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Grand Opening of the Gold Line Extension by Habib F. Balian San Gabriel Valley
The March 5 opening of the Foothill Gold Line from Pasadena to Azusa was truly historic, with an estimated 30,000 riders and more than 100 elected officials from Washington DC, Sacramento and local cities taking part in the inaugural ride on the county’s newest addition to the nearly 100-mile rail transit system. The opening day was filled with city celebrations, following ceremonies at
the Duarte/City of Hope Station in the morning. Congress Members Judy Chu and Grace Napolitano, State Senator Carol Liu, and Assembly Member Chris Holden joined Metro First Vice Chair and Duarte Council Member John Fasana at a morning kick-off event; followed by the ribbon cutting event, emceed by Metro Chairman and County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas. Joining the
Supervisor in speaking at the ribbon cutting was Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Second Vice Chair Eric Garcetti, fellow Supervisors and Metro Board Members Michael Antonovich and Hilda Solis, the five mayors from Arcadia to Azusa corridor cities, Construction Authority Board Chairman Doug Tessitor and Metro CEO Phil Washington. Current and past Construction Authority board members
Courtesy Photo from Devette Johnson
were all present, along with several other Metro Board Members and elected officials and key stakeholders representing much of the San Gabriel Valley. On Saturday, Mayor Garcetti and others reiterated their commitment to completing the Foothill Gold Line to Montclair. That is good news, as we are see-
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ing significant demand this week from riders arriving at the new stations from the future corridor cities. Parking structures are filling up early on the eastern end, while rush hour trains are near capacity, especially as they continue west into Pasadena. Official ridership data will be available from Metro in about a month.
Congresswoman Napolitano Acknowledges International Women’s Day
Past or Current Resident
by Tess Seger National
Congresswoman Grace Napolitano has released the following statement in honor of International Women’s Day: “Even though women make up 50% of the population in the United States, under 20% of the legislators in Congress are women. While I am proud to be a part of that minority, I am concerned that until we have greater parity in representation, the needs and interests of women will go ignored. We must have equal pay for equal work. We must have paid family leave. We must address the hundreds of thousands of women subject to domestic violence
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and sexual abuse every year who go unheard. Our families, communities, and country will be stronger with equal participation between women and men. Today, on International Women’s Day, I am calling
on my colleagues to commit to mentor and empower more women to stand up and lead our country to a brighter future for all.” Congresswoman Grace Flores Napolitano is a powerful advocate for Southern
California on water resources, transportation and power generation, and dedicates considerable energy to mental health issues. The daughter of a Mexican immigrant
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