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PASADENA REPLACES ‘DARTH VADER’ WITH ‘OLD TOWN’ ARCHITECTURE
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 3, 2018
Since 1996
VOL. 22, NO. 39
New development links Old Town to the Civic Center and Paseo Colorado Gus HERRERA gherrera@beaconmedianews.com
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here are two new major developments on the horizon for the City of Pasadena - at their latest regular meeting, the City Council held predevelopment plan reviews (PPR) for massive projects that will surely change the landscape of their respective sites. The first will aim to create a much-needed linkage point between Old Town, the Civic Center, and the Paseo Colorado. SEE DARTH VADER PAGE 10
The proposed development at 150 E. Colorado Blvd. is set to replace an unpopular glass building dubbed “the Black Box” and “Darth Vader.” - Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
Former Pasadena Cop Pleads Federal Court Shuts Down Guilty to Trafficking Guns Pasadena-Based Tax Preparer Staff WRITER editorial@beaconmedianews.com
A Sierra Madre man, who until earlier this year served as a lieutenant in the Pasadena Police Department, plead guilty to two federal felony offenses related to the illegal sale of more than SEE GUILTY PAGE 11
100 firearms over the course of three years. Vasken Kenneth Gourdikian, 48, plead guilty to engaging in the business of dealing in firearms without a license, and making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm. He appeared Vasken Kenneth Gourdikian. - Courtesy screenshot / KABC
Her fraudulent returns cost the IRS millions of dollars Staff WRITER editorial@beaconmedianews.com
A federal court has issued an order that permanently bars a tax return preparer who operated offices in Pasadena – as well as other cities in
California, Colorado and Kansas – from preparing federal income tax returns, U.S. Attorney Nick Hanna announced last week. Maria Del Consuelo Vazquez is the subject of SEE TAX PREPARER PAGE 10
Pasadena Man Stabs Mother to Death Staff WRITER editorial@beaconmedianews.com
The Pasadena Police Department received a call from a man stating he killed his mother in the 1100 block of North Mentor Avenue Monday, Sept. 24 at approximately 9:16 p.m. The suspect, Alex Evans, was arrested and transported to the Pasadena city jail where
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he was booked for murder under California Penal Code Section 187. Pasadena Fire Department paramedics responded and pronounced the victim deceased at the scene. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office responded for the decedent. The victim’s name is being SEE STABS MOTHER PAGE 10
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