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Thursday, November 26 - December 2, 2009 Volume 14, No. 48
Ralph Walker - The Man, the Myth the Legend By John Stepehns
On Tuesday evening the Monrovia City Council honored Ralph Walker for what Mayor Mary Ann Lutz called “not so quiet service to this community for many, many years”, a time span in
which Mr. Walker has been enlightening and challenging the citizens of Monrovia and engaging news makers on local issues via his television talk shows “Conversations in Monrovia” and “Beyond the Headlines,” both aired on Monrovia’s
Effort to Oust Assemblyman Adams Fails
KGEM TV public television network. Mayor Lutz was quick to point out that this recognition had come due at this time not for reasons related to anything other than the fact that “it’s just time” to recognize the
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-Photo by Terry Miller
To Arcadia, Monrovia and Beyond: Foothill Extension Celebrated
-Photo by Terry Miller By Susan Motander
Local elected officials and various dignitaries gathered with community residents on
Saturday, November 21, to celebrate the funding for the Gold Line Extension from East Pasadena out to Azusa.
The festivities took place at the historic Santa Fe station in Monrovia near the intersection of Duarte Road and Myrtle
Foothill Unity Center Provides a Record Number of Thanksgiving Food Boxes By Susan Motander
Every year, Foothill Unity Center, headquartered in Monrovia with a second office in Pasadena, provides boxes full of all the makings
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-Photo by Terry Miller
Avenue. Last month the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(Metro) Board voted approval of $851 million in funds for the project. This funding is coming largely from the moneys generated by the passage of Measure R which increased sales tax by half a cent. Among those present to celebrate the approval of funds were Congress members David Dreier and Judy Chu. Dreier has long been a vocal advocate for the extension of the Gold Line out through the rest of the San Gabriel Valley all the way to the Ontario Airport. In his remarks on Saturday Dreier spoke glowingly of the support he received from other Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle including Chu who recently replaced Hilda Solis who has moved to a Cabinet position. In response Chu praised the leadership of Dreier in the regional effort to obtain and solidify the funding for the light rail line. Both members of Congress, who between them represent a large portion of the San Gabriel Valley, spoke
Even during the difficult times that we face, my family and I were driven to tears at the generosity of the neighborhood of Arcadia, Monrovia and Pasadena. My family and I want to ex-
By Bill Peters
press our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who supported us and want to take this opportunity to thank the ones who anonymously left donations at our door. My family has scram-
An Orange County Republican who declared that fellow Republican Anthony Adams’ pledge to not raise taxes was broken when the Assemblyman of the 59th District joined Democrats in the California Assembly to vote a tax increase package, has failed in his attempt to recall Adams and remove him from office, the California Secretary of State announced Friday. Atlas Political Action Committee, headed by Mike Schroeder, a former California Republican Party chairman, Lee Lowry, and Tim Whitacre had mounted the campaign against Adams. The original petition papers were filed by David T. Bartels, an Irvine attorney. Raucous rallies to promote the recall campaign were well-attended when they were held in the two counties Adams’ district encompasses: one in Apple Valley, the other in Glendora. Radio talk-show hosts John and Ken were instrumental in pounding the theme that Adams, in voting to raise taxes, was at philosophical odds with the conservative side of the Republican Party. While those rallies
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Touched By Generosity – Extending our Heartfelt Gratitude By Shyam Akula
-Adams