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Monterey Police Department special traffic enforcement campaign targeting traffic safety Police to increase enforcement aimed at dangerous and careless motorists, and pedestrians impacting traffic The Monterey Park Police Department will be conducting a special Traffic Safety Enforcement Operation on Thursday, November 7, 2013. Extra officers will be on duty patrolling areas where officers have responded to frequent collisions and cracking down on driving and pedestrian violations that cause collisions, injuries and fatalities. Motorist failing to yield to pedestrians and those walking into traffic are a serious safety concern that puts everyone on the road at risk. In the most recent release of data for 2010, 578 have been killed and 11,429 seriously injured in California as a result
of collisions that involved pedestrians. In Monterey Park officers have investigated 44 pedestrian involved fatal or injury collisions. Drivers and pedestrians who break the law and place themselves and others in danger will be cited. Officers will focus efforts in areas with heavy pedestrian traffic, especially at intersections and streets where speed related collision are high. Officers will pay particular attention towards distracted driving such as those using hand held cell phones or texting. Officers remind motorist to slow down and obey posted speed limits, signs and signals, to stay alert and always give pedestrians the right-of-way. Those on foot should always use crosswalks, never walk into traffic, use sidewalks, or walk
facing traffic where there are no sidewalks. If you are walking in crosswalks, always watch for motorist who may not see you. Expect the unexpected while crossing the street. To avoid a distracted driving ticket or crash, Monterey Park PD offers drivers the following tips: • Turn off your phone and/or put it out of reach while driving • Include in your outgoing message that you can’t answer while you are driving • Don’t call or text anyone at a time when you think they may be driving. Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Semi-final official results reported for the Nov. 5 local and municipal consolidated elections Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean Logan announced semi-final official results for the Nov. 5, 2013 Local and Municipal Consolidated Elections, with 9.91% of eligible registered voters in L.A. County casting ballots. A total of 174,025 ballots were processed and counted on Election Night. The RR/CC estimates that 29,382 ballots remain to be processed, after the semi-final Election Night tally. The initial estimate includes outstanding pro-
visional and Vote by Mail ballots collected at the polls, as well as Vote by Mail ballots received in the mail by 8 p.m. on Election Day. The Official Election Canvass period begins on Nov. 7 and ends on Nov. 25. During the Official Canvass, all outstanding provisional and Vote by Mail ballots will be verified and tallied. The RR/CC will also conduct a 1% Manual Audit. On Nov. 25, the RR/ CC is tentatively scheduled to certify the results.
On Nov. 26, the Board of Supervisors is tentatively scheduled to declare the election results official. For the latest results, follow them on Twitter @ lacountyrrcc or visit our website at www.lavote.net. The mission of the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk is to serve Los Angeles County by providing essential records management and election services in a fair, accessible and transparent manner. For more information, visit www.lavote.net.
DUI enforcement operations planned for weekend of Nov. 9 Drivers are reminded to "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" Officers from the Monterey Park Police Department's DUI Enforcement Team will be deploying to stop and arrest alcohol and drug-impaired drivers in the Department's ongoing traffic safety campaign. DUI Saturation Patrols will deploy on Saturday, November 9,
2013 between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. in areas with high frequencies of DUI collisions and/ or arrests. “We are working to make our community safe from impaired drivers,” said Monterey Park Police Chief Jim Smith. “This is a ‘Zero Tolerance’ crackdown so Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over!” “The Monterey Park
Police Department will be keeping the pressure on through enforcement and public awareness so that we can continue saving lives and prevent injuries.” Funding for this program is from a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Report Drunk Drivers, Call 911!
One hundred mules walk the Los Angeles Aqueduct, Nov. 11 November 5, 2013 marked the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. To celebrate the occasion, artist Lauren Bon and the Metabolic Studio are walking the length of the aqueduct with the animals that made its construction possible. On Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., a parade of mules will walk from the Brand Park trail near the Brand Library to the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. For more information,
please call 866.344.1192. To follow the mules’ progress, please visit anothercityispossible.com or Facebook to learn more about what inspired the commemoration. Rolling Road Closures* on Monday, November 11 from Brand Library to the Los Angeles Equestrian Center include: 8:15 AM - 11:30 AM From Brand Park: -Intersections along the Western Ave. route from Mountain St. to Riverside Dr. -Intersections along the Riverside Dr. route from
Western Ave. to Main St. *Road closures are temporary. Closure duration at each crossing will be approximately 30 minutes. Temporary Parking Restrictions (No Parking Zones) Western Ave. from Mountain St. to W Glenoaks Blvd. (southbound side only) Western Ave. from Lake St. to Riverside Dr. (southbound side only) There may be intermittent closures of the hiking trails above Brand Library between 7:00 - 8:30 am.
Lifeline for Pets Cat of the Week:'Natalie’ Last week we featured an article on how animals with special needs are usually the last to be adopted, if ever. These are the seniors, the dark colored ones, and the ones with a medical or behavioral condition. Yet, they are just as deserving of a It’s hard to believe that soft NATALIE has not yet been adopted! She’s a perfect pet! She’s only about a year and a half, healthy, and up-todate on all routine vet care. Natalie is very friendly, playful, and loves to be held and cuddled. She gets along great with other cats, especially one who’s very shy, named Scout. She had an early eye infection which led to the loss of the eye, but NO MEDS are needed. Natalie gets along just fine with her one
eye. See her VIDEO on our website. Natalie will fit in well in almost any home--please give her that chance! Don’t let her spend one more day without her forever home. Please call! Lifeline For Pets is a no-kill rescue organization operated solely by volunteers. Call Shazi at 626-6769505 for an adoption application or information on this cat or others on our website, or to meet one. See us in person 2nd & 4th Sundays at Petsmart, 3347 E. Foothill Blvd. in Pasadena, 12:30-3:30 p.m. and 1st & 3rd Sundays at Urban Pet, 900 Fair Oaks, South Pasadena. Lifeline For Pets website: www.lifelineforpets.org
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Click on “Cat Pad” & scroll down to find this cat. Facebook: www.facebook.com/lifelineforpets. pasadena Please “Like” us and “Share.” pet, and often need very little in the way of meds. In this month of Thanksgiving, we will be featuring a few of our wonderful animals, who, by the way, just happen to have a special need.