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Rep. Schiff urges Congress to pass gun safety laws after Isla Vista shooting
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Santa Anita main track to undergo major renovation beginning July 11
“What will it take to get Congress moving on responsible gun safety laws?” Rep. Adam Schiff (DBurbank), a former federal prosecutor, released the following statement calling on Congress to move on responsible and commonsense gun safety laws in the wake of yet another Please see page 12
soil that will ensure balanced drainage during periods of wet weather and uniform, safe cushion year ’round. “Beginning July 11, we’re going to take out the existing surface and go down to the base of the
track,” said Santa Anita Track Superintendent Dennis Moore. “At that point, we’ll survey the existing base and ensure we’re meeting all specifications relative to slope and grade. “We’re going to be moving 20,000-plus yards
Arcadia “host town” for the Special Olympics World Games 2015
of material and we anticipate this process is going to take about four or five weeks. We’re very fortunate to have been able to locate this soil which is currently being excavated
The City of Arcadia and The Arcadia Chamber of Commerce announced today that the community has been officially selected to participate in the Special Olympics World Games “Host Town” program from July 21 – 24, 2015. Before the Special Olympics World Games begin on July 25, 2015, more than 7,000 athletes from 177 countries will be welcomed to Southern California through the “Host Town” program. One hundred communities from San Luis Obispo to San Diego will have the honor of being selected as
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Santa Anita Park has announced that its one mile main track will undergo a major renovation beginning July 11 that will result in the track transitioning to a single-source material consisting of highly coveted El Segundo Sand, a natural
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City of Nancy Urbach crowned 1963 Millard Sheets Mural depicting 1890 Pasadena Tournament of Roses dedicated at PCC pays Walsh Doo Dah Queen 2014 By Terry Miller $96,144.36 settlement, plus another $19,333.11 By Terry Miller The Saga continues. Despite being put on paid administrative leave due to questionable comments, attempting to get a job with the Georgia Health Dept. and his hate-filled rants, Eric Walsh is to get $96,144.36 settlement. This all on top of the fact he failed to disclose that he earned money from another source: i.e. The church where was Please see page 35
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And now, as we say, for something completely different: The Doo Dah Parade fun is just getting underway: On Sunday, during the late afternoon into early evening hours, the delightful Belly dancer Nancy Urbach was named the Queen of the 2014 Pasadena Doo Dah parade after a wild,
lengthy and crazy Doo Dah Queen tryout session which is the annual precursor, a warm-up if you will to the big party, the Doo Dah Parade. Moments after the announcement, one reveler yelled “It is about time!” Referring, of course to Ms. Urbach’s perennial tryouts Please see page 16
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A classic 1963 mural of the first Rose Parade painted by famed Claremont artist Millard Sheets was dedicated Thursday with the help of
Bill Bogaard, Terry Tonkek, Councilmember District 7ent Bertoni, Director of Planning and Development. Many years after it
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