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Please send all press releases to: tmiller@beaconmedianews.com The Arcadia Weekly has been adjudicated as a newspaper of general circulation in court case number GS 004333 for the City of Arcadia, County of Los Angeles, State of California. The Monrovia Weekly has been adjudicated as a newspaper of General Circulation in Court Case GS 004759 City of Monrovia, County of Los Angeles, State of California. The Temple City Tribune has been adjudicated as a newspaper of general circulation in court case number GS 012440 City of Temple City, County of Los Angeles, State of California. The El Monte Examiner has been adjudicated as a newspaper of general circulation in court case number KS 015872 City of El Monte, County of Los Angeles, State of California. The Azusa Beacon has been adjudicated as a newspaper of general circulation in court case number KS 015970 City of Azusa, County of Los Angeles, State of California. The San Gabriel Sun has been adjudicated as a newspaper of general circulation in court case number GS 013808 City of San Gabriel, County of Los Angeles, State of California. The Duarte Dispatch has been adjudicated as a newspaper of general circulation in court case number GS 013893 City of Duarte, County of Los Angeles, State of California. The Rosemead Reader has been adjudicated as a newspaper of general circulation in court case number GS 048894 City of Rosemead, County of Los Angeles, State of California.
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San Gabriel claims High level heads keep rolling in Temple City least two Temple ceived a whopping perfor‘clear victory’ in final City’sAt top administrators mance bonus. Four days have been asked to leave earlier, Pulido terminated lawsuit settlement over the past two weeks and Mark Persico, who oversees By Shel Segal As the final lawsuit has finally been settled by the city of San Gabriel and the San Gabriel Police Officers’ Association, the legal counsel for the city spoke out, calling the outcome “a clear victory for the city.” Scott Grossberg, with the Rancho Cucamonga law firm Cihigoyenetche, Grossberg & Clouse, said it is about time both parties stop the legal wrangling that has gone on for several years and just move on. “Everyone is putting down their weapons and we can get on with more important things,” Grossberg said. “I’ve always considered this operation restraint and peace and that’s what we’re doing.” Grossberg said the city had done nothing wrong in regards to its dealings with the association. “The city has always maintained that everything it did was lawful, reasonable and fiscally responsible,” he said. “The fact that this resolution has now occurred is evidence our position has always
been correct.” Grossberg added it is time for everyone to move on. “I am glad and the city is glad this is finally over because there are more important things to deal with,” he said. Legal action was originally taken against the city by the association in March 2012. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled in August 2012 to effectively dismiss all individuals from the lawsuit filed by the association against the city. The court, however, denied a motion by the city to completely dismiss the case, which was resolved almost two years after it was filed. The suit also ran into trouble last September when the police union’s law firm – Lackie, Dammeier, McGill & Ethir – filed for dissolutionment. That happening caused the association to put the suit on a backburner while it searched for a new law firm to represent it. (Shel Segal can be reached at ssegal@ beaconmedianews.com).
their severance packages will cost the municipality at least $114,600. Speculation is rife that “more heads will roll.” One resident, who prefers to remain anonymous told Temple City Tribune “ this is just the tip of the iceberg…the financial side of Temple City is a serious mess.” The City Council unanimously fired City Manager Jose Pulido on Jan. 13, ironically a few days after he re-
construction projects within Temple City’s boundaries. Temple City is in the middle of a $21 million construction project on Rosemead Boulevard, and the city council has budgeted nearly $17 million to revitalize Las Tunas Drive. Pulido terminated Persico, the community development director, on Jan. 9. Persico immediately went on 30 days of paid administrative leave, which will cost the
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city about $11,100. Persico started working at Temple City in February 2013 and earned a salary of $133,800. His official last day will be Feb. 10, according to city officials.
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Arcadia Council Continued from page 1
24, 2014. The nomination period for three (3) members of the City Council for a full term of 4 years ending April 2018, begins on Monday, December 16, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. and closed on Monday, January 13, 2014.
The candidates for the All Mail Ballot General Municipal Election to be held in the City of Arcadia on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, are: Tom Beck, Burton L. Brink , Roger Chandler , Sho Tay and Paul E. Van Fleet
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