A zusa B eacon Monrovia Weekly Temple Tribune ArcAdiA Weekly MONDAY, JULY 9 - JULY 15, 2012 VOLUME XVII, NO. XXVIII
Monday Edition of the
BY DENA BURROUGHS
Last Slaughterhouse Standing Wins First Round with City of Rosemead
Hernandez responded that with the recently approved health care legislation a significant amount of money will become available to the cities in 2014. These funds will pro-
Shutting down a poultry slaughterhouse is no easy task for a city trying to keep chickens from crossing the road. Residents aren’t too big on the odor, either. But the last remaining slaughterhouse in Rosemead has won the first round in keeping the city from forcing them to fly the coop with a temporary injunction that will consider the business owners’ right to provide local Asian customers freshly killed poultry with feet and heads in-
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Senator Ed Hernandez listens to the concerns of El Monte’s residents. -Photo by Dena Burroughs
money to pay for additional police officers, he added. “Any help you can provide with this matter would be appreciated.” Senator Hernandez said the same concern is present in several cities in his District. Although he had no
Operations (ERO) officers and other members of the U.S. Marshals Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force. Noriega Rios was taken into custody on administrative immigration violations. Two days later she was transported to the border crossing in San Ysidro, Calif., and turned over to Mexican authorities under tight security. Noriega Rios is charged Please see page 5
immediate answer, he said conversations are scheduled to come up with something. On July 26th, for example, the Senator will be meeting with the District’s Chiefs of Police to discuss the effects of realignment.
Library Park was the best seat in the house Wednesday for the fireworks locally. -Photo by Rick Keshishi of Photoworks by Rick
Monrovia Councilman Larry Spicer Apologizes for Silence BY JIM E. WINBURN
p.m., which includes a complimentary taco bar. The program will start at 6:30 p.m. Mayor Andre QuinPlease see page 2
Councilwoman Martinez said she is concerned about the rising obesity rates in the community and thinks that the Senator’s office may be of help in drafting city ordinances to elevate health and wellness awareness. Senator
Monrovia’s Annual Fireworks Bring Thousands to Old Town
City of El Monte to Hold State of the City Address The El Monte City Council will hold an informative State of the City Address on July 10 at the El Monte Community Center. The event begins with a reception at 5:30
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BY JIM E. WINBURN
Fugitive Mexican Cartel Member Deported following Capture in El Monte A fugitive female member of La Familia Michoacana cartel, for whom Mexico offered a $5 million peso reward, is in custody in her native country following her capture in El Monte last week and subsequent deportation. Anel Violeta Noriega Rios, 27, was arrested without incident June 27 at her El Monte residence by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal
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Senator Ed Hernandez Reaches Out to El Monte Senator Ed Hernandez held a roundtable at the Grace Black Auditorium on Friday, June 29, “to hear what people would like Senator Hernandez to do for the City of El Monte,” he said as an introduction. About 20 people attended, including Council members Victoria Martinez and Juventino Gomez, City Treasurer Henry Velasco, and representatives of the El Monte Chamber of Commerce and the City’s Park and Recreation Department. Encouraged by the Senator, those present expressed their concerns about the city. Councilman Gomez said he worries about safety in the streets, especially since the “realignment” that allowed the early release of inmates back into the city. “I believe El Monte may have about 100 of those early released inmates,” he said. His concern is aggravated by the fact that the city does not have the
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Admitting to criminal convictions now dismissed from his record, Councilmember Larry Spicer apologized for his “past actions and for not making this statement earlier” at a Monrovia council meeting on Tuesday, Jul. 3. Regarding his criminal record that was expunged on Jul. 23, 1992, he said, “My
reasons for not publicly disclosing many of the details about a DUI and credit card violations is because I paid what I was fined, I served my probation, turned my life around, and started giving back to the community by serving others.” While some in the community expected Spicer to resign, others turned out at
the council meeting to voice their support for the interim councilman, who was sworn into the Monrovia council January 2012. But the controversy, defused for the moment, lingers with the air of smoldering tension over trust and transparency. Over the last couple of Please see page 7