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Monrovia Mayor touches briefly on environmental stewardship in state of city In the wake of a new booklet published by Glen Owens promoting the wonders of the Hillside Wilderness approved by voters almost a decade and one half ago, still only one trail head is open: On-going negotiations with two homeowners have arrested any access other than the trail head at Ridgeside. Owens published the book at his own expense and with the hope that“… Please see page 7
California ban on concealed weapons overturned by court According to a report by the Associated Press on Thursday, a divided federal appeals court struck down California’s concealed weapons rules, saying they violate the Second Amendment right to bear arms. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said that California is wrong to require applicants to show good cause to receive a permit to carry a concealed weapon. The court ruled that all lawabiding citizens are entitled to carry concealed weapons outside the home for selfdefense purposes. The divided threejudge panel disagreed with Please see page 5
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CAL FIRE receives FAA award third year in a row
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For a third year in a row the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) presented CAL FIRE and DynCorp International with the FAA’s Diamond Award of Excellence for Aviation Maintenance. The award recognizes CAL FIRE’s aviation maintenance unit after all maintenance technicians
pass a rigorous and specialized aircraft safety training program CAL FIRE’s fleet of airtankers and helicopters are vital to our ability to extinguish wildfires,” said Chief Ken Pimlott, director of CAL FIRE. “This award is a testament to the hardwork our aviation staff and
Child Annoyance incident in Rosemead LASD needs your help The suspect is described as a Male, possibly Filipino, approximately 40 to 50 years of age, 5’6”, 160 lbs., with long stringy black hair, thin mustache, scratches on left cheek, wearing a white tank top, dirty blue jeans, and barefoot. On Thursday, January 30, 2014, at 1530 hours the pictured suspect went to Bitely School in Rosemead. He entered the school grounds where he approached an 11-year-old female student from behind. The suspect grabbed the collar of the female’s shirt . The female turned and realizing it was a stranger, immediately began to run away and broke free of his grasp. It is unknown in which direction the suspect fled. Please contact Detec-
the DynCorp International mechanics devote every single day to keep our aircraft safely flying.” CAL FIRE maintains 23 airtankers, 14 airtactical aircraft, 11 helicopters, and numerous other fixed-wing training and administrative aircraft. All the aircraft are maintained at the depart-
ment’s maintenance base at McClellan Air Parkin Sacramento County. Since the beginning of CAL FIRE’s air program in the 1970s, safety and superior maintenance has been a top priority. Along with CAL FIRE’s seasonal aviation experts, DynCorp International mechanics ensure that the
state’s firefighting air fleet is kept in pristine condition. “I am very proud of the effort and dedication of our team to achieve the third consecutive FAA Diamond Award,” said Jeffrey Cavarra, DynCorp International. “The CAL FIRE Aviation Please see page 7
Foothill extension light rail project from Pasadena to Azusa surpasses 50% completion Award-winning Measure R light rail project remains on-schedule and on-budget
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tive Gibson at (626)2923314 or (626) 285-7171 with any information related to the identity of this suspect. If you wish to remain anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
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The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority (Construction Authority) announced Wednesday Azusa is now
more than halfway to project completion. When completed, the nearly $1 billion Measure R project will include six new light rail stations with
intermodal parking facilities in the cities of Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale and Please see page 8