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Monrovia Weekly ArcAdiA Weekly Monday, MARCH 19 - march 25, 2012 Volume xVIi, No. XII
HBO Halts Production and Airing of ‘LUCK’
California Horse Racing Board and Santa Anita Comment on Death of Racehorses During Filming of HBO's LUCK which Featured Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte
We just received this statement for CHRB regarding HBO’s decisiion to cancel LUCK filming at Santa Anita in the wake of the three horses euthanized during production of the
HBO series set at Santa Anita Park. “The California Horse Racing Board takes very seriously and cares deeply about the death of any racehorse in California and is conducting an investigation of the equine fatality
in connection with the filming of the Luck television program Tuesday at Santa Anita Park. Even though HBO announced the cancellation of the Luck series Wednesday, the CHRB will conduct a thorough investigation, which will include
a postmortem examination and toxicology testing.” The Horse Racing Board went on to say: “The CHRB is assured by those onsite at Santa Anita who are responsible for equine health and safety that every precaution was being
El Monte City Council Rallying Support For Homeless Veterans Project
taken to protect the horses appearing in the HBO program. In fact, because the filming was taking place in an enclosure within the CHRB’s jurisdiction, the level of care for these ani-
In its commitment to curbing homelessness among military veterans, the City of El Monte and Mercy Housing, with support from veterans, has made tremendous progress in laying the foundation for the construction of a proposed 41-unit affordable rental housing project for homeless veterans with special needs. The project will not only offer housing for veterans, but will also provide important veterans support services, such as on-site property management, employment assistance, vocational training, veterans benefits counseling, and mental health support. This will be one of Mercy Housing’s permanent affordable housing projects for veterans and will be the first of its kind
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HBO RUNS OUT OF LUCK – The series which was getting particulary low ratings, ceased production last Wednesday following the death of another horse. HBO will show the final episode in late March. -Photo by Terry Miller
By Terry Miller
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City Council Narrowly Approves Consolidated as Rosemead’s Trash Hauler of Choice
City of San Gabriel Denies Misspending Retirement Funds, Receives Flack for Failed Labor Agreements
BY JIM E. WINBURN
BY JIM E. WINBURN
The City Council selected Consolidated Disposal Services at its Tuesday meeting to be Rosemead’s exclusive solid waste and recycling services provider. Consolidated, Athens Services, and Rainbow Environmental Services were among a review committee’s final three recommended solid waste firms that proposed the lowest service costs to residential customers. Though the committee’s scoring analysis determined that Orange County-based Rainbow’s proposal accounted for the “overall best value” to the community in
terms of decreased rates, City Manager Jeff Allred said the council chose Consolidated based on the emotional comments and feedback from residents to keep their current trash hauler. “I think the main reason was the very strong outpouring of support from residents who attended the meetings,” Allred said, referring to the more than 10 hours of public comments and discussions from the last few council meetings. “There was a tremendous amount of public testimony in support of Consolidated.” During the public com-
ment section at the filled-tocapacity council meeting on Feb. 28, Dennis McDonald, a member of the Rosemead School Board, told the council members that the most important part of their decision was to choose the best service provider for the residents’ needs. “Like many have been saying, you don’t try to fix something that’s not broken, and right now I don’t think you can find a more generous community partner than Consolidated,” he said. The decision to award Consolidated with an excluPlease see page 5
Fabian Valdez, a dectective at San Gabriel Police Dept, was not happy about filing suit against the city withy fellow POA members but felt it the right thing to do. -Photo by Terry Miller
During the public comment section of Tuesday’s meeting, the City Council denied allegations in a lawsuit filed by the San Gabriel Police Officers’ Association that the city had misappropriated public employee retirement funds. An overflow crowd of police and fire employees, business owners, and concerned citizens packed the council chambers to either listen or weigh in on the allegations levied against the city from the police asPlease see page 3