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Monrovia Weekly ArcAdiA Weekly Monday, may 28 - June 3, 2012 Volume xVIi, No. XXII

City of El Monte to Hold Annual Memorial Day Ceremony

By JIM E. WINBURN A small controversy regarding whether or not the City of Rosemead would be charging a fee for residents to attend its State of the City address was put to rest at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. During public comment, Rosemead resident and community activist Jean Hall took issue with an article published by this paper on Tuesday, May 15, entitled “If you want to know about the state of Rosemead, you’re required to pay between $15 and $20.” “I took issue with the way the title of this column was written,” Hall reported to the Rosemead City Council. “And it said, if you want to know about the state of Rosemead, prepare to cough up some green bucks.” The article in question was penned by this paper’s news editor, Terry Miller. His initial reaction to the city’s announcement of the event raised a very important question over public access to local government Please see page 6

invite all residents to participate in its Annual Memorial Day Celebration on May 28 at 9 a.m. at Tony Arceo Memorial Park. The City is honored

to have the participation of the Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #10218 and the American Legion Post #261. The ceremony will

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State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Reports School Districts in Financial Jeopardy

feature keynote speaker Specialist 4 Agustin Gomez, Silver Star recipient, United States Army. The

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson warned today that 2.6 million California children now attend schools in districts that are in financial jeopardy—the highest number of financially troubled districts in state history. “This is the kind of record no one wants to set. Across California, parents, teachers, and administrators are increasingly wondering how to keep their schools’ lights on, their bills paid, and their doors open,” Torlakson said. “The deep cuts this budget crisis has forced—and the uncertainties about what lies ahead— are taking an unprecedented and unacceptable toll on our schools.” The state’s Second Interim Status Report for 2011-12 also shows a record-high 188 local educational agencies (LEAs) are

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A paraglider jumps from an aircraft during last years Annual Memorial Day Celebration in Arcadia. -Photo by Terry Miller

To honor military service men and women who have paid their ultimate sacrifice for our country, the Mayor and Members of the El Monte City Council

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ICE Deports Los Angeles-Area Gang Police Helicopter Attacked Crewember Injured During Laser Member Wanted for Murder in El Salvador A member of a transnational street gang wanted Strike Over San Gabriel in his native country of El

On Thursday, May 24 at approximately 9:30 a.m., a Pasadena Police Officer was injured by a laser strike while flying over the City of San Gabriel. The helicopter crew was not wearing their protective eyewear at the time of the attack; however, they identified the suspect’s location and worked with San Gabriel Police ground units to contain the area. The suspect was arrested without incident. The flight crew landed safely at the

Pasadena Heliport and the injured officer was taken to a local area hospital for evaluation. At the time of his arrest the suspect, Rafael Juarez, Hispanic male 23, a San Gabriel Resident, was also in possession of a controlled substance, believed to be cocaine. Juarez was booked at the San Gabriel City Jail for discharging a laser at an aircraft and possession of a controlled substance. “Laser assaults on pub-

lic and private aircraft are becoming all too common throughout Southern California. Pointing a laser at an aircraft, while flying, is illegal and can have catastrophic consequences for aircrews and people on the ground. Fortunately, our police officers are very adept at catching individuals who commit aircraft assaults. The Pasadena Police Department will continue to aggressively in-

Salvador for aggravated homicide was deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this week and turned over to authorities in that nation’s capital. Tarsis Dodamin Quintero-Sanchez, 40, was repatriated to El Salvador Wednesday aboard a removal flight chartered by ICE’s Air Operations Unit. Quintero, a documented member of the

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Foreign Fugitive Removal - Quintero Sanchez in Salvadoran Custody -Photo Courtesy of ICE


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