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BUSINESS PROFILE:

ARCADIA:

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EDUCATION:

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Everything’s Coming Up Roses

Royal Court Hopefuls Descend on Tournament House in Search of Adventure BY TERRY MILLER

Several hundred ‘selfies’ were the big order of the day as hundreds try out for a coveted spot on the Royal Court.

Pasadena Plans on Attracting Chinese Dollars to City

– Photo by Terry Miller

Without trying to being too cliché, it really is time to stop and smell the roses in Pasadena … particularly at Tournament House, Pasadena’s answer to Buckingham Palace, where officials have been very droughtconscious yet managed to maintain the spectacular rose garden in time for the 2016 Rose Court tryouts. Hundreds of young women (plus a couple of brave young men) started the long, nail-biting process Saturday after which several hundred ‘selfies’ were the big order of the day. And,

Court Reveals Pasadena’s Redactions Covered Up Criticisms BY STAFF WRITER

ganizations, like the Norton Simon Museum and the USC Pacific Asia Museum, the city hopes to turn Pasadena into a premier destination that is both exciting and comfortable for Chinese tourists. The idea for this program came after increasing number of Chinese visitors in Los Angeles. Accord-

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Police Union Appeal on Mcdade Shooting Report Backfires

BY J. SHADÉ QUINTANILLA Visited by Americans across the nation, Pasadena is trying to attract a specific group of travelers - Chinese tourists. At a press conference held on Tuesday, the city announced the launch of its “China Ready” program, an initiative designed to raise awareness of city for Chinese citizens interested in visiting the United States. By partnering up with institutions and or-

where better? The Rose Garden, of course. The fun continued Tuesday as hundreds more compete for a position on the seven-member court of Pasadena’s Royalty. While hundreds of Pasadena-area young women interviewed for the prospect to be part of the 2016 Tournament of Roses Royal Court Saturday, participants from Pasadena and surrounding communities also vie to represent their communities, schools and

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The Pasadena police union’s appeal of an injunction ordering the City of Pasadena to release 80% of an external Report on the Kendrec McDade shooting backfired Thursday as the appellate court ordered release of even more of the Report than the 80% the trial court ordered the City to release. The Court’s opinion reveals that the City attempt-

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ed to use the police officers’ privacy rights to cover up the Report’s criticisms of its own investigations, practice, and policies. The decision by Division 2 of the California Court of Appeals rejecting the appeal by Pasadena PD Officers Robert Griffin and Jeffery Newlen and their union the Pasadena SEE PG. 17


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