Rosemead Reader - 03/11/2019

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VOLUME 8, NO. 10

LOOKING FOR DEBT-FREE COLLEGE? NO NEED TO WAIT FOR A NATIONAL ELECTION

DR. EDWARD C. ORTELL CITRUS COLLEGE GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER

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illennials currently hold more than a trillion dollars in student debt. It’s hardly surprising that “tuition-free,” “debt-free” and “free college for all” are just a few of the college affordability plans being touted by presidential hopefuls in the 2020 election. With national student loan debt at roughly $1.5 trillion, it is not surprising that

Homicide Investigation At A Detention Center In San Bernardino County While serving dinner to inmates, deputies observed the victim, Robert Vernon Sutton, down in his cell. Deputies entered the cell and immediately rendered emergency life-saving measures; medical staff arrived within minutes and continued CPR. Emergency fire and AMR personnel responded and transported the victim to a local area hospital where

he was pronounced deceased at 8:10 pm. Robert Sutton was housed in a two-person cell with the suspect, Lager George Reid. Sheriff’s Homicide Investigators responded to the detention center to conduct the investigation. Investigators

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students and their families are desperate for college funding solutions that will not mean borrowing tens of thousands of dollars, risking loan default and potentially limiting their ability to purchase a home or qualify for certain jobs in the future. Student loans are one of the only debts that cannot be discharged in bankruptcy. California’s community colleges offer students an excellent alternative to borrowing to pay for their college education. California residents attending a community college currently pay about $1,300 in fees annually—a fraction of the cost of UC and

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Justice Dept. Obtains $80K Settlement Against Orange County Auto Lender The Justice Department announced that California Auto Finance, a subprime auto lending company based in the City of Orange, has agreed to enter into a court-enforceable consent order to resolve allegations that it illegally repossessed two servicemembers’ cars without court orders while they were on active duty. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit

against California Auto Finance and a related entity called 3rd Generation Inc. on March 28, 2018 alleging that their repossession practices violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). Under the proposed consent order, which is still subject to approval by a federal

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