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El Nino-Fueled October to Feature More Rainfall, Storms for Southwest
COMPLIMENTARY COPY VOLUME 19, NO. 42
‘Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious’ Drought Relief Expected BY TERRY MILLER
Although the rains may be a little way off, scientists are reminding us to not take El Nino for granted. Scene like this clean up in Sierra Madre a few years ago will become common in California - File Photo by Terry Miller
Pasadena City Attorney Elected to League of California Cities Board BY STAFF WRITER
Pasadena City Attorney and City Prosecutor Michele Beal Bagneris was elected by fellow city attorneys throughout California to a two-year term on the Board of Directors for the League of California Cities. She and other new officers were installed at the closing general session of the League’s 117th Annual Conference in San Jose in Oct. 2. Bagneris is the first African-American to be elected by city attorneys throughout
the state to serve as the city attorney representative on the board. She previously served as the president of the League’s City Attorneys’ Department 10 years ago and has served in several other leadership capacities with the League during the past 30 years. She is also currently on the board of directors for the Institute for Local Government, an arm of the League that provides resources and SEE PG. 16
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The extended drought, excessive heat of this summer with very little relief, and inevitable wildfires have drained California’s natural resources … and now, scientists are warning us that El Niño is inevitable. Be well advised, we had better get out our best Mary Poppins’ brolly in preparation for the coming season. Rainfall opportunities this week across the Southwest may be the beginning of more substantial drought relief heading into the winter as an El Niño-fueled weather pattern takes shape in the region. Impacts from the rainfall
middle to late week across the Southwest will generally be hit-or-miss drought relief opportunities; the best chances will perhaps hold off until this weekend. Benefits from the rainfall should largely outweigh the threat for localized flooding, especially across the more mountainous terrain of the region. Initially, a few showers and thunderstorms will dot the southern half of California mid-week “There’s no longer a possibility that El Niño wimps out at this point. It’s too big to
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Scores of VIPs Attend Reception for Dr. Rajen Vurdien, Superintendent-President of PCC BY TERRY MILLER The Pasadena Area Community College District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Rajen Vurdien as superintendent-president of Pasadena City College recently. Thursday evening last, select members of the community were invited to meet and welcome Dr. Vurdien officially. The event saw Mayor Terry Torneck ,interim-superintendent Robert Miller,
as well as board members and Paul Little from the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce get to know Dr. Vurdien and his wonderful sense of humor. Vurdien, currently the president of Fullerton College since May of 2010, beat out two other finalists – Dr. Robert Miller, interim superintendent-president of PCC, and Dr. Patricia Hsieh, president of Miramar ColSEE PG. 17
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