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Thursday, June 17 - June 23, 2010
READERS CHOICE 2010
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Volume XV, No. XXXVIII
Community News, Arts & Opinions Since 1996
THIS WEEK Mack Robinson’s Judge Makes Widow Joins in Gang Injunction City’s Birthday Permanent Celebration Los Angeles Superior
Newly appointed Pasadena Police Chief Phillip Sanchez talks with reporters outside Pasadena City Hall Tuesday. The city has been searching for a replacement since October when Bernard Melekian left to join the U.S. Department of Justice. - Photo by Terry Miller
Pasadena Taps Santa Monica Deputy Chief as New Top Cop At a press conference Tuesday City Manager Michael J. Beck announced the selection of Phillip L. Sanchez as Pasadena’s next police chief.
The search for Pasadena’s next police chief began in 2009. Residents and others have had op-
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Mrs. Mack “Del” Robinson, widow of the famed Olympic athlete, shared her stories and memorabilia in a special presentation during the City of Pasadena’s 124th birthday celebration on Saturday, June 12 at Pasadena Museum of History. Matthew “Mack” Robinson (1914-2000), the older brother of Hall of Fame baseball star Jackie Robinson, set national junior college records in the 100 meter, 200 meter, and long
Court Judge Jane Johnson has granted a permanent injunction against criminal conduct by members of two local street gangs. Judge Johnson took the action Thursday, June 10, signing the injunction against members of the Monrovia Nuevo Varrio and the Duroc Crips gangs. The injunction covers six square miles in the City of Monrovia and adjacent Los Angeles County territory to the south. A preliminary injunction has been in place since December. Since then, au-
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Chalk One Up for Father’s Day To celebrate its 18th anniversary, this year’s Pasadena Chalk Festival will attempt to make history by setting the Guinness World Record for the Largest Display of Chalk Pavement Art. Over 500 artists come from all across Southern California to spend two
days on their hands and knees creating 175 spectacular chalk murals on concrete areas in every style imaginable. Festival attendees will be treated to live music an entertainment throughout the weekend and children can
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Local Limeys Pack Brits for World Cup Match
community as a whole. T h i s ye a r t h a t aw a r d was presented to Edgar Colin Jr. Colin, who is almost always addressed as “Junior” by both his friends
By Terry Miller Ask anyone across the pond and they’ll probably say that the scoreboard at the stadium in Rustenburg must not have been working very well on Saturday. Evidently this was also the case with England’s goalkeeping in the match against the U.S. in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The consensus from the capacity crowd of British nationals at Brits Pub was that it had been a “bloody awful game”.
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Monrovia Coordinating Council Recognizes Outstanding Youth By Susan Motander Each year the Monrovia Coordinating Council honors a young person in the community who has been an outstanding role model, not only for his peers, but also t he
Rolfe Jones, Stewart Suckling and George Carter, packed Brits Pub Saturday morning for the World Cup soccer match between England and the United States. - Photo by Terry Miller