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Design Commission Evaluates Steady Stream of Developments BY GUS HERRERA
Although city council halted the controversial Kimpton Hotel Project last week, large developments continue to spring up at a rapid pace all around Pasadena. The city’s design commission recently reviewed two of these planned developments, one a few blocks east of Pasadena City College (2030 E. Colorado Blvd.) and a second adjacent to city hall (380 E. Union St.). The project planned for East Colorado lies within the vicinity of another recentlyapproved development that will construct two hotels at the corner of Colorado Street and Hill Avenue. Similar to the hotel project, this one will also replace an existing car dealership. The project aims to combine four adjoining lots at the southwest corner of Colorado Boulevard and San Marino Avenue into a two-building motorcycle facility. The larger structure will be two stories tall (approximately 26,721 square feet) and will house the sales/leasSEE PAGE 12
The project at 2030 E. Colorado Blvd. is encouraged to reflect 1950s-architectural style and include unique signage, as it falls within the city’s historic Route 66 area. - Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
High Cost and High Profits of Marijuana Dispensaries BY TERRY MILLER “Plants are good for your health, the more you grow, the more you… take in as annual revenue?,” according to ‘KightonCannabis.com,’ “Dispensaries in
cannabis legal states have been more than profitable in their annual sales and distribution of cannabis products. Some dispensaries in California claim to make upwards of $20 milSEE PAGE 13
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Pasadena Man Sentenced to 77 years for Killing Sister in San Gabriel; Curses and Spits at Judge after Sentencing A 32-year-old man was sentenced last week to 77 years to life in state prison for fatally shooting his sister in 2015, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.
On Feb. 23, a jury found Johnny Goins of Pasadena guilty of four counts: one count of first-degree murder, one count of willful, premeditated and deliberate attempted murder and
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two counts of shooting at an inhabited dwelling. Jurors also found true a special allegation that the defendant personally and
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