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Rosemead Reader Monrovia WEEKLY Temple MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014 - MAY 4, 2014 VOLUME 19, NO. 17
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Chestnut St. industrial fire causes serious damages last Monday night
Arcadia and Monrovia Fire Departments responded to a fire call close to 6PM Monday evening on Chestnut near Alta Vista in Monrovia. The arriving units dealt with considerable smoke in the building and attempted to ventilate with a roof hole. Firefighters evacuated nearby businesses as a precaution. No one was hurt in the fire. The fire’s cause is under investigation. -Photos by Terry Miller
Tougher penalties for 'Johns' who solicit children The Senate Public Safety Committee has taken action to approve legislation that will result in felony prosecution and time in prison for anyone who solicits an act of prostitution from, or engages in an act of prostitution with, a person who is under the age of 18. SB 982, authored by Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar), provides an important tool that county prosecutors requested to pursue felony convictions especially for those who solicit minors that are 16 or 17 years of age. The Huff legislation is part of a bipartisan effort to end child sex trafficking in California. The effort involves legislation introduced, co-authored or supported by Sen. Ted Lieu, Sen. Holly Mitchell, Sen. Jerry Hill, Sen. Marty Block, Assemblymember Susan Talamantes Eggman and the human-rights group Please see page 6
Advancing Justice - LA ‘deeply concerned’ by Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles (Advancing Justice - LA) is deeply concerned by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Actionupholding Proposal 2, a 2006 Michigan ballot initiative amending the state constitution to prohibit raceconscious college admissions policies. The decision overturns the 2012 ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, which held that Proposal 2 impermissibly imposed heightened burdens on racial minorities advocating race-conscious admissions policies – burdens not
shared by the majority. As Justice Sotomayor pointed out in dissent: “The effect of [Proposal 2] is that a white graduate of a public Michigan university who wishes to pass his historical privilege on to his children may freely lobby the board of that university in favor of an expanded legacy admissions policy, whereas a black Michigander who was denied the opportunity to attend that very university cannot lobby the board in favor of a policy that might give his children a chance that he never had and that they
The Temple City Unified School District and the Temple City Schools Foundation are partnering together to host a BUILDING UPON SUCCESS Parent Forum on May 6 at 7:00 p.m. The Forum will be held at Memoli Hall on the north side of the Longden Elementary School campus located at 9501 Wendon Street in Temple City. Child care will be provided. The evening will include workshops on School Facilities, Local Control and
TK-6); Questioning Techniques While Reading with Your Child (Grades TK-3); Questioning Strategies for Deeper Reading Comprehension for Primary Grades (1st session only/Grades 1-3); A Look at Common Core Math for Primary Grades (2nd session only/ Grades 1-3); Elementary Math and the Common Core (Grades 3-6); and Smarter Balanced Assessments - What’s New and Please see page 2
BY SHEL SEGAL
legedly planting guns inside a medical marijuana dispensary to justify an arrest. Julio Cesar Martinez and Anthony Manuel Paez are Please see page 5
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Accountability Plan, Assessment Testing, and Common Core Standards. Nine workshops will be offered: STEM – Measuring the Magnitude of an Earthquake (Grades 7-12); Next Generation Science Standards: How Will They Impact Science Instruction? (all grades); Informational Text Through the Common Lens (English Language Arts and History/Social Science; Grades 4-11); Keys to SuCCCCess . . . The 4 Cs of Common Core (Grades
200 attend Easter Sunrise Services at San Gabriel Mission It might not be as grand as taking in Mass in St. Peter’s Square in Rome, but attending Easter sunrise services at the historic San Gabriel Mission is quite the splendid event. With more than 200 worshippers on hand for morning Mass and the 5K Run of St. John, Fr. Bruce Wellems of the mission said they were there for one reason. “It’s celebrating the resurrection of Christ,” Wellems said. “The sun is rising at this moment. We’ve got some
Two former Sheriff’s deputies charged with conspiracy The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today that two former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies have been charged with conspiracy, perjury and other charges for al-
TCUSD hosts parent forum
-Photo by Shel Segal