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Monrovia Weekly ArcAdiA Weekly MONDAY, AUGUST 1 - AUGUST 7, 2011 VOLUME XVI, NO. XXV
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El Monte Veteran Advocacy Group Embarks on Interstate Bike Ride BY NURIA MATHOG Candidates Begin Filing for November Elections BY NURIA MATHOG
With election season just around the corner, the time has come for aspiring candidates to begin filing nomination papers for the November 8 consolidated elections. The filing period officially opened on July 18 and is scheduled to close on August 12, with a nomination extension deadline of August 17 for non-incumbents filing late. This year, Los Angeles County has plans to redraw its supervisorial district boundaries, a move that could potentially affect
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Santa Anita Autumn Meet Opens Friday, The 10 members of the their journey from Bell to veteran homelessness by bers face on a daily basis. higher rates of homelessVet Hunter Project-spon- St. Louis on Wednesday, spreading awareness of the According to the orga- ness; studies estimate that September sored “Ride Against Home- stopping first at El Monte. issues that many of the na- nization’s official site, veterlessness Bike Ride” began The group seeks to combat tion’s former service mem- ans have disproportionately Please see page 6 30,‘Great Race Place' Duarte City Manager Darrell Economic Development To Host 24- George Vows to Keep an Eye on Strategy a Path to Bolster Day Meeting the “SCE Issue” Duarte’s Economic Future BY RUTH LONGORIA KINGSLAND 1900 Miles will be the goal of these cyclists to help end homelessness among returning war vets
Santa Anita Park announced today that pending California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) approval, it will open its 24-day Autumn race meeting on Friday, Sept. 30, and will remain open through Sunday, Nov. 6. With the exception of a three-day opening week and a five-day week comprising Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 10, the Autumn Meeting will feature a four-day race week, running on a Thursday through Sunday schedule. “The first weekend is loaded with Breeders’ Cup prep races and our opening Friday will welcome top qual-
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Southern California Edison (SCE) met its deadline this week with a response to Duarte City Manager’s July 12 cry of outrage over the myriad recent power outages affecting Duarte residents. But, whether that response is enough has yet to be determined, as City Manager Darrell George vows to keep his eye on the “SCE issue.” During the Tuesday night City Council meeting, George read aloud a letter from SCE Senior Vice President Leslie E. Starck: “Mr. George, I cer-
tainly understand the frustration you and your residents have felt as a result of service interruptions. It is our goal to provide safe and reliable service to our customers and I assure you we are doing our best to improve service in the Duarte area,” Starck wrote. Starck’s letter was in response to a letter George wrote to SCE, demanding the electric company provide the city of Duarte, by July 26, a listing of all the planned and unplanned power outages affecting Duarte since January 2007, as well as a list of complaints from residents due
to those outages. In that letter, George also requested SCE submit to an outside peer review and suggested the company consider rate designs that set rates based on reliability and unreliability of service, and service interruptions to its customers. In a previous City Council meeting, George told the Council he was writing the letter in part to express frustration because City Hall has been bombarded with resident calls whenever SCE has an outages, and many residents,
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Duarte City Council has given final approval to an Economic Development Strategy document that will provide a path and work program for the City’s economic development from 2011 to 2015. Los Angeles County Economic Development Commission (LAEDC) was contracted by the City to develop the document which provides an overview of the City’s demographic conditions and sets out objectives and tasks under five major goals to bolster Duarte’s economic future. “The document was
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specifically designed to address local tasks that can be achieved by the City. There may be many regional efforts related to economic development that the City will also want to be involved in, but this document provides manageable tasks that can be done,” noted Community Development Director, Craig Hensley. To reach the five goals of Duarte’s Economic Development Strategy there are 46 tasks: Prepare an Educated Workforce — Connect
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