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Monrovia Weekly ArcAdiA Weekly MONDAY, AUGUST 8 - AUGUST 14, 2011 VOLUME XVI, NO. XXVI

New Goats are Back on Brush Clearance Duty in Duarte Department of Motor Vehicles Office Opens Its Doors in El Monte BY NURIA MATHOG After nine months of construction, the California Department of Motor Vehicles opened its new office in El Monte this Monday. Located at 400

Duarte officials are advising residents to “Be On The Look Out” for individuals impersonating state inspectors/employees. They have been known to issue notices and collect money. They are called California Labor Compliance Group. Another unauthorized organization is the California Board of Regulations. They wear orange shirts with state logo but the wording is different. This organization tends to prey on small businesses. After checking with the Department of Industrial Relations Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (562) 983-189, these organizations are not authorized to enforce, collect money or use the state logo for any purpose. Additionally, per Cal-Osha’s Field Enforcement Bureau, they are also committing a felony. if for any reason you come in contact with these individuals, notify our public safety department at (626 357-7938 or sheriff’s department at (626) 4489861.

the Duarte foothills identified by the City’s field services department in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Fire Department and Department of Agriculture staff. From now until mid-August, the herd of goats will be munching their way through dry

San Gabriel Celebrates its Place in History With “Los Pobladores Walk to Los Angeles” You can be a part of history and reenact the settling of early California. Lace up your walking shoes Saturday, September 3 and join the descendants of Los Pobladores (the original settlers) for an early morning nine-mile walk from San Gabriel’s Plaza Park, 428 S. Mission Drive to El Pueblo Historical Monument (Olvera Street). Registration will be open from at 5:00 - 7:00 a.m. and there will be a brief welcome from the San Gabriel City Council at 6:00 a.m. You will be a part of the commemoration of the

1781 founding of El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles, the City of Los Angeles. Everyone is welcome to join this free event made possible by a generous donation from Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich. Register the day of the event at Plaza Park. Participants will receive a commemorative give-away, refreshments, and a bus token for return transportation. Visit www.sangabrielcity.com/ cityservices/parksandrec to

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brush and vegetation at the top of Greenbank, east of Briar Summit, and on the hillside surrounding the Duarte “D” at the top of Westvale north and west of the Duarte Mesa area. Duarte will pay Ranchito Tivo Boer Goats $12,200, plus all the rubble the goats

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Congresswoman Judy Chu Announces She’s Running for California’s 27th Congressional District

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can eat. “Our goal is to stop the spread and reduce the overall amount of brush in and around homes adjacent to the open space areas of our community,” said City Manager Darrell

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Local Committee to Renovate Homes for Six El Monte Residents BY NURIA MATHOG In conjunction with the San Gabriel Valley Conservation Corps, the El Monte Beautification Commission has created a project to improve the exterior appearance of six El Monte homes and yards. The project is sponsored by a grant from the California Community Foundation, a public non-profit organization that seeks to promote positive change in the Los Angeles area. In order to continue receiving financial assistance from the organization, the commission needs to complete its renovation of the six houses by October 30.

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To qualify for the commission’s service, residents must be either a senior (over 55) or have a physical handicap, live in one of three specially designated areas of El Monte (Little Five Points, Tyler Corridor, and the Ramona Valley area), and earn a total family income of under $40,000 per year. Members of the commission are responsible for public outreach, advertising, and scouting potential homes to renovate. The physical labor will be performed by local youth who have

Goats like these who belong to goat herder George Gonzalez will be eating up the dry Duarte brush in preparation for fire season. – Photo by Terry Miller

Sometimes the best man for the job is a goat. Or a herd of goats, especially when the job is clearing dry brush from steep hillsides. City of Duarte officials have once again contracted with Ranchito Tivo Boer Goats to clear two areas of

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Congresswoman Judy Chu announced today her intention to run for election in the 27th Congressional District, continuing her service to the communities of the San Gabriel Valley. “I have had the honor of serving the residents of the San Gabriel Valley, having been elected 11 times over that past 26 years, from my days on the Garvey School District Board of Education to serving as Mayor on the Monterey Park City Council, then the California State Assembly, the Board of Equalization and now in Congress. I look forward to continuing to serve many of the same cities I represented in the State Assembly. And I will work hard to serve the new areas in the 27th Congressional district to address their specific needs and concerns.” On the Board of Equalization, Chu represented all of Los Angeles County, including the San Gabriel Valley. In the State Assembly, Chu’s district encompassed many of the cities now redistricted into the 27th Congressional District, such as Monterey Park, Alhambra, Rosemead, San Gabriel, and San Marino. Congresswoman Chu has had a long and distinguished record of public service. Since being elected to Congress, Rep. Chu has continued to work hard to help Americans emerge from the recession, co-sponsoring a bill that would extend and expand the enormously successful Jobs NOW program, which used federal stimulus funds to subsidize jobs

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City of Duarte Warns of People Impersonating State Inspectors

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