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For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 2 The latest in the continuing Bell saga is the arrest of the former mayor and several of his colleagues in the misappropriation of city funds. It seems that finally, the residents of Bell will see justice served and hopefully get back much of the money that homeowners were overcharged for property taxes. The amounts are staggering for a small city. All eight defendants in the case are being held under a special provision of California law that requires each to show that any bail money they put up did not
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 - OCTOBER 3 , 2010 VOLUME III, NO. XXXVII
n September 21, 2010, the City Council unanimously voted to reinstate the Public Safety Commission in the City of Temple City. The Public Safety Commission was reinstated to assist the City Council in reviewingcommunity safety issues and to make appropriate recommendations regarding th administration of public safety programs, including vehicular traffic and pedestriansafety, vehicle parking control and emergency preparedness. Currently, the City is undertaking several projects which have a significant impact on community safety issue. On August 3rd, the City Council approved a contract with LECMgt to develop an emergency preparedness plan and provide training to the City Council and staff. The duties of the Commission include the development and implementation of emergency services programs and the Commission can work with LECMgt and
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emple City Council voted unanimously last Tuesday night to not reinstate convicted exMayor Judy Wong’s CalPERS retirement pension. “Given what’s happening in the news, not only in our city but neighboring cities as well, we have the
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Senator Carol Liu Tours Temple City Businesses Saturday
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Carol Liu talks with business owners - Photos by Terry Miller
enator Carol Liu visited local Temple City businesses Saturday morning. The businesses toured represent different industries and services within thecity, including LA Tax and Financial Services, Casa Del Rey Mexican Restaurant, Wonder Cleaners and Draperies,
You and Me Findings Jewelry, and two of the city’s newest businesses - Anca Realty and Café Roulé. The Temple City Chamber of Commerce hosted a reception at the Chamber office to kick off the walk. Residents
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Arcadia Teacher Kelsey Brown Honored as One of L.A. County’s Teachers of the Year By Terry Miller
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s part of the annual Los Angeles County Teachers of the Year celebration luncheon Monday in Los Angeles, a special tribute was paid to Maggie Clark, the Monrovia Kindergarten teacher who was killed in an automobile accident last May. The accident was allegedly caused by a man under the influence of
a controlled substance who is now in jail. Accepting a Los Angeles County District Teacher of The Year award posthumously for Maggie Clark was Mayflower principal Kirk McGinnis. McGinnis was flanked by County School board members and Jon Gundry who is the new interim Superintendent
Photo by Terry Miller Kelsey Brown beams after receiving her Los Angeles Teacher of the Year award last Monday. Brown is a Fifth-Grade teacher at Holly Avenue Elementary School in Arcadia. She is pictured here with her very proud father, Douglas.
of schools for LACOE. A Photo of Maggie Clark was projected on the giant screen when Communications Director Frank Kwan described what happened to the beloved teacher. Kwan announced that a donation has been made to Mothers
against Drunk Driving in honor of Maggie Clark’s life. Over 80 Los Angeles County’s educators were honored Monday during the 2010-11 Teachers of the
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opportunity to send a clear message of where we stand as a city regarding these types of actions,” Councilman Tom Chavez said before the unanimous vote. Wong, who is now spending 16 months in state prison for a bribery scandal involving Randy Wang, resigned from the City Council in March. Since April, the city has paid about $460 for Wong’s premium for her retirement health, vision and dental insurance or nearly $2,765 in the last six months. Councilwoman Cynthia Sternquist said she “absolutely 100 percent would not agree to reinstating (Wong’s) benefits.” Because of Wong’s conviction and forfeiture of the benefits, the city will eventually be credited nearly $5000 for employer contributions it made toward her pension after Jan. 1, 2006 according to records. Wong, who was first elected in March 2003, is also entitled to get a refund of the employee contribution she made toward her pension.