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MAFA historic origins disputed on eve of the 50th anniversary BY TERRY MILLER In recent months there has been much discussion, bewilderment and in some cases - acrimony regarding the ancestries of Monrovia Association of Fine Arts (MAFA) and why there is no mention of those who founded the original arts group in any MAFA documents? A war of will and words has essentially started with Monrovia artist Mildred Lapson and the son of a man who was one of the signatories on some association documents, Harvey Brubaker. According to MAFA president Bill Bebee: “There is no real historical Please see page 6
Monrovia WEEKLY Temple MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 06, 2013 VOLUME 18, NO. 39
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Multiple bomb threats at Temple City schools Governor Brown signs bill to raise California’s minimum wage from $8 to $10 by 2016
LASD Deputies entering TCHS gym in search of any suspicious packages due to a bomb threat being called in early Friday morning. -Photo by Andrea Olivas
BY ANDREA OLIVAS & TERRY MILLER Temple Sheriff’s Station received an anonymous call at 6:40 a.m. on Friday, September 27 warning desk personnel that bombs were at Temple City High School in three locations throughout
the campus. LASD deputies responded, and evacuated the campus. Only a few school employees were on campus at the time. A thorough search was conducted on the campus, including a Sheriff’s K-9 bomb sniffing dog and helicopter. The all
clear was given at 9:50 a.m. according to officials. The streets around the campus were blocked by deputies and Temple City public safety, which created detours around the area. Due to the threat, the school’s Superintendent Chelsea Kang-Smith can-
celled classes at TCHS for the day. Longden Elementary school was locked down on Wednesday, September 25 after a caller phoned in bomb threats at both the school and sheriff’s station Please see page 9
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined business owners, legislators and dozens of working Californians Wednesday in Los Angeles and Oakland to sign AB 10 by Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas), which will raise the minimum wage in California from $8.00 per hour to $10.00 per hour. AB 10 will raise California’s minimum wage in two one-dollar increments, from $8 per hour today to $9 per hour, effective July 1, 2014 and from $9 per hour to $10 per hour, effective January 1, 2016.
Gerardo Cortez arraignment postponed to Oct. 4
Live horse racing is back at Santa Anita
BY SHEL SEGAL
Major audio visual improvements mark significant investment in horse racing
The chaos caused by Gerardo Cortez a few weeks ago caused many local police agencies to pull away officers from other areas to assist with the search for the bogus gunman . Picture here, Monrovia Police Chief and one of the detectives search Santa Fe Middle school which was one of the schools targeted by Cortez. -Photo by Terry Miller
The arraignment of a Monrovia man who allegedly made a series of threats to several San Gabriel Valley locations recently has
been postponed to Oct. 4, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office. Gerardo Cortez, 26, was
originally set to be arraigned on Sept. 19, but that has no longer been the case. Cortez Please see page 5
-Photo by Terry Miller
BY TERRY MILLER Racing fans will get a real treat at Santa Anita’s Autumn Meet, which
opened Friday. A huge investment in the audio and visual aspects alone greets racing fans at Santa Anita. Not only that, but the track is
now offering a lot more food choices and some unique craft beers will be offered Please see page 4