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Monday, MAY 12, 2014 - may 18, 2014 Volume 19, No. 19
DHL flies over traffic to deliver in nation’s most congested city
Rep. Chu backed legislation to curtail NSA surveillance passes first key vote
Introduces helicopter service in Los Angeles Initial launch serves downtown financial services sector
By Terry Miller The groundswell of outrage regarding comments made Pasadena Public Health Director Eric Walsh in a capacity as an associate pastor has reached fever level in not only at City Hall but at the very source of what Walsh says he believes…the Seventh Day Adventist Church. We received the following statement from The Southern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists on Wednesday morning. Betty Cooney, Communications Director said told Beacon Media “The Southern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists [an administrative unit of the Adventist Church encompassing Los Angeles, Ventura, and parts of Kern and Santa Barbara Counties] is aware of recent media reports regarding Eric Walsh MD, MPH, DrPH. Dr. Walsh Please see page 5
Monrovia Day theme is ‘Block Party in the Park’ May 17 Festivities will kick off at 8am at the fountain in Library Park. The event will run from 8am-2pm It will be a "block party feel" so bring your blankets & lawn chairs out to the park for live entertainment from Monrovia's Own Centre Stage and Rob the Magician! Or stroll thru the vendors and games and enjoy all kids of treats! There will be fun for Please see page 7
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DHL, the world’s leading international express services provider, found an even better route for meeting urgent delivery commitments in the midst of traffic gridlock: through the air. A new helicopter service now
provides early morning delivery services for several major banking customers in the downtown Los Angeles area. DHL Express introduced the helicopter service into its Los Angeles opera-
tion as a way to guarantee early morning 9:00 a.m. delivery service regardless of traffic bottlenecks. Used by specific financial services customers, this service will expand to include additional customers in the Los
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Angeles-area. “DHL is always looking for innovative ways to move our customers’ shipments with the greatest speed and reliability,” said Mike Parra, Please see page 4
The House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 3361, the USA Freedom Act, legislation that would end the National Security Agency’s collection of bulk data under section 215 of the Patriot Act. Congresswoman Judy Chu (DCA), a co-sponsor of the bill, released the following statement: “The American people have the right to privacy and they deserve a government that respects it,” said Rep. Chu. “We can protect our national security without trampling on our civil liberties, and that’s exactly what this bill does. I am pleased to see it pass the House Judiciary with such strong bipartisan support, and I look forward to its passage in the full House.” The USA Freedom Act passed the House Judiciary Committee by a vote of 32-0.
Landmarking workshop Detectives seeking public’s assistance in in Monrovia - May 15 identifying suspect in gun club burglary The City of Monrovia and the Monrovia Historic Preservation Group will host a workshop on landmarking your home May 15. Ili Lobaco from the Department of Community Development will be present to help clarify the application process and benefits. Ili had been overseeing Mills Act contract requirements since 2000. The event is free and open to the public. Anyone considering applying for a landmark designation and/or a Mills Act contract is encouraged to attend. Attendees will be given a packet of information with application
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forms, a list of resources, and other important information. Thursday evening, May 15, 2014, at 7:30 p.m., in the Monroe Room of the Monrovia Community Center (119 W. Palm Ave).
On Saturday, April 26, 2014, at approximately 6:50pm, an unknown male suspect kicked in a door at a local gun club / firearm shooting facility. This incident occurred on the 23100 block of Coltrane Avenue in the unincorporated area of the Santa Clarita Valley. The club was closed for business at the time of the incident. Once the male suspect kicked in a door he stole a rifle case, a bottle of water, and approximately $1800 worth of ammunition. Items stolen from the gun club included: 2,000 Please see page 3
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