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COMPLIMENTARY COPY VOLUME 19, NO. 47
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Thursday, November 19, 2015 - November 25, 2015
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Thousands Hold Vigil for El Monte Resident Killed in Paris Attacks BY TERRY MILLER
Nohemi Gonzales’ mother and stepfather at the vigil for their daughter at CSULB.
– Photo by Joseph Phillipson, CSULB
Plymouth Elementary School’s Mandarin Dual Immersion Program Helps Parents Too BY TERRY MILLER
Hundreds gathered Sunday afternoon at California State University Long Beach (CSULB) for a vigil honoring the memory of a student who died in the brutal ISIS attacks in Paris, France Friday night. Nohemi Gonzalez, 23, was in a Paris restaurant with friends when she was gunned down. Gonzales was one of 129 people who died Friday after the city was under siege with seven separate attacks that seemed coordinated and well-planned. It was Gonzalez’s dream to visit the City of Light, and she was attending a semester abroad studying design in France. There were a total of 17 CSULB students studying abroad this semester in France. All other students have been reported safe. Hundreds of mourners,
Victim Nohemi Gonzales. - Courtesy of Facebook
Cal State Long Beach faculty, and Gonzalez’s friends and family attended Sunday’s vigil, held in the University Student Union building. While no credible threats have been identified in the SEE PG. 20
City Negotiating With Samuelson & Fetter to Rehab Historic Depot BY SUSAN MOTANDER
Plymouth School in Monrovia has implemented a first of its kind in the district - a dual immersion program for students to learn Mandarin. In fact the school is on the cusp of what will, perhaps, become a trend in all public schools in California with the general uptick in Asian-American population in Los Angeles County. The program is taught by Mrs. Miki Boyle (MandaSEE PG. 19
Plymouth parent, Lisa Cumes with her daughter Olivia, Elizabeth Chavez, Chinese principal visiting the school Guan Xiaorong, Jessica Vazquez (student on her lap), and Principle Suzanne Heck - Photo by Terry Miller
The Monrovia City Council directed staff to enter into negotiations with Samuelson & Fetter doing business as Daylight Limited, L.L.C. to rehabilitate the community’s historic Santa Fe Depot. The council considered three proposals submitted in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) before making the decision to negotiate with the local firm.
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All three submissions proposed were for a “Warm Shell Rehab”, meaning that the building’s exterior would be stabilized and restored to its historic look, but that the interior would not yet be finished. That work will be done when a tenant is found for the building. All three submissions also looked for an ultimate use for the building as SEE PG. 18
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