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VOLUME 2, NO. 7
Catholics urge disgraced cardinal: Don’t vote in the Papal Conclave
Glendale municipal elections are right around the corner
After the news that Pope Benedict XVI will be stepping down effective Feb. 28, Catholics in Los Angeles are urging Cardinal Roger Mahony to stay home instead of participating in the election to determine the next pope. Mahony was recently stripped of his public duties for his part in a sex abuse cover-up while he led the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The College of Cardinals, made up of just fewer than 120 men under the voting eligibility cutoff age of 80, will meet at the Vatican in a closed door conference, known as a “conclave,” to determine the next leader of the worldwide Catholic church. Mahony, who participated in the 2005 gathering to elevate Joseph Ratzinger to the papacy, is 76 and still eligible to participate in the conclave. “The circumstances of this conclave are shocking and require action, but the fact Cardinal Mahony would not choose to recuse himself would only tarnish the College,” said Father Joseph Palacios, a scholar and Catholic priest who was ordained in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. “I’m not Please see page 3
On Tuesday, April 2, Glendale will hold its biennial municipal election where voters can cast ballots for the offices of Treasurer, City Clerk, City Council, Community College Board of Trustees, and Glendale Unified School Board. Also up for the consideration of voters are three measures for Charter amendments. In order to vote in the 2013 Glendale Municipal Elections, voters must be registered in the County of Los Angeles in either the City of Glendale or the ar-
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Mysterious door to nowhere discovered at Glendale’s Brand Library Library, Arts & Culture staff and renovation contractors will open a mysterious “door to nowhere” recently discovered during the Brand Library & Art Center renovation project. Historic photos of the 1904 building indicate that the doorway covered in muslin cloth hides a niche that once held a sculpture. The doorway is scheduled
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Residents in Foothill communities asked to curtail water use during pipeline shutdown Consumers in the city of Pasadena and three adjoining Los Angeles County foothill communities are requested to reduce their water use—including refraining from outdoor watering while a major imported water pipeline is taken out of service for eight days beginning Thursday, Feb. 21. The outage is scheduled to last until Feb. 28. In addition to Pasadena, consumers in Altadena, La Cañada Flintridge and La Crescenta are asked to contact their local water supplier to determine water-use restrictions for their area. Supplies for about 250,000
eas served by the Glendale Community College and Glendale Unified School District by Monday, March 18. How to obtain a voter registration form: By phone - Residents may request that a Voter Registration form be mailed by calling the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s general information telephone numbers: (562) 466-1310 or (800) 481VOTE, 24 hours a day. In person - Voter Reg-
people in the affected communities will be limited during the shutdown. Starting Thursday, Feb. 14, residents can visit www. mwdh2o.com and www.bewaterwise.com for the latest information on the planned shutdown as well as watersaving tips. During the shutdown, regular updates on the upgrade work will be posted on the websites. One of the oldest water lines operated and maintained by Metropolitan, a portion of the Upper Feeder delivers treated drinking water from the district’s F. E. Weymouth Water Treatment
Plant in La Verne to foothill cities and communities in eastern Los Angeles County from Pomona to Glendale. Debra C. Man, Metropolitan’s chief operating officer and assistant general manager, said the district routinely schedules shutdowns of its facilities in the winter and early spring, when temperatures usually are cooler and demands are lower, to complete inspections and perform maintenance and upgrades with the least impact on consumers. “One of the biggest chalPlease see page 3
for opening on Wednesday, February 13, 11 a.m. Brand Library is located at 1601 West Mountain Street in Glendale. The construction site is not open to the public. Media can contact Chuck Wike, Community Relations Manager, 818-5482042 or cwike@ci.glendale. Please see page 2
Body in Big Bear cabin positively identified as Dorner Human remains found in the burned Big Bear cabin have been positively identified as those of fugitive ex-cop Christopher Dorner. Dorner had terrorized Los Angeles and all state police agencies for the past week while on his rampage and killing spree. “The charred human remains located in the burned out cabin in Seven Oaks have been positively identified to be that of Christopher Dorner,” the San Bernardino County Sheriff and Coroner’s Office said in a written statement. “During the autopsy, positive identification was made through dental exami-
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nation.” The Coroner said The charred body was found in the rubble of the cabin that burned down after a dramatic and highly publicized gun battle Tuesday afternoon. Dorner’s last stand with
law enforcement came after a gun battle with San Bernardino deputies that brought his death count to four. Dorner seriously wounded one deputy and Please see page 6