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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2018 | VOL LXXII ISSUE 4
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Glendora town hall on sanctuaryto convene on Oct. 11 City leaders hope to address citizens concerned with new sanctuary cities state law BY VICMAN THOME PHOTO EDITOR
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Glendora City Council announced a town hall meeting for Oct. 11, where residents may voice concerns about city’s lawsuit against State Senate Bill 54. The California law prevents state and local law enforcement officers from detaining or transferring federal immigration authorities. The meeting is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. in the Bidwell Forum at the Glendora Public Library. After it was last addressed during a regular city council meeting in September, the council released a public notice with the details about who will be in attendance and what will be occuring during said meeting. The public notice said a panel will be available to answer any questions the public might have about the law and how the city of Glendora will respond to it. Glendora City Clerk Kathleen Sessman said the purpose for the town hall meeting is to answer the public’s questions about SB 54. “The public can attend and get their questions answered by the panel and the city council,” Sessman said. Council member Gary Boyer said it was hard to get panelists to attend the meeting because it was difficult to find people knowledgeable about the subject and who were willing to speak. Boyer said the panel was selected by Mayor Mendell Thomson, two council members, the city attorney, and select members of the public. One of the panelists, Anita Lee is California’s principal fiscal and policy analyst. “Our position is not to pick sides, we are a non-partisan organization,” Lee said. Lee said the meeting’s purpose is to be as “informative as possible.” She said she hopes people understand what SB54 does and does not do to Glendora. The meeting follows Glendora city council’s decision in closed session to join a lawsuit challenging SB 54. “I hope people leave the town hall meeting with a better understanding of what SB 54 is and what it does to the public,” Boyer said. The city attorney, William Wynder will give a presentation on Glendora’s response to SB 54. “I’m just legal council for the city,” Wynder said. “I can not take sides.”
Violence Against Women Act Set to Expire after postponement BY TALIA PASTRANA SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER TPASTRANA@CCCLARION.COM
The Violence Against Women Act was set to expire on Sept 30, but Congress postponed the reauthorization giving it a Dec. 7 deadline. A short re-authorization period was attached to a defense and health spending bill that passed on Sept. 16. The Office on Violence Against Women is responsible for distributing the money from the VAWA. The office’s website lists the requested 2018 VAWA budget as $480 million — a 1.2 percent increase from the 2017 budget. The office has 25 grant programs that they are responsible for funding. Four grant programs have required funding by the law. The other 21 grant programs are discretionary.
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence reports one in three women will experience violence with an intimate partner in their lifetime. Women, ages 18-24 are most commonly abused by an intimate partner. The overwhelming majority, 94 percent, of murder-suicide victims are women. Citrus College has several ways for women to report violence. “You can report it to us,” said Head of Campus Safety, Benjamin Macias. “You can report it to law enforcement, your campus counselors, or the Title IX officer.” The the Citrus College Title IX Officer is Brenda Fink. S E E V IOLEN CE • PAGE 5
Photo Illustration by Brianna Sewell Clarion
College age women, 18-24, are most commonly abused by an intimate partner.
Bathroom intruder suspect arrested Glendora police and Campus Safety investigation nets invasion suspect
BY SAYEDAH MOSAVI OPINIONS EDITOR
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The Citrus College bathroom intruder was caught and arrested Oct. 5. Citrus College student and Covina resident, Phillip Osuna, 25, has been
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arrested and charged with four
We worked with Campus Safety so that they were aware of what we were doing.” -MIKE HOWELL
Gelndora police detective
counts invasion of privacy. The Glendora Police Department’s press release said Osuna was caught
on suspicion of “entering a Citrus College campus women’s restroom in an attempt to watch females while they were in bathroom stalls.” The press release said the “law applies to situations where a suspect peeks through a hole or an opening into an area someone is occupying in which a reasonable expectation of privacy exists.” Detective Mike Howell with the Glendora Police Department said the suspect was caught as a result of a joint investigation between the Citrus College Campus Safety and department detectives.
“We worked with Campus Safety so that they were aware of what we were doing,” Howell said. “From the investigation, I determined who I believed it was.” The Clarion previously reported that a male bathroom intruder struck at Citrus College three times. Osuna was on parole for an unrelated crime. He is being held without bail. He will not be released from jail until a judge address his case. Osuna’s case will be filed with the district attorney’s office in West Covina.