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City Council Takes Critical Step Towards Banning Styrofoam Polystyrene Food Packaging Ordinance Passes Unanimously
BY GUS HERRERA
Pasadena City Hall (Above). Councilmember John Kennedy was particularly supportive of the polystyrene ordinance, arguing in favor of an even more comprehensive policy (Top Right). - Photos by Terry Miller
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Cookies are needed for hospitalized, homeless and special needs veterans as part of the annual “Operation Cookie” project to be held on Wednesday, May 25, at the Woman’s Club of South Pasadena. This year cookies will
be delivered to Veteran’s hospitals throughout the Southland for patients in spinal cord injury facilities, general post-surgery facilities, convalescent and hospice care, and SEE PAGE 16
Teen Celebrating 17th Birthday Dies in Car Accident A 17-year-old male was killed after the convertible 2002 BMW he was driving crashed at high speed into a concrete pole near the Rose Bowl and then caught fire about 2:49 a.m. Sunday, May 8.
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Brendan Leon, 17, was identified as the victim. He attended San Marino High School. A witness said that the car was travelling at a high rate of speed southbound on West Drive when it crashed
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at Seco Street before catching fire. The witness said there was only one car involved. “The driver and sole occupant of the car sustained fatal injuries as a result of SEE PAGE 16
On Monday, May 9, the Pasadena City Council voted unanimously in favor of city staff’s recommendation for a Polystyrene Food Packaging Ordinance. With approval, the city attorney will now draft a final ordinance, which will return to the council for finalization at a later time. The ordinance will “regulate the use of polystyrene food packaging in order to reduce and prevent the presence of this type of litter in the environment, and promote environmentally sustainable practices in the city,” according to staff’s report. It will prohibit the distribution and sale of polystyrene food packaging and will apply to “grocery SEE PAGE 17
Kidnapping Suspect Identified and Arrested
On Saturday, April 30, at approximately 10 p.m., two 18-year-old females were waiting at a bus stop at Fair Oaks Avenue and Montana Street in Pasadena when they
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