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Go to ElMonteExaminer.com for ElMonte Specific News MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18 - NOVEMBER 24, 2019 VOLUME 8, NO. 46
EDUCATOR UNIONS STAND TOGETHER DEEPLY SADDENED BY ANOTHER TRAGIC SCHOOL SHOOTING AND DEATHS Leaders demand an end to gun violence and quick action by lawmakers
Los Angeles DA’s Conviction Review Unit Exonerates Los Angeles Man Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced the release from prison of Ruben Martinez Jr., a man wrongfully convicted in 2008 for a series of armed robberies in Boyle Heights. A claim sent to the District Attorney’s Conviction Review Unit set the wheels in motion for prosecutors and investigators to unearth new evidence that led to Martinez’s exoneration. “This case — brought to our attention by an inmate who was not represented by an attorney — is a powerful example of why we need dedicated conviction review units,” District Attorney Lacey said. “Although the vast majority of convictions
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Artist Bernard Hoyes Works Open at San Bernardino County Museum San Bernardino County Museum is pleased to present a show of works by artist Bernard Hoyes. “Spirit of the Land Through Climate Change,” an exhibition of large scale watercolors, speaks to the artist’s experience with the ecological life of the desert. The show opens Sunday, Nov. 17 and runs through March 8, 2020. The exhibit opens with a reception on Nov. 17, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Hoyes, an artist working in multiple disciplines including performance, painting, watercolor and murals, is a Coachella Valley resident, Jamaican born,
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our state and national education union leaders issued the following statement in the wake of the early morning shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California that has already claimed the lives of two students and critically wounded others. The following can be attributed to California Teachers Association President E. Toby Boyd, California Federation of Teachers President Jeff Freitas, National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen García and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten: “We are once again rocked to our core by another senseless and cowardly shooting that has taken two of our precious students, left several students fighting for their lives today and the community of Saugus terrorized by the violence they hoped and prayed would never happen to them. We stand together during these difficult moments, sending love and healing
thoughts to the victims and their families, our fellow educators and school employees who without a doubt did everything possible to protect their students, and the community that has been wounded today. “More than five million educators and school employees from California and across the country are standing strong with Saugus as they pick up the pieces and try to make sense of this tragedy. We dream of the day when these acts of gun violence no longer threaten our students’ safety and well-being. Our children cannot wait any longer for this dream to come true. We owe it to our students and our educators to make our schools and communities safe and welcome spaces, and we will do everything we can to make that happen. We call on all federal and state lawmakers to take quick action to put an end to these tragic shootings by passing meaningful and sensible gun reform. Our students and our communities are counting on you.”
Orange County Nanny Charged With Additional Child Molestation Felonies A man who served as a male nanny for families across Southern California was charged with additional felony child molestation charges for victimizing 17 young boys under his care. The boys ranged in age from two to 12 years old. Matthew Antonio Zakrzewski, 30, of Costa Mesa, was arrested on May 17, 2019 by Laguna Beach Police Department detectives at a local
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