MONDAY, APRIL 22 - APRIL 28, 2013
Roger Hernández denounces firing of employee by Marquez Brothers Inc. Assemblymember Roger Hernández stood outside the offices of Marquez Brothers Inc. recently to announce the formal investigation by the Committee on Labor and Employment, which he chairs, on the recent firing of a Marquez Brother’s Inc. Employee. On March 6, 2013 Assemblymember Hernández held an oversight hearing to examine the unlawful labor practices of employers in California. In particular, the practices often utilized to intimidate undocumented workers. A witness who participated at the hearing was recently terminated by Marquez Brothers in retaliation for her attendance at the hearing. “It is inexcusable for any employer to mistreat their Please see page 6
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Memories of Jonathan Winters The Loved One
managed to make millions laugh at not only his classic characters but mostly at ourselves. He asked us to
Small businesses looking for protection from meritless lawsuits received good news from Sacramento yesterday as legislation authored by Assemblyman Mike Gatto passed the Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials committee with a unanimous, bipartisan vote of 7-0. The bill, AB 227, seeks to allow business owners who receive notice of a technical Proposition 65 violation to remedy a signage violation, and achieve compliance within 14 days, without facing exorbitant retrospective fines. Prop. 65, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, was passed by voters in 1986 and provides that a business in California may not expose individuals to certain chemicals without first giving warning. The State of California publishes a list of more than 800 chemicals that require such a warning. The list includes some common
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Let me see your papers….Winters checking the photographer’s credentials circa 1988. -Photo by Terry Miller
BY TERRY MILLER Illustrious funny man Jonathan Winter’s passed away last Friday at his home in Santa Barbara county. His
remarkable life and career has been explored by media worldwide in recent days. I, however, felt a personal tribute was in order. Perhaps, those of us for-
Pasadena Runners Don Boston Green
tunate enough to have spent any time with this comic mastermind could share some insight into his marvelous, mysterious mind some considered possessed. Winters
Gatto’s bill to protect small businesses from prop. 65 lawsuits passes first committee
President Obama calls bombing ‘Act of Terrorism’ Local legislators comment on Boston bombing
BY TERRY MILLER
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Members of Dog Haus Running Club wore green and ran together Tuesday night in support of the vic-
tims of the Boston Marathon bombings. The popular eatery’s running club banded to-
gether to raise funds to help families of those killed and injured in Monday’s blasts.
Law enforcement agencies in the Los Angeles area stepped up patrols Monday, including adding extra officers at Dodger Stadium, in the wake of explosions at the Boston Marathon. L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca said the SO was on “heightened alert” and had increased patrols at government buildings, shopping centers, athletic events, and public transit centers. Los Angeles police told officers to pay special attenPlease see page 4
President Barack Obama talks on the phone with FBI Director Robert Mueller to receive an update on the explosions that occurred in Boston, in the Oval Office, April 15, 2013. Seated with the President are Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and Chief of Staff Denis McDonough. -(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)