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Inaugural catch Wrestling Alliance International June 7 at UCLA
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Catch Wrestling Alliance and Raul Ramirez, Event Producer, will present the Inaugural Catch Wrestling Alliance International Invitational – U.S.A. Versus The World, featuring 16 wrestlers from around the globe ushering
in the rebirth of the professional sport of Catch Wrestling for the first time in 100 years in the United States. The One Day Only event will be held at UCLA’s John Wooden Center, 221 Westwood
Alhambra USD trial postponed By shel segal A judge on Monday postponed a preliminary trial for an Alhambra Unified School District teacher, according to a published report. That teacher – 43-yearold Jeffrey Hideki Yoshitake – worked at Garfield Elementary School and is accused of “having a sevenyear sexual relationship with a former student,” according to that report. Yoshitake was placed by the district on administrative leave on Feb. 28. His alleged victim went to the Monterey Park Police Department a day earlier with police officials letting the
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By shel segal In the race to replace embattled Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell won the right to face former undersheriff and current Gardena Mayor Paul Tanaka in Tuesday’s Primary Election. McDonnell finished well in first in the election, garnering 49.15 percent of the vote, while Tanaka received 14.74 percent. Falling short were Bob Olmsted with 9.89 percent, James Hellmold with 7.91 percent, Patrick Gomez with 6.74 percent, Todd Rogers with 6.14 percent and Lou Vince with 5.43 percent. In the race for the vacant Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors First District seat, former U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis won the election with 70.32 percent of the vote and will have to face opponent April Saucedo Hood in the November General Election. Juventino “J” Go-
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district know about the case the next day, according to that report. Yoshitake’s attorney Bill Seki asked Judge Don Umhofer for a postponement until June 30 as “there was a lot of investigation still needed,” according to that report. Yoshitake was released after posting a $100,000 bond and pleaded not guilty on May 5 to “five counts of lewd acts upon a child who was 15,” according to that report. Yoshitake was the girl’s math teacher with the two beginning to correspond. However, the alleged sexual
relationship begin in April 2005 when she was a high school student, according to that report. In addition, “the alleged sexual abuse appears to be isolated to a single student,” according to that report. Yoshitake’s tenure with the district began in September 1996 when he was hired as a substitute teacher. In 1999, he started as a regular teacher, teaching to fifth and sixth graders at Garfield, according to that report. He was tenured at Garfield in October 2002 and taught fifth, sixth and seventh Please see page 8
Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 starting at 12-Noon with a Special Exhibition of Rare Catch Wrestling Memorabilia overseen by wrestling authority and historian, Mike Chapman. Food and Beverage concessions will be available
‘Campaign to Unload’ urges California Regents to examine endowments
for purchase at the event. Men and Women will compete in eight wrestling matches for trophies presented in honor of legendary Catch Wrestlers of the Past, commencing at 1:00 p.m. Raul Ramirez, producer of the event said: “There hasn’t been an event like this in the United States in nearly 100 years. I’m proud to be part of the rebirth of real wrestling. It is every Catch Wrestler’s dream to see Catch Wrestling in the spotlight again. My goal is to reinstate legitimate catch wrestling competition globally. We can achieve this goal if we work together.” The 16 wrestlers will include: Women U.S.A.: Colleen Schneider (of Syracuse, NY), Jennifer Thomas (of Van Nuys, CA) and Xochi Wilder (of Los Angeles, CA); Women Alberta, Canada: Brooklyn “Bully” Thomson; Men U.S.A.: Curran Jacobs (of Marina del Rey, CA), Kyle Johnson (of Torrance, CA), Christopher Morales (of Mission Hills, CA), Ned Morales (of Mission Hills, CA), Luis Ojeda (of San Diego, CA) and Jon Strickland (of Easley, South Caro-
Students and faculty at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) are understandably shocked by the hate-filled rampage of a UCSB student Friday night, in which six UCSB students were killed and 13 wounded just off campus. America mourns with the families and we embrace the responsibility to work together to stop this madness. "Not one more," as Richard Martinez, father of 20-year-old Christopher, one of the students who was killed, heartbreakingly challenged us. We are up to the challenge. To that end, we call on the University of California Board of Regents to examine whether the system's $88 billion endowment is contributing to more senseless destruction by being invested in companies that profit from gun violence, obstruct commonsense gun legislation, and fund the NRA. University endowments led
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Record 343 area girls to receive the coveted Girl Scout Gold Award One girl worked with her city council to add a sidewalk on a previously dangerous road for pedestrians; another developed and trademarked a toy to ameliorate the stress of hospitalized kids and has a patent pending; one young woman organized a program for community members to donate their homegrown produce to underserved families -- these are just three of the 343 girls who have collectively spent more than 27,440 hours -Photo by Shel Segal
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