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Thursday, April 15 - April 21, 2010 Volume XV, No. XXII
CRAWFORD CAMP FALLS IN FAVOR OF NEW “CIVILITY”
By Terry Miller & John Stephens Sierra Madre’s most contentious election in recent history came to a spectacular close Tuesday evening with Joe Mosca, Josh Moran and Nancy Walsh elected by significant margins over their opponents
who, according to many residents, ran a somewhat vicious smear campaign particularly against councilmember Joe Mosca. At a victory party at firefighter and longtime Mosca supporter Bob and Rosemary Burnett’s home Tuesday evening, overjoyed voters watched as
the votes kept coming in for the underdogs. Once it was obvious that they had won the election, it was time for Mr. Mosca to make a brief statement. The task of introducing Mr. Mosca fell to fellow Councilman John Buchanan who introduced
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HBO Tries Their “Luck” at Santa Anita By Matthew Burch Santa A nita Park’s storied history will add yet another chapter thanks to “Luck,” t he new series f rom H BO, accla i med w r it er/ producer Dav id Milch and Oscar nominated director Michael Mann. “Luck,” described as a provocative look at the worlds of horseracing a nd ga mbling told through a diverse group of characters surrounding a racetrack, stars Os-
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Writer David Milch at the Mayor’s Community Breakfast last week where he and jockey Mike Smith were guests. Mr. Milch spoke about his writing career and the trials and tribulations that have come along with it. - Photo by Terry Miller
Arcadia Voters Send Segal, Harbicht and Amundson to Back to Council Record Campaign Budgets No Match for Long-Standing Reputations and Experience By Terry Miller & John Stephens Arcadia High School senior Michael Kallin voted for the first time in his life Tuesday evening at the polling place located within the Arcadia Retirement Gardens. The AHS Constitution Team member, whose 18th birthday was just this March said he was eager to vote for the first time and said he casted his votes wisely and with care.
But Mr. Kallin was not alone in voting. The turnout, though not necessa r ily rema rkable in terms of the number of voters who either turned out or returned their vote-
by-mail ballots, proved triumphant in the end for Micky Segal and incumbents Bob Harbicht and Peter Amundson. This city council elec-
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