If you want to Know about The State of Rosemead – You’re Required to Pay Between $15 -$20
By Terry Miller While ever other city in San Gabriel offers its residents free state of the city information and updates on an annual basis, the City of Rosemead wants you to cough up $15 for that privilege. You do, however, get lunch apparently. We asked the Chamber of Commerce if residents had to [...]
Methodist Hospital Celebrates National Hospital Week
Nurse Wendy checks BMI (Body Mass Index) during Community Day at Metnodist Hospital on Monday. -Photos by Terry Miller Spotlights Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals National Hospital Week dates back to 1921. Launched to promote trust and goodwill among community members, it began as a celebration of Florence Nightingale’s birthday, May 12. Known as the [...]
Voter Registration Deadline is May 21 for June 5 Primary
Whether your voting interest in the upcoming June 5 California Primary is the Pasadena Unified School District charter amendment creating sub-districts, races for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the California Legislature, or the U.S. Senate and presidential contests, you first have to be registered to cast your ballot. With the June 5 [...]
Structure Fire on Live Oak Causes $150, 000 in Damages
On Friday, May 4, 2012, at 10:01 p.m. Arcadia Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 500 block of West Live Oak Avenue in the City of Arcadia. Engine 105, Engine 106, Truck 105, Rescue Ambulance 106, and Battalion 105, along with fire apparatus from Monrovia and Los Angeles County Fire Departments responded [...]
Little Musicians in Little Tokyo Draw Big Crowd for Big Apple
Temple City resident Ashley Mok (far right), along with three other members of the ‘Four Strings Quartet’, are raising money for their orchestra’s 2013 trip to New York City’s Carnegie Hall. Next to Ashley, the other students are (right to left): Jenna Pascale, Reo Snyder and Emma Phillips, all three from South Pasadena. -Courtesy Photo [...]
ACLU/SC SUES CALIFORNIA SECRETARY
ACLU/SC SUES CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EXCLUDING MINOR POLITICAL PARTIES FROM NOVEMBER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION BALLOT The ACLU of Southern California is filing suit against California Secretary of State Debra Bowen on behalf of the Justice Party and the Constitution Party of California, which seek to have their nominees for President and Vice President included [...]
Senior Homecare – Pending Legislation Impacting California Seniors
Senior Homecare – Pending Legislation Impacting California Seniors By L. Lindsey Rehfeld, M.A. Owner of Visiting Angels, Foothill Communities Faculty for California Association of Health Services at Home The senior care industry in California is growing all around us as baby-boomers transition into retirement by the millions each year. For senior citizens and their families, [...]
Mexico Quake a Reminder to Make a Kit and Make a Plan
Residents of Mexico who were rocked March 20 by an earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale and several strong aftershocks might be quick to remind others in quake-prone areas of the world such as southern California that making an emergency kit and a family disaster-response plan is worth the minimal time and effort involved. [...]
El Monte City Hall Centennial Liberty garden Project
Community/Volunteer Planting Event to be Held March 24 It is time for spring gardening in El Monte! The site work has been completed, the garden layout with the colorful planting palette is done, and the soil has been graded and prepared for planting. All that’s needed are for community members and volunteers to come out [...]
END OF AN ERA: Watch Out Wikipedia, There’s an ‘Old Kid’ on the Broadband Block
By Terry Miller In a report published by the Los Angeles Times Wednesday, the world’s oldest and most trusted encyclopaedia, Brittanica, is finally going digital. The iconicThe Encyclopaedia Britannica, maker of the 32-volume reference set school children turned to before there was even a hint of what we now call Google, will no longer publish [...]
