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No ordinary pet: lost pig has been adopted Upcoming by Vickie Vértiz small Found in a park alone, the she’s enthusiastic about her pig in question does not have food.” business a special name such as Wilbur The pig was spotted by or Babe like some well-known reporters in her holding pen, workshop: pigs, fictional and otherwise. poking her snout around in the She is mostly pink, but in some dirt trying to get the last piece places along her belly and face, of a carrot snack. Apparently, independent a brown streak covers her fuzzy her efforts were unsuccessful skin. Last week, San Bernardi- and she settled for moving into contractor no City Animal Control offi- a corner of the pen to lay down cials picked up a fifty-pound, on a pile of hay. vs. employee female pot-bellied pig, which is People are going out of known simply as A466477. their way for this pig with a According to the San Bernardino Sun, Adam Affrunti, San Bernardino Police Department Animal Control sergeant said the pig was picked up from a private residence around noon on May 29 by Animal Control and was found in good condition. The resident who found her lured her in with some food and took her home. However, the resident quickly realized that there was no way he could care for it and called animal control. As is expected, the pig is easily excited about feeding times. “When we give her apples and carrots, she’ll eat it out of your hand,” said Debi Shuker, animal control manager. “She gets skittish sometimes but
growing friendly reputation. One woman drove more than 60 miles for a chance to adopt the exotic pet. As the Sun reported, Erin Caldera of Temecula already has two pigs on her property but she’s hoping to bring home one more this week. “I rushed out here this morning to meet the pig,” Caldera said. “She (the pig) is so loveable. I’m hoping I win this lottery.” Caldera heard about the adoption through a friend on Facebook, which proves the great speed at which the news of the pig spread locally. The adoption fee was $30 and as word continued to spread in the county about the pig and her temperament, more people had showing in-
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terest. One reason for this is perhaps because pot-bellied pigs are smaller than farm pigs and therefore make better pets. The adoption lottery took place at 10am on June 5. Because people had been showing interest all week, shelter staff reported that they handed out raffle tickets and picked one out of a hat. Shelter operations manager Debi Shuker said to reporters that this process “makes it fair for everyone.” As of noon, June 5, according to shelter staff, the pig has been successfully adopted into caring hands.
Names of on-duty shooting-involved police officers are now public knowledge by jennifer schlueter While some law enforcement agencies in California have generally been disclosing names of officers involved in on-duty shootings, others have considered it a safety concern and therefore withheld them. Cmdr. Andrew Smith, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman, claimed that the department hasn’t “had any real issues" revealing the
names. The Long Beach Police Department chose to keep the names private because the lives of the officers and their families could possibly be endangered. However, on May 29, the California Supreme Court ruled 6-1 to make the names of officers involved in a shooting public knowledge unless the disclosure would prove a credible safety concern for the
officer. Justice Joyce L. Kennard stated for the majority: "If it is essential to protect an officer's anonymity for safety reasons or for reasons peculiar to the officer's duties—as, for example, in the case of an undercover officer—then the public interest in disclosure of the officer's Please see page 4
As an employer, it is to your advantage to know your obligations and understand the California payroll reporting requirements. To help new and existing business owners, the Inland Empire Small Business Development Center will offer a seminar on California employment tax laws on Tuesday, July 15. The “Independent Contractor vs. Employee” seminar will cover the factors that make a worker an employee, the basics of statutory employment, and independent contractor reporting requirements. This seminar will be held from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the High Desert Small Business Development Center, 15490 Civic Drive, Suite 102 in Victorville. There is no charge to attend and pre-registration is required as seating is very limited. For information, please call (909) 983-5005. Online registration is available at www.iesmallbusiness.com. The Inland Empire Small Business Development Center is hosted by the California State University, San Bernardino University Enterprises Corporation. The Center is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the California State University, Fullerton Tri-County Lead SBDC. All of the SBDC programs and services are offered on a non-discriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made.
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U.S. exports reach $193.3 billion in April
McDonnell to face Tanaka in run off race for Sheriff
Export-Import Bank financing support helps create American jobs
by SHEL SEGAL
The United States exported $193.3 billion of goods and services in April 2014, according to data released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Commerce Department. “The numbers show that the world’s consumers want U.S. goods and services for their quality and reliability,” said ExportImport Bank Chairman and President Fred P. Hochberg. “Made in America is still the best in the world, and the Ex-Im Bank is proud to play its part in boosting U.S. exporters abroad and supporting jobs here at home.” Exports of goods and services over the last twelve months totaled $2.3 trillion, which is 45.1
percent above the level of exports in 2009, and have been growing at an annualized rate of 9.0 percent when compared to 2009. During the same time period among the major export markets (i.e., markets with at least $6 billion in annual imports of U.S. goods), the countries with the largest annualized increase in U.S. goods purchases, when compared to 2009, were Panama (22.7 percent), Russia (18.9 percent), Peru (18.5 percent), Hong Kong (17.9 percent), Colombia (17.6 percent), Argentina (16.4 percent), Ecuador (16.1 percent), Chile (15.5 percent), Indonesia (14.6 percent) and China (14.5 percent).
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In the race to replace embattled Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell won the right to face former undersheriff and current Gardena Mayor Paul Tanaka in Tuesday’s Primary Election. McDonnell finished well in first in the election, garnering 49.15 percent of the vote, while Tanaka received 14.74 percent. Falling short were Bob Olmsted with 9.89 percent, James Hellmold with 7.91 percent, Patrick Gomez with 6.74 percent, Todd Rogers with 6.14 percent and Lou Vince with 5.43 percent. In the race for the vacant Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors First District seat, former U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis won the election with 70.32 percent of the vote and will have to face opponent April Saucedo Hood in the November General Election. Juventino “J” Gomez took third. In the race to become the next Los Angeles County Assessor, Jeffrey Prang led a field of 11 candidates with 18.06 percent. Running against him in November will be John Morris, who had 16.40 percent of the vote. In Monterey Park, Measure A – a housing development initiative – passed with 52.45 percent of the vote.
In a special election in Glendale to fill a vacant city council seat, Paula Devine beat out a field of five candidates with 33.69 percent of the vote. That term will end in April 2015. And in another Glendalerelated matter on how to decide to fill office vacancies in the future, known as Measure G, this initiative passed with 68.58 percent of the vote. In the 49th Assembly District covering the west San Gabriel Valley, Assemblyman Ed Chau is being returned to Sacramento for another term. He has 60.7 percent of the vote and has defeated Esthela Siegrist. In the 22nd state Senate District, state Sen. Ed Hernandez ran unopposed and is on his way back to the state Legislature. And in 27th Congressional District, Rep. Judy Chu is on the road back to Washington, defeating challenger Jack Orswell with 63.21 percent of the vote. Voter turnout for this election was considered by many to be low at just over 13 percent, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder. (Shel Segal can be reached at ssegal@beaconmedianews. com. He can be followed via Twitter @segallanded.)
4 year old boy drowns in home jacuzzi On May 31, Fire Crews were dispatched to a residence on Mercedes Avenue for a 4 year old possibly drowning. During the response fire crews were advised that the victim’s arm was stuck in a drain in the jacuzzi and he was submerged under water. Firefighters arrived on scene and found the child in the Jacuzzi with his arm stuck in
the bottom suction port. They were able to successfully pull the boy from the drain; however, the child was unconscious and unresponsive. The Firefighters immediately started CPR and the boy was transported to the closest Emergency Rooom. Later, the boy was pronounced dead by hospital doctors due to his injuries.
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West Coast leaders applaud Obama administration’s proposal to cut carbon pollution The leaders of California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia today applauded the Obama Administration’s newly released proposal for reducing carbon pollution as a welcome sign that the federal government is stepping up as a partner in the fight against climate change. The three West Coast governors and the Premier of British Columbia, representing the Pacific Coast Collaborative (PCC), said the proposal would achieve meaningful greenhouse gas reductions from existing power plants, the nation’s largest source of heat-trapping emissions. At the same time, they said, it will allow the states flexibility to build on programs and partnerships that are already protecting public health, saving consumers money and spurring innovation in cleaner, safer energy. “President Obama and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy are to be congratulated for accelerating a national response to the costs and risks of climate change,” said Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber. “These standards will protect the health of citizens across the country while supporting our growing renewable energy economy on the West Coast. I am particularly pleased to see the Administration recognize the important role of regional partnerships, like the Pacific Coast Collaborative, in meeting the objectives of this new effort to curb carbon pollution,” he said. The proposed U.S. EPA regulation, under Section 111(d) of the federal Clean Air Act, complements the goals of the Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy, a comprehensive and far-reaching agreement signed by the leaders in October 2013. The agreement commits the three states and British Columbia to align climate and energy policies, link programs where feasible to create consistent and cost-effective solutions, and grow the region’s clean energy economy. “President Obama today announced historic federal policy action to address climate change,”
said Washington Governor Jay Inslee. “The EPA’s new carbon pollution standards will also encourage and empower ongoing state and regional climate action, such as our collaborative efforts to grow the Pacific Coast’s clean energy economy. The risks of inaction on climate change are too great to ignore, and threaten grave damage to Washington’s communities, economy and way of life. I commend the President for taking this bold climate action.” The PCC leaders pledged to cooperate with governments around the world to press for action on climate change. “While others delay and deny, the Obama Administration is confronting climate change headon with these new standards,” said California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. “Clean energy policies are already working in California,
generating billions of dollars in energy savings and more than a million jobs. Bold, sustained action will be required at every level and this is a major step forward.” Under the PCC Action Plan, California and British Columbia will maintain their existing carbon pricing programs, while Oregon and Washington will commit to moving forward on similar policies. The leaders will further commit to “meaningful coordination and linkage between states and provinces across North America.” “I congratulate President Obama and the U.S. EPA for taking the next step on the path to not only reducing carbon pollution in the United States, but also in driving investment in new clean technology and clean energy for years to come,” said British Columbia Premier Christy Clark.
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‘Campaign to Unload’ urges California Regents to examine endowments Students and faculty at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) are understandably shocked by the hate-filled rampage of a UCSB student Friday night, in which six UCSB students were killed and 13 wounded just off campus. America mourns with the families and we embrace the responsibility to work together to stop this madness. "Not one more," as Richard Martinez, father of 20-year-old Christopher, one of the students who was killed, heartbreakingly challenged us. We are up to the challenge. To that end, we call on the University of California Board of Regents to examine whether the system's $88 billion endowment is contributing to more senseless destruction by being invested in companies that profit from gun violence, obstruct common-sense gun legislation, and fund the NRA. University endowments led the way in divesting from apartheid South Africa and should do so again in divesting from the gun industry. There have been 72 shootings on school campuses since the Sandy Hook massacre. We cannot afford to invest in gun companies. We are paying too high a cultural price to financially benefit from stock prices that climb even as our young people fall. The University of
California, where this latest horror occurred, should stand with its community and ensure that it is not funded with the blood money from these killings. The UCSB community is grieving, but there is a way to stop the madness: divest. Congress—the "craven, irresponsible politicians," Richard Martinez labeled them— has failed its constituents, 85% of whom support a bill to make every potential gun purchaser go through a background check. So we must use our wallets to take a stand. Divestment is a new front in the war to end the epidemic of gun violence. Its focus is on the corporate elements that are profiting from readily available and barely regulated firearms that are responsible for more than 30,000 American deaths every year, including the 20 first-graders and six educators massacred with a military-style assault weapon at Sandy Hook Elementary. “Our communities, and especially our young people, are bearing the brunt of gun violence while corporate executives reap the financial rewards. Lately, gun deaths—homicides, suicides, and accidents—make up the second-highest cause of death among young people aged 15-24. If this trend continues, gun violence will become the No. 1 cause of death for
millennials next year. We have to stop the madness; these students are our future. “In the wake of last week's tragedy, we must call on the University of California Board of Regents to divest from the gun industry,” the Campaign to Unload says. Meanwhile, the gun industry—led by Remington Arms Company; Sturm, Ruger & Co.; and Smith & Wesson—has profited even as more Americans are killed by the products it manufactures and aggressively markets. The value of these companies has grown significantly just as the rate of mass shootings has increased. Luckily, some institutions have already begun divesting. Occidental College started the movement in February by becoming the first higher-education institution to pledge to avoid any investments in companies that manufacture military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines for the general public. Universities should lead on this issue to ensure that they do not further the epidemic of gun violence by financially supporting the companies that profit from the devastation of young peoples' lives. Schools are supposed to be sacred places for learning, but our campuses have become battlegrounds. Help us cut off the supply and make our campuses safe again. Sign this petition to stand with the UCSB community and call for divestment from the gun industry. This change depends on you. Want to support our work? MoveOn Civic Action is entirely funded by our 8 million members—no corporate contributions, no big checks from CEOs. And our tiny staff ensures that small contributions go a long way. http://petitions.moveon.org/ sign/university-of-california1?source=mo&id=9654720688398-4MRTY7x
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name may need to give way. That determination, however, would need to be based on a particularized showing. Vague safety concerns that apply to all officers involved in shootings are insufficient to tip the balance against disclosure of officer names.” Justice Ming W. Chin disagreed: “Absent a showing of some greater public need for the information, we should allow law enforcement agencies to protect the very officers who are out there every day protecting us. They deserve at least that much for their brave service.” The court’s decision derived from a case that a Los Angeles Times reporter opened years ago. In 2010, Douglas Zerby, 35, was fatally shot by LAPD officers because they misjudged the garden hose nozzle the victim was holding for a weapon. Thus, LA Times reporter Richard Winton asked for the names of the officers who killed Zerby by shooting him 12 times. Winston was supported by other media and unions that agreed on the public’s right to know the officers’ names. The names have been revealed by Los Angeles attorneys. Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell agrees with the court’s decision. He had leaned toward disclosing the officers’ names in 2010, which was however prevented by the police union. "Too often," McDonnell explained in an email to the LA Times, "law enforcement treats the vast majority of what it does as secret and dissuades public involvement, when in fact very little need be kept confidential and the engagement of our community should be embraced and welcomed."