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Greg’s Getaway: California Here I Come … Again

Postal Service to Hire 35,000 to 40,000 Holiday Workers

County’s Restaurant Grading System Strengthened

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LASD Sergeant Steven Owen Was ‘Executed’ - Suspect Shot Deputy 5 Times “The tragedy of a deputy sheriff such as Sergeant Steve Owen making the ultimate sacrifice has a massive impact on the whole law enforcement family. We all mourn together and our hearts go out especially to Steve’s immediate family Tania, a detective at Arson/Explosives Detail, his two adult sons Brandon and Chad, a step-daughter Shannon and his mother Millie.” -Sheriff Jim McDonnell Authorities on Thursday identified a 27-year-old Lancaster resident as the man suspected of fatally shooting a sheriff’s sergeant whom Sheriff Jim McDonnell described as being “executed.” Trenton Trevon Lovell was arrested Wednesday and booked on suspicion of murder, according to a sheriff’s news release. He is being held without bail. Lovell is accused of killing Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lancaster Station Sgt. Steve Owen, a 29-year-veteran of the department. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department continues to investigate the death of an LASD veteran at 3200 block of West Avenue J-7, Lancaster. A sergeant was struck

by gunfire and transported to a local hospital in critical condition. The suspect is now in custody. Whenever a Deputy Involved Shooting occurs, involving Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies and it results in the wounding of a suspect, multiple independent investigations immediately begin at the scene. These include separate investigations by the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau and Internal Affairs Bureau. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department immediately notifies the Office of the Inspector General who sends a representative to the incident scene and provides independent oversight throughout the investigative process. The mission of the Office of Inspector General is to provide strong, independent and effective oversight of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and to ensure transparent, accountable and constitutional policing for the County of Los Angeles. The Critical Incident Review panel convenes to perform a preliminary risk management analysis of the shooting. This panel is comprised of the concerned chief and unit commander, SEE PAGE 3

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lancaster Station Sgt. Steve Owen.

Statewide Water Conservation Drops Below 18 Percent in August

The State Water Resources Control Board today announced that urban Californians’ monthly water conservation declined to 17.7 percent in August, down from 27 percent savings in August 2015, raising concerns that some water suppliers are abandoning their focus on conservation as California heads into a possible

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sixth drought year. Californians continue to conserve water in significant amounts even in the absence of state-mandated conservation targets. The cumulative average savings from June 2015 through August 2016 was 23.3 percent, compared with the same months in 2013. Since June 2015, two million acre-feet of water has

been saved — enough water to supply 10 million people, more than one-quarter the state’s 38 million population, for a year. However, water conservation has dropped steeply among some local water suppliers. These declines highlight the need for continSEE PAGE 3

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First-Ever Pasadena Astronomy Festival Concludes With Free Event The first-ever Pasadena Astronomy Festival takes place at the Pasadena Convention Center on Sat. Oct. 22 from 2 - 8 p.m. Among the attractions will be an inflatable digital planetarium as well as special telescopes that can be used for daytime and nighttime viewing of the heavens. The Pasadena Astronomy Festival is the culmination of Pasadena Astronomy Week, a week-long series of public events celebrating Pasadena’s history as a “City of Astronomy”. Ten institutions have collaborated to bring together the week-long events. They are Caltech, Carnegie Observatories, Giant Magellan Telescope, IPAC, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mt. Wilson Observatory, The Planetary Society, the Thirty Meter Telescope, Pasadena City College and Kidspace Museum. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.cityofastronomy. org

AHS Holds Press Conference Celebrating Two Students Selected for Royal Court Princess Emi and Princess Maya stole the show at Arcadia High Wednesday morning at a press conference following their selection as two of the seven young women on the coveted TOR Royal Court. The two young women, already full of confidence,

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(Left to Right) Princess Emi and Princess Maya.

– Photo by Terry Miller


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