Colton Courier November 03 2016

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Gilbert Zamorano honored with military banner

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ncountering discrimination and living in near poverty were the experiences of many Mexican and Mexican American (Chicano) veterans from Colton. Gilbert Zamorano, 93, recalls a painful memory he had en route to Little Rock, Arkansas for Army basic training in 1943. “I remember seeing a sign that said, ‘No Dogs or Mexicans Allowed’”, Zamorano expressed back in February 2015. “I began to cry. I couldn’t understand why these people were so mean.” Yet in the face of such bigotry and bitterness, Zamorano served with distinction in the European Theatre of World War II-suffering a wound in Toul, France on September 16,1944. He served in General George S. Patton’s Third Army. On Wednesday, Zamorano was honored with a military banner by family, friends,

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Colton preps for Marijuana legalization

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World War ii veteran Gilbert Zamorano, 93, was finally honored with a military banner installation on nov. 2

he City Council on Tuesday passed an ordinance that will immediately regulate Marijuana usage and production if a state proposition is passed by voters next week. An urgency ordinance was approved to allow city officials to temporarily prohibit any cultivation, delivery, sale, and transportation of Marijuana, while permanent regulations are developed. Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, would allow for California residents to recreationally use, possess, and transport up to one ounce of Marijuana. However, the act will also allow cities to place restrictions on outdoor cultivation, ban marijuana-related businesses, and regulate indoor cultivation Currently the city’s municipal code bans medical marijuana dispensaries from operating and prohibits residents from cultivating the plant. Attorney Jordan Ferguson told the council that an urgency ordinance is needed to implement the immediate effects of Proposition 64, which would be the legalization of recreational usage, possession, and indoor cultivation. Businesses interested in obtaining licenses to cultivate, possess, and sell marijuana will not be allowed to do so until early 2018. Suchil believes the urgency ordinance is a good idea because it will allow the city to construct a thorough plan to control marijuana use. His motivation stems from a news report aired by 60 Minutes on CBS that highlighted Colorado’s issues with Marijuana legalization. “All the things they said were going to happen [in Colorado] are not happening,” Suchil said. “In fact problems are increasing. There are too many unknowns.” Mayor Richard De La Rosa, while understanding the community’s concerns regarding health and safety, urges his colleagues on the dais to investigate whether Marijuana can provide any economic benefits. “This is something we cannot ignore,” De La Rosa said.


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