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Monday, JUNE 23, 2014 - june 29, 2014 - Volume 3, No. 25
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Union blocked by city of Glendale
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by Shel Segal A state Court of Appeal in Los Angeles blocked a move by the city of Glendale’s largest union to stop a 2010 contract that lowered pay for the city’s workers, according to a published report. The Glendale City Em-
ployees Association has been in a legal battle with the city for some time even though those pay cuts were eliminated for the approximately 1,000 union members in 2013 negotiations, according to that report. And the panel voted 2-1 to stop the union’s case even though “city may have
Still no decision on water rate hike in Monterey Park
Joan Quinn captured at the Suspect wanted in grand theft from school Brand Library & Art Center - June 28
By SHEL SEGAL The Monterey Park City Council won’t decide whether or not water rates in the city will be increased dramatically until its July 2 meeting as it voted to continue the debate at its Wednesday night meeting and public hearing. The council debated the idea for several hours following a failed protest vote that brought in just a fraction of the votes needed to formally protest the proposed raise under Proposition 218. The proposal on the table would see the raising $26.3 million during the next five years and $100 million over the next 20 Please see page 4
engaged in one instance of ‘bad-faith bargaining,’” according to that report. As budget cuts have become the norm for municipalities in recent years, Glendale has been trying to lessen workers’ burdens on its own financial well being and has “pushed for more employee concessions, such as increas-
Do you recognize this woman? The Glendale Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance with identifying the suspect wanted for Grand Theft from Edison Elementary School located at 435 South Pacific Avenue, Glendale. On June 2, 2014 between 2:30 pm and 4:30 pm, the suspect entered the school while a graduaPlease see page 3
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HSI’s rapid response team deployed to aid in search as for missing Arcadia firefighter intensifies Special agents assigned to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Rapid Response Team deployed Thursday morning to aid in the ongoing search for the firefighter missing in the
Los Padres National Forest since Friday. The 11 HSI special agents arrived at the search command post for Thursday morning’s initial briefing before being Please see page 4
ing the percentage workers’ pay for their own pension costs, as the financial burden of salaries and benefits,” according to that report. The city is also trying to buy out employees with up to six months of their salaries to entice people to retire after trimming its staff by 150 people with other retirement
Opening Day Event for five-week exhibit at the Brand Library featuring portraits of Joan Quinn, together with non- portrait works by selected artists, and an extensive film and public discussion series. The portraits provide a look into the vibrant art scene in Los Angeles and around the world from the 1960s through today, giving a glimpse into friendships established and maintained over the years. Joan Quinn’s wideranging activities helped to generate a continuum of portraits by many artists, some of whom had never attempted portraiture before. Documentaries and other films pertaining to the artists in this exhibit will screen throughout the month. Interviews from Joan Quinn ETC and The Joan Quinn Profiles, along with her snapshots & correspondence, many on view for the first time, document some of the most important artists in contemporary art history and help form the backbone of the exhibition. Ed Moses, Gary Conk-
incentives, according to that report. The council cut pay for the association member 1.5 percent across the board in 2010 after reaching an impasse with the union, along with lower retirement benefits for new hires, according to that report. And after reaching an
impasse as well with the Glendale Water & Power union last year, the city cut the pay of those members by 1.75 percent. That caused the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 18 to take the city to court, according to that report. Please see page 4
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lin, Peter Frank, J. Cheryl Bookout, Tony Berlant, Laddie John Dill, George Herms and special guest DJ Suzanne Kraft of dublab. 3:00 pm – Screening: Getty Museum Documentary – Ed Moses interviewed for Pacific Standard Time. 4:00 pm – Screening: Documentary Ed Ruscha
– Produced, directed, photographed and edited by Gary Conklin. 5:00 pm – Panel discussion: Peter Frank and J. Cheryl Bookout in conversation with Tony Berlant, Laddie John Dill and George Herms. 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Reception: Special guest DJ Suzanne Kraft of dublab.