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Monday, April 12 - April 18, 2010 Volume III, No. XV
Poizner Details Education Plan During Visit California Insurance C om m i s s ioner t u r ned gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner visited Monrovia High School Tuesday where he detailed his plan for reforming California’s K-12 and higher education systems. St a nding a longside former UC Regent Ward Connerly and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education Williamson Evers during a carefully orchestrated visit to Monrovia, Poizner announced that the two will serve, respectively, as the Statewide Chair and Statewide Co-Chair of his education coalition. Poizner said he chose Monrovia to pitch his educat ion plan due to t he political demographics of the area. One of the questions asked was about illegal Continued on Page 4
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By Bill Peters
Hundreds of Monrovia High students listen to gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner Tuesday at the school where he was joined by former senator Dick Mountjoy and other conservatives in a post speech press conference outside the school. Photos by Terry Miller
provides g uidance and recommendations to city officials, and allows city officials to network with each other. The Steering Committee, on which Garcia will serve as a Vice Chair, provides leadership on issues including neighborhood and commercial revitalizat ion, reg ional cooperation, housing and transportation. “The challenges facing rural and suburban cities within the range of
Candidates’ Debate Video Now Available The full video of last Wednesday night’s candidates’ debate is now available for viewing online at www.arcadiawekly.com. The video, which was produced by Arcadia Weekly and KGEM-TV of Monrov ia, w ill a lso be airing on Arcadia’s
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Diaz Threatens Teacher Layoffs, School Closures
Monrovia Councilman Named to Paragon Opens on National Steering Committee Post Myrtle Avenue Monrovia City Council Member Joe Garcia has been appointed to an executive post on the National League of Cities’ (NLC) 2010 First Tier Suburbs Council Steering Committee. The Council addresses challenges faced by communities located outside of central cities and inside the ring of developing suburbs and rural areas. The Council explores effective local solutions, supports research,
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government access channel twice a day from now until April 13th, election day. According to Linda Garcia of the City of Arcadia, the debate video is scheduled to play at bot h 1 p. m . a nd 9:3 0 p.m. st a r t i ng Tuesday, April 6th.
metropolitan regions are equally as complex and diverse a s t heir urba n counterparts,” he said. “I look forward to working with the committee in developing ideas that create collaborative and regional solutions for all cities.”
By Susan Motander
Da n Deibel one of the principals with Urban Housing Group officially cut the ribbon on Paragon at Old Tow n in dow ntown Monrovia on Friday morning. In welcoming the members of his team
and the city team which made the project a reality, he pointed out that it was 34 months ago when t he process bega n. He noted that everyone had worked “together to create a new community. “First our experience Continued on Page 4
Tempers Flare, Jockeys Jab after Derby By Nina Kathryn Hauptman
Those who attended the Santa Anita Derby on Saturday, April 4th got a bit more of a show than they paid for when jockey Garret Gomez t hrew a punch at competitor Victor Espinoza at the end of the big race. G omez wa s r id i ng race-favorite Lookin At Lucky that day, and attempted to edge his way Continued on Page 6
Edwin Diaz, Superintendent of the Pasadena Unified School District.
It looks to be a schoolyard fight as proponents and opponents of Measure CC, the parcel tax that the Pasadena Unified School District seeks on homes and businesses, line up using an unending stream of statistics to defend their distinctly different points of view. The Quality Education Preservation Act, as Measure CC is called, is a mail-in only ballot with a deadline date of May 4 that would allow the district to place a $120 charge per property parcel on the property tax rolls beginning with the next tax year, July 1. To pass, the measure requires a 2/3 plurality of property owners in Pasadena, Altadena and Sierra Madre and is based on a count of those who send in ballots marking their preference. The District says it is asking citizens to pony up extra money because of the threat that Governor Schwarzenegger’s budget for 2010-2011 will add about $7.5 million to its current $15.5million deficit, to a total of $23.5 million. Superintendent of the Pasadena Unified Continued on Page 6