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Brown Appoints Los Angeles County Superior Court Justices Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Lori R. Behar, Daniel L. Brenner, Robert B. Broadbelt III, Patrick A. Cathcart, Annabelle G. Cortez, Robert S. Draper, Marc D. Gross, Joseph R. Porras, Tony L. Richardson, Michael J. Shultz and Lynne Hobbs Smith to judgeships in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Please see page 7
Christmas Shooting in Pasadena 400 Attend Vigil at City Hall Thursday Night A man was shot to death in a Christmas Day shooting in Pasadena. He has been identified as a 49-year-old Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department employee. The victim, Victor J. McClinton, died at a hospital shortly after the shooting. The shooting took place at 11 a.m. in the 1900 block of Newport Avenue, near Wyoming Street, according to a Pasadena Police alert sent via Nixel. McClinton and another victim were taken to a hospital, where one died and the other was listed in critical condition, officials said. McClinton worked as a law enforcement technician assigned to court services since 1994.
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Dr. Jane Goodall Leads Off Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game New Year’s Day Goodall is the 124th Tournament of Roses Grand Marshal: Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, will serve as the Grand Marshal of the 2013 Tournament of Roses festivities. On New Year’s Day, in front of a world television audience, Dr. Goodall will ride in the 124th Rose Parade® presented by Honda and themed “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!.” She will then toss the coin before the 99th Rose Bowl Game®presented by VIZIO. Dr. Goodall has been an inspiration to the Pasadena Tournament of Roses as the organization continues to seek ways to make the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game more sustainable by finding ways to evolve waste-management practices and inspire that change in those who participate in Tournament of Roses events. “We selected our theme, ‘Oh, the Places You’ll Go!’ with Dr. Goodall in mind as Grand Marshal,” said Tournament of Roses President Sally Bixby. “The theme can be interpreted as a celebration of accomplishment, disPlease see page 8
Criminal Charges Filed in Fatal Collision Glendale Nurse and 11 Year-Old Murder Victims
The Jane Goodall Institute, which Dr. Goodall founded in 1977, works to protect the wild chimpanzees of Gombe National Park in Tanzania and other parts of Africa, but recognizes this cannot be accomplished without a comprehensive approach that addresses the needs of local people who are critical to chimpanzee survival. -Photo by Terry Miller
‘Fiscal Cliff’ Threatens Benefits, Vocational Assistance for Local Workforce
On December 25, the Pasadena Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation were conducting joint gang enforcement in the city of Pasadena following a homicide that occurred earlier in the day. At approximately 8:00 p.m., the officers observed a silver Dodge Durango commit a traffic violation in the area of Claremont Street and Marengo Avenue. They attempted to initiate a traffic stop; however, the driver, later identified as Darryl Williams, failed to yield. A vehicle pursuit ensued as Williams attempted to flee. As Williams approached the intersection of Marengo Avenue and Maple Street, he failed to stop for a red light and drove into the intersection colliding with a minivan making a left turn onto Maple Please see page 5
El Monte Police Department Delivers Food and Toy Baskets BY DENA BURROUGHS
impacts from the metaphorical fiscal cliff will result in employment losses reaching 1.6 million jobs by the end of 2013 due to the expiration of the payroll tax cut, emergency unemployment insurance, and other measures. The institute said that automatic cuts to federal programs, from education to health care to housing, would result in another 1.3 million jobs lost. And the Congressional Budget Office also weighed in, saying the cost of going
About 500 El Monte residents volunteered their time the morning of December 22 to fill up and deliver food and toy baskets to needy families in the area. Organized by the El Monte Police Department, the Christmas Basket and Toy Giveaway project is now in its 30th year. What began feeding 30 families is today a massive movement that delivers about 800 meals and 6,000 toys. The volunteers organized behind the El Monte City School District Office. Eight lines of empty boxes waited for the workers who shortly after 9 a.m. began
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BY JIM E. WINBURN The ‘fiscal cliff’ is much more than a despairing catchphrase tossed around by politicos to describe the budget stalemate in Congress. It is an imminent reality facing many of the unemployed in our own area. If the U.S. Congress and the President fail to work out a plan to avert this so-called ‘fiscal cliff’ before the end of the year, the American public will inherit a weighty package of tax hikes and spending cuts. According to the Economic Policy Institute, actual
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Food began to pass down the line to fill up boxes. -Photo by Dena Burroughs