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Monrovia Weekly ArcAdiA Weekly Monday, APRIL 16 - april 22, 2012 Volume xVIi, No. XVI
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Hundreds Rally for Peace and Justice in McDade Shooting Recycled by terry miller Water A call for peace and jus- Pipeline tice was held Tuesday evening on the steps of Pasadena City Hall. Sponsored, in Extension part, by Joe Brown President of the local NAACP. The Through protest drew approximately 200 people to seek justice in Industry the wake of the latest police
Joe Brown, President of NAACP in Pasadena and Anya Slaughter, mother of slain teen Kendrec McDade, stand at a rally held outside city hall last week in Pasadena. -Photo by Terry Miller
officer involved shooting of Kenrec McDade on March 24 in Pasadena. McDade’s mother Anya Slaughter, father Kenneth McDade, as well asone of the family grandmothers stood side by side, hand in hand with their lawyer Caree Harper, NAACP leaders and religious leaders as well as a few people from Occupy LA. The attorney for McDade’s mother, Caree Harper offered the microphone to Anya Slaughter but was too emotional to speak to the gathered crowd of supporters. McDade’s father, Kenneth however, told the crowd his family having a very difficult time and thanked everyone for their cards and help but added “Somebody’s got to be held accountable. As long as I’ve got life in my body I’m
The Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (Upper District) celebrates yet another milestone in the quest to extend the pipelines that deliver recycled water into the San Gabriel Valley. A critical element in the expansion of the Upper District’s recycled water system, the City of Industry Extension Program, Phase IIB of the San Gabriel Valley Water Recycling Program, includes 14 miles of pipeline, a two million gallon reservoir in the City of West Covina, a pump station and a pressure reducing station. In partnership with the State Water Resources Control Board of the California Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Metropolitan Water District of
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Alan Arcadia Man Sentenced to New Rosemead Mayor Sandra Armenta Tamayo45 Years for 2010 Azusa Envisions City as Small-Town America by jim e. winburn Montoya, 25, Gun Range Robbery The order of busiAn Arcadia man conBooked into ness for the Rosemead victed of robbing an Azusa City Council meeting on shooting range then leading El Monte Tuesday was two fold: to law enforcement on a highhonor the newly appointed speed pursuit through the mayor and mayor pro tem East San Gabriel Valley that City Jail and to channel civic pride included an assault weapon Held on $2 Million Bond for Running Amphetamines
Trevor Bakgwan Kuk -Courtesy Photo
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Maria Dolores Martinez -Courtesy Photo
and community enthusiasm through everyone present. About 200 local residents turned out at the Garvey Community Center on Apr. 10 for the swearing in of newly appointed Mayor Sandra Armenta and Mayor Pro Tem Polly Low. Acknowledging positive support from family, fellow council members and staff, Armenta noted that she is the second Latina to serve as mayor since
attack on a Sheriff’s helicopter was sentenced Wednesday to more than 45 years in state prison. Deputy District Attorney Stacy Okun-Wiese of the Pomona Branch Office, who prosecuted the case, said Trevor Bakgwan Kuk, 28, was sentenced to a state prison term of 45 years, eight months. Kuk was convicted on Feb. 27 of seven felony counts – one count each of Please see page 8
Rosemead City Councilman and former Mayor Steven Ly swears in newly appointed Mayor Sandra Armenta. -Photo by Jim E. Winburn
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