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Vol 53, NO. 17
‘Survivors’ continue to THIS WEEK Gloria’s Corner provide healing for friends and Words To Think About and family of murder victims A3 & A5
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By Anthony Victoria
inda Miers and Rose Madsen both understand the somber feelings that come with losing a loved one.
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For the past year, the Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas and Electric companies have proposed a plan to construct a 3-foot diameter pipeline that intends to address high customer demands for natural gas.
Madsen lost her daughter, Jennifer LeAnne Balber, on November 10, 1994 in a drive by shooting in Rialto.
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Rose Madsen, left, and Marilyn necochea, right, are both survivors that have come to terms with the loss of their loved ones and continue to provide support for other families that have suffered tragedy due to crime and violence.
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“Because of the leak at Aliso Canyon, there is little stored gas available on the northern system to support deliveries on the southern system,” the CPUC said in release last Wednesday.
The proposed pipeline would run from a natural gas storage facility in Adelanto, through San Bernardino and Riverside counties and the San Bernardino National Forest, and lastly to Moreno Pressuring Station in Moreno Valley.
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CPUC Administrative Judge Karl Bemesderfer ruled on Tuesday April 5 that the two companies do not have enough information to demonstrate needed rate increases to fund the $621.3 million project. He argues that there are more cost effective, safer, and less environmentally damaging ways to meet the region’s natural gas demands.
Judge Bemesderfer’s decision could be made official when the Public Utilities Commission votes on the issue, which could happen as early as early next month.
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Judge urging CPUC to deny proposed gas pipeline
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) judge is calling on state utility regulators to oppose the construction of a proposed gas line that will travel through San Bernardino.
“It was bad enough losing one daughter,” said Miers. “Just when I was starting to feel better about life again, my other daughter was killed.”
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April 14, 2016
By Anthony Victoria
In the span of 11 years Miers has lost two daughters to violence in San Bernardino. Her younger daughter Melanie was shot and killed during a drive by in 2005, and her oldest daughter Michelle was attacked and murdered inside her apartment back in July 2014.
Both women--with the help of the community--are providing spaces for parents with similar experiences to come together to heal. They are both survivors, the term that describes those who are left behind
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Various photos of murder victims and of Rose Madsen’s advocacy in the community.
SoCalGas released a statement explaining why it was disappointed with the CPUC’s decision. CPUC cont. on next page