mayor. This year’s voters were clearly satisfied with the current council, as all three seats that were up for grabs were retained by the incumbents. In District 3, Council Member John Kennedy ran unopposed, receiving 100 percent of the votes. After recognizing his family, Kennedy said that he was very grateful for the opportunity to
continue to serve the city in which he was born and raised and looks forward to providing a voice for all those he represents. Kennedy also championed the dire need for cooperation in the years to come. “It is about neighbor helping neighbor in a quest to build that one shining city that we call ‘One Pasadena,’” he said, “we must work together, eliminate divisiveness … [and] continue not from a perch of fear, but a perch of understanding … ” Kennedy focused on his “desire to see clean, affordable housing” and the creation of an environment where residents can “walk anywhere without fear.” Council Member Margaret McAustin nominated Kennedy to
(Left to Right) Council Member Andy Wilson (District 7) and Council Member Victor Gordo (District 5). - Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
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Multiple Assaults and Robberies Reported at Caltech BY TERRY MILLER tmiller@beaconmedianews.com
Pasadena Independent has learned that there have been multiple assaults and robberies on and off campus at Caltech the nights of April 28 and 29. An email sent to Caltech community
at large reads, “ Pasadena Police Department the description of the suspects is as follows: Three to four African-American males, 16-to-20 years old, estimated to be 5 ft. 10 inches to 6 ft. tall, medium weight. The vehicles used in these assaults have been described as sedans, one possibly a white Mercedes, and the other black or possibly
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their vehicles. Unfortunately, the persons responsible for these attacks are still at large. According to an email Pasadena Independent obtained {send to Caltech staff and students} by William Heim, Director
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dark red in color. There have been eight such incidents in recent nights, four of them near Caltech’s campus, and four of the victims have been affiliated with Caltech. In each case, the suspects have targeted individuals walking alone in a dark or secluded area, have physically attacked them, taken their personal possessions, and quickly fled in
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