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It looks to be a school-yard fight as proponents and opponents of Measure CC, the parcel tax that the Pasadena Unified School District seeks on homes and businesses, line up using an unending stream of statistics to defend their distinctly different points of view. The Quality Edu-cation Preservation Act, as Measure CC is called, is a mail-in only ballot with a deadline date of May 4 that would allow the district to place a $120 charge per property parcel on the property tax rolls beginning with the next tax year, July 1. To pass, the measure requires a 2/3 plurality of property own-ers in Pasadena, Altadena and Sierra Madre and is based on a count of those who send in ballots mark-ing their preference.

The District says it is asking citizens to pony up extra money because of the threat that Governor

Diaz Threatens Teacher Layoffs, School Closures

By Bill Peters

PUSD Tax Prop MeetsOpposition in Chamber

Edwin Diaz, Superintendent of the Pasadena Unified School District.

Dan Deibel one of the principals with Urban Housing Group officially cut the ribbon on Paragon at Old Town in down-

City Officials Tout Economic Progress at Paragon Opening

By susan Motander town Monrovia on Friday morning. In welcoming the members of his team and the city team which made the project a reality, he pointed out that it was

Those who attended the Santa Anita Derby on Saturday, April 4th got a bit more of a show than they paid for when jockey Garret Gomez threw a punch at competitor Victor Espinoza at the end of the big race.

Gomez was r id ing race-favorite Lookin At Lucky that day, and at-tempted to edge his way from the third place posi-t ion into second, where Espinoza (atop Who’s Up) was holding his ground. On the far turn of the

Tempers Flare, Jockeys Jab after Derby

By nina Kathryn hauPtMan

California Insurance Commiss ioner t u rned gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner visited Mon-rovia High School Tuesday where he detailed his plan for reforming California’s K-12 and higher education

systems.Standing a longside

former UC Regent Ward Connerly and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Edu-cation Williamson Evers during a carefully orches-trated visit to Monrovia,

Mountjoy at Side, Poizner Brings Campaign to Monrovia High

Gubernatorial Candidate Details Education PlanPoizner announced that the two will serve, respectively, as the Statewide Chair and Statewide Co-Chair of his education coalition.

Poizner said he chose Monrovia to pitch his edu-

On April 4th, Easter Sunday, Arcadia-based

By John stePhens real estate developer Hen-ry Nunez officially began a hunger strike which he

intends to continue until all polls are closed in the Arcadia City Council elec-

tion, to be held next Tues-

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Not long ago I was en-joying lunch at a favorite restaurant. As I was leav-ing I noticed an elderly person, in the parking lot, with a hand full of birdseed feeding several migrant birds. I thought how nice that was, since the cold winter days had apparently made it diffi-cult for the birds to find food.

Several weeks later as I entered the restau-rants parking lot, I saw the same person feeding about 25 bi rds. Th is time the parking lot was disgustingly littered with birdseed and bird drop-ping were everywhere you walked. As I entered the restaurant, I saw the owner and casually men-t ioned how the simple good gesture of feeding the birds, had gotten out of hand and that walk-ing across the restaurant park ing area was now quite unpleasant. His re-ply was stunning! “Please, Wally, don’t bring up that subject as it is too painful. I have posted signs forbid-ding the feeding birds, to minimize attracting them to the property. Also, I have discussed the prob-lem frequently with the city and the county to see

Waiting on a bench at Los Angeles International Airport, I am impatient for the bus to come. After a long day of travel, my sore body is ready for the comfort of my bed. As the minutes tick by, I check my watch again and again, but the bus doesn’t arrive. For me, a privileged Pomona College student, a late bus is a rare inconvenience. However, for a huge con-tingent of the L.A. popula-tion who, in the auto capi-tal of the world, depend on the city’s bus system to attend school, go to work, shop for everyday neces-sities, and access medical care; the reliability, avail-ability, and affordability of public transportation is crucial to daily life. Due to the high cost of bus fare, these bus riders are fre-quently forced to choose between food, medical care, rent, and electricity. This problem of the “in-ner city” might seem dis-tant from the small town of Claremont. However, one of the same systems which exacerbates injus-tice and inequality in the poor neighborhoods of Los Angeles is simultaneously working to benefit resi-dents of the surrounding suburbs. This phenome-non is known as transit rac-ism, and the organization which perpetuates it in Los Angeles County is the Met-ropolitan Transportation Authority. Therefore, as a member of Claremont Stu-dents for Transit Justice, I am against the exten-sion of the Gold Line, de-spite the benefits the MTA claims it will provide.

The MTA’s recent res-

Transit Racism in LA County: The Hidden Cost of the Gold Line

By Morgen ChalMiers

olution to use $690 million to fund a new train line to Azusa is the latest of a se-ries of decisions made over the last few decades that prioritize rail expansion at the cost of bus riders. The MTA has historically cut bus service and increased bus fares to raise funds to pay back capital debt for the loans taken out to fund the construction of rail lines. Construction on the Azusa line is planned to begin this June and bus fares are scheduled to be raised in July.

The MTA plans to pay for a train line that will serve middle to upper class residents of the suburbs by increasing the cost of public transportation for those that depend on it and need it the most: ur-ban, working-class people of color, 60% of whom are women. Bus riders, who reside predominantly in the inner city, are 58% La-tino, 22% Black, 8% Asian American/Pacific Islander, and 12% white, while the largely suburban popula-tion of Metrolink riders is approximately 50% white. Working class bus riders have much lower incomes than those who ride the Metrolink. However, it is bus, not Metrolink, fares that are being increased to raise funds to construct a train that costs $250 mil-lion per mile to build.

These fares were first raised in the summer of 2007. The proposed in-crease for July 2010 would change the pr ice of a monthly pass from $62 to $75. An increase of $13 may seem trivial to some, but, for a single, working

class mother of three the annual cost of her own and her school age children’s transportation will be at minimum $1,236, assum-ing her children do not use public transportation dur-ing the summer. If she’s part of the 75% of bus rid-ers who make $12,000 to $20,000 a year, (compared to the $77,000 made annu-ally by a Metrolink rider), her family’s annual trans-portation could cost 10.3% of her income.

Bus passengers are be-ing forced to pay more to travel to work and school for the construction of a line that will benefit the richer, whiter residents of the Los Angeles suburbs. Residents of these suburbs would then have the option to utilize a local train line, when it was convenient for them, unlike transit-dependent inner-city resi-dents, for whom the bus system is their only means of transportation. Ask-ing the transit-dependent working class to pay for a train line that will serve the suburban middle class is completely unethical and morally reprehensible. But it’s what the MTA has been doing and will con-tinue to do if they are not stopped.

There are over 6,000 Claremont College stu-dents who would benefit from the extension of the gold line at the expense of the poorest residents of Los Angeles. The MTA sees all of these students as potential riders of the gold line. Students, there-fore, are in a position to exercise an extraordinary amount of political power at very little personal risk. As a member of Clare-mont Students for Transit Justice, I plan to use this opportunity to the fullest extent. If enough students tell the MTA that we won’t ride a train line financed by an unjust fare increase, they just may be forced to listen.

Morgen Chalmiers is a student at Pomo-na College. Where she is majoring in Politi-cal Science and Pre-Med. Dan Berez, Rosa G reenburg, Lauren Rettig and Joseph Mo-rales also contributed to this article.

By Wally hage

TheGoodLife

It’s For the Birds

how I can eliminate or eradicate the birds but no action has been taken. It seems that the birds now have more rights than I do.”

Wow, that situat ion then bought to my mind an E -mail art icle that I had received quite some-time ago that discussed the same issue in similar way. It was so reminis-cent of the serious “Free-bie Causing” f inancia l crisis that we are faced with today in California.

T he fo l low i ng i s that E -mai l story from an acquaintance of mine describing to me his di-lemma. Now, you be the judge!

Dear Friends,Recently I bought a bird

feeder. I hung it on my back porch and f illed it with seed. Within weeks we had hun-dreds of migrant birds taking advantage of the continuous f low of free food. Soon they became boisterous and loud when the food got low. Bird droppings were everywhere and I could no longer enjoy the comfort of my own patio. Soon I took away the Free Handouts to the migrants and quiet serenity was quickly re-turned to me.

Immediately ... I saw the

similarity to our Government’s Free Programs. Free food, subsidized housing, free medi-cal care, and the free special education provided to the non-English speaking migrants. Our Government is ignoring the laws that forbid the resi-dence of thousands of illegal immigrants. Special taxation has been imposed to cover the rampant expense, with more tax legislation being forecast-ed. Learning achievements, at the elementary level of educa-tion, are far below the nations averages. In some cases half of a classroom of students cannot speak English. Bilin-gual messages are everywhere in every aspect of our lives. Squawking and screaming is common, demanding more rights and free benefits.

Perhaps it is time for our Governments to take down the free ride ... “Bird Feeders” that contribute so heavily to the State of California’s Fi-nancial Crisis. Is appears that this “Free Policy” dis-courages the desire of those enjoying it ... to improve their own lives and to make a wor-thy contribution to the overall good of our society.

I am the offspring of a Legal Immigrant who was required to have a sponsor, f inancial security and to be in good health upon arrival to this wonderful country. We had no free medical services, welfare aid, or special educa-tion. But we are proud to be Americans that had the resolve to make the very most of our personal lives in spite of our hardships.

Yes, perhaps it’s time to return to the people of Cali-fornia the serenity and good life that the legal cit izens have worked for and earned so diligently and now, they deserve to enjoy today, free of excessive Government Taxa-tion, Uncontrolled Spending and the Undeserved Free ride that so many are disrespect-fully enjoying.

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We were stopped at a traffic light. I reached over and f lipped off the air-intake fan because a big bus was belching black smoke right in front of us. I glanced over at the white car to our right.

“Oh God, that guy is picking his nose and he has a mustache. I’m trying not to look.” It was kind of like when a kid comes up, pulls back his lip and says, “You want to see my sore?”

You don’t want to, but you can’t help yourself. You look. Or, someone says, “Phew, this really stinks, smell it.” You don’t want to, but you can’t help yourself. You sniff it.

I was a little like that with the guy with the mus-tache, the nose and the finger. I didn’t want to look, but I couldn’t help

You Can’t Help Yourself

myself. I had to check now and then to see if he was having any success. It was the first time I’ve ever been happy to be distracted by a driver behind me talking on a cell phone.

The light turned green and we a l l moved for -ward. Just as I was under the freeway overpass, the light ahead at Colorado Blvd. turned yellow. We emerged from the shadow into the sunlight. I noticed the gal behind me had re-moved the phone from her ear and would probably stop on time. The white car made a right turn onto Colorado. The bus in front of me drove through the now red light.

I stopped. I reached over and f lipped on the air-intake fan. My hus-band said, “Well, you’re

in car heaven. You’re not stopped under the over-pass, the guy with the busy finger is out of sight, the phone conversation is fin-ished, the bus is gone and your air is on. What more could you ask?”

A sport utility vehicle pulled up beside us. I didn’t want to look but I couldn’t help myself. I looked. A big red dog had his head out the window. Drool was dripping from his tongue..

The light changed. I hit the gas and beat the SUV out. I didn’t want to see where that drool would fly. This time I could help myself.

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Four years ago the 350 unit plus Downtown Specific Plan was looming, and spurred me to run for city council and rally against the plan. The val-ue and ambience of our community was definitely at stake. Consequently, the Measure “V” Initiative (2 stories, 30 Feet, 13 Units per Acre) was put on the ballot and approved. Now, with the efforts of council members Mary Ann MacGillivray, Kurt Zimmerman and I, required audits have been completed. Budgets are balanced and Sierra Madre, unlike other distressed California cities, is fiscally strong. Working together with the Mayor, we now have reduced our RHNA numbers (Low Income Unit Requirement) so Sierra Madre would not be forced to build out. With a unified City Council we can send a message to Sacramento representing the voice of our citizens against ever intrusive state mandates that threaten the property and lifestyle that Sierra Madreans hold so dear. I hope to again work side by side with the resi-dents to protect this special and unique commu-nity from the continued push for high density and to promote quality development that preserves our small village atmosphere.

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Here’s a sampling of some recent and rather clumsy comments on candidate Crawford’s caustic chatter-lounge:

“Yep it’s funny too that Terry Miller and the DIRTS complain about how poorly Joe is being treated in the press, but they never made a peep when Dunn, Angus, Watts and Zimmerman were blasted in the Downtown Dirt or in the Cumquat.”

We’d love to know who wrote this gem. Joe has been treated well in the press and blasted on blogs like Craw-ford’s! For the record: Blogs are not “Press.”

“Oh yeah? those of us who actually read the Tattler have been blown away by the comprehensive-ness and daring of its reporting. All of the “abuse” has come from the other, jealous, side.”

‘Comprehensive and daring’ sounds like a slogan but forward in lieu of actual news and between talking heads who’s makeup can barely hope to cover the wandering, contrarian soullessness that hides just behind.

“Another observation: MaryAnn is a strong woman and Joe is a weak man who is not the most intelligent. It is somewhat obvious he has always had someone behind him to enable him. It has been tough for Joe to be sitting at a table with a bright articulate woman who is 1000 steps ahead of him. He cannot handle the emotional psychological impact of a woman quicker/brighter/more informed than him. Imagine his psyche when Ms. Moore/Ms. Angus arrived at the podium. His entire synapse shut down and all he could do was go into baby-babble temper tantrum mode.”

Any student of history knows that a strong leader must rarely use the ceremonial gavel or threat of police ac-tion. On the contrary, it is only by example that one leads with an authority that will be respected even once the sash has been passed.

We humbly propose, for your consideration, a kinder, gentler approach to politics in Sierra Madre. Let’s be fair and honest, not critical nor callous like those who frequent Crawford’s critique. And finally, Mr. Spin Doctor, we propose, as punishment for your crimes and misdemeanors, some hard-earned volunteer work for the Sierra Madre Fire Dept. I’m sure the boys down at the station could use a good hose-wrangler. Kudos to Bill Coburn for his recent editorial defending those incredible men and women who volunteer their time to protect our community but also putting Crawford in his rightful place.

But before we go, let’s have a look at one last comment scraped from the Tattler’s barnacle-clad underbelly:

“I kind of like Terry Miller’s stories, too. They remind me of a guy writing half drunk, which I believe to be an established journalistic tradition. Just don’t take it too seriously - people will pick out the parts they like anyway - like Cameron’s bouillabaisse.”

No problem here. This rather elegant piece of prose posted on the Easter weekend edition of the Tattler Blogomatic Regurgitator passes our rigorous editorial process. (That is of course, two parts whiskey, three parts scotch.)

Oh the Crimes, they are A-Changin’!OPINION

There’s a new breed of criminal in town and I for one would like to officially propose that we change the laws in order to publicly dishonor those responsible for character assassination

on the internet tubes. If it’s spoken, it’s slander and if it’s in print, it’s libel, both of which are punishable in court. But how do we brand attacks on personal char-acter and dignity that exist only in cyberspace?

We are, of course, talking about the downright transgressions of political pundits, hacks and hope-fuls during Sierra Madre’s election season. Those with enormously big mouths, long blogs and small ideas spewing from anonymous commenters or those with pseudonyms like “el Kabong” (who, by the way, we have it on good authority is none other than cur-rent City Councilman Kurt Zimmerman. Sorry to expose you, Mr. Zimmerman, but the ‘net leaves a trail a million miles long, and in this case, straight to the doorstep of Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel, your current employer.)

We’re feverishly working on tracking down the true identity of Mr. or Mrs. “anonymous” in the Sierra Madre phone book, but for now we’re left only with our informed suspicions.

Whether at the state, national or local level, every-one’s doing it. And they’re doing it online, bashing their opponents until every last shred of decency either side may have had is spent or degraded.

Unlike the Obama campaign, to which Council-man Zimmerman contributed some greenbacks, where civility was the very core of the pursuit for office, the latest spring elections in our local foothills city of Sierra Madre, the tone is downright nasty, narcissistic and about as far from respectable as one could get. While it may be true that children see through to things like character and honesty with an unfiltered eye, they still have no business running our cities.

It should be considered a misdemeanor at the very

least to defame one’s opponent to the extent that some in Sierra Madre are doing in blog submissions, from comments overheard to general heresy. Perhaps this is why blogger/candidate John Crawford is now trying to sing a different tune, threatening to ban comments altogether on his blog, sierramadretattler.com.

It could also be an offense to publicly attempt to humiliate a fellow councilmember (especially one whom you happen to openly oppose and seemingly disapprove of) punishable by writing “This is not my council meeting; it is the people’s meeting” 100 times on the blackboard.

Matriarchal Mayor MacGillivray owes not only Joe Mosca but the entire city an explanation for her self-indulgent outburst during the last city council meeting. A disgraceful attempt to put down a politi-cal opponent in a public setting is unpardonable, and sadly, unforgettable.

Perhaps it harps back to MacGillivray’s idea of what a “family” should be. Think back to the mid 1990’s – Take a look at city archives, you’ll be sur-prised what trinkets lie in the vaults of city hall and the library.

This now, brings us to the issue of suppressed feel-ings of homophobia and racism. Both of which exist in Sierra Madre; despite what a select few have offered as inconclusive evidence against such allegations.

Few will admit to being homophobic, but it’s there.

Even fewer will admit to being racist, but of course it’s there! We are still and may always be an imperfect animal, and denying that fact will do no good towards enlightening ourselves, our city and our country.

The fact remains that like many small towns and cities, Sierra Madre is a microcosm of American soci-ety complete with its bigotry. Insular and Lilly white and not terribly well represented by minorities – that’s Sierra Madre and many small towns in America.

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Peter Amundson knows it’s your money!

l Opposes utility tax increase

l Opposes pension spiking pay raises

“Peter deserves another term for his courageous stance against the giving away of taxpayer funds to spike pensions for employees.”

Tom Hudson, Executive Director California Taxpayer Protection Committee

“Peter knows how to stretch the tax dollar and ask the tough questions.”

Gail Marshall Former Mayor of Arcadia

Also endorsed by:

l County Supervisor Mike Antonovich

l Senator Bob Huff

l Senator Dick Mountjoy (ret.)

l Senator Bob Margett (ret.)

l Floretta Lauber, Former Mayor of Arcadia

l George Fasching, Former Mayor of Arcadia

l CA Taxpayer Protection Committee

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Amundson for City Council • ID # 1324421 • P.O. Box 661134 • Arcadia, CA 91066-1134

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Former Arcadia Mayor Gail Marshall and Peter Amundson

Henry Nunez, Real estate developer and

45 year Arcadia resident is on a hunger strike

he started on Easter to draw attention to

Arcadia’s election and his candidate

Endorsements.

“I am not a radical and I am a conservative

but the current Arcadia leadership has not

made any plans for our Gold Line Station

and we are the only city in the entire foothill

extension that does not. “

Our Council spent $720,000 on a general plan

consultant that worked with a citizenry

advisory committee which I was honored to

be a part of and city staff to create a new

general plan for the future of Arcadia.

Bob Harbicht, mayor at the time rejected the

plan and stated “I don’t want any change in

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committee and consultant to create another

plan. The first changes they made were taken

directly to the council who removed what

they didn’t like and added what they did.

This went on for six times until the council

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34 months ago when the process began. He noted that everyone had worked “together to create a new community.

“First our experience with every person we have worked with in the City of Monrovia has been out-standing,” Deibel said. “I have often thought of the experience on the project with the Monrovia staff as a relay race, and we have had world class runner on every leg of the race.”

He went on the in-div idual ly accla im the accomplishments and co-

operat ion of individual members of the city staff and praised each of their efforts.

Deibel also thanked the many individuals in-volved in the construc-tion of the project of 163 residential units and 3-4 commercial units.

Following his remarks and those of the Mayor Mary Ann Lutz, the in-vited guests who had gath-ered in the facility’s swim-ming pool area, adjourned to the front of the facility for the formal ribbon cut-ting and to admire the new

arch welcoming people to Old Town and Myrtle Avenue. Urban Housing Group paid for the arch it-self as well as the sidewalk improvements in front of their complex. The city did the work on the west side of the street.

According to Olivia Choto, resident manager of the facility, the apart-ments are being rented a steady rate with sev-era l res ident s a l ready moved in. Two of the five largest units on the top f loor have already been snapped up.

Massive Mixed-Use Development Opens on Myrtle Avenue

Continued from the First Page The Arcadia Chamber of Commerce has named Vince Foley as the 2009 Citizen of the Year. Arca-dia’s most prominent and prolific volunteer, Foley’s first volunteer effort was at the tender age of 18 when he volunteered as Assistant Scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts.

After retiring in 1995, Vince notched it up a bit and began volunteering even more than he had before. He chaired the Po-lice Bond Issue Committee which begat the new Police Station, the City Finan-cial Advisory Committee, Methodist Hospital Major Gif t s Commit tee, L .A. Area Boy Scouts Coun-cil, and the St. Francis High School Booster Club, among other volunteer ef-forts.

Even more recently, Vince’s volunteering in-

Vince Foley Named Arcadia’s Outstanding Citizen of the Year

cludes being a member of the Arcadia Historical Commission and a very ac-tive member of Volunteers in Patrol Support (VIPS). He volunteers at the Arbo-retum as a member of the Speakers Bureau and is very involved in volunteer-ing for Breeder’s Cup, both in 2008 and 2009, when he organized many areas of Arcadia’s largest world-wide event. Vince is always available to the Chamber

where he has assisted in Taste of Arcadia for many years, and has often vol-unteered to be Master of Ceremonies for a number of different events.

Vince and his wife Do-lores are active members of the Arcadia community and are often seen at com-munity meetings where the well being of Arcadia is involved. Their commit-ment runs deep and is very much appreciated by the community at large.

To celebrate his dedi-cation, the Chamber pre-sented him with the Citizen of the Year Award on April 1st at the Chandelier Room at Santa Anita Park.

The Cit izen of the Year and Chamber Instal-lation Dinner is a yearly event celebrating our out-standing volunteers, both Chamber and Community based.

Fran Garbaccio Named Sierra Madre’s Older American of the Year

The City of Sierra Ma-dre Senior Community Commission announced last week that Fran Gar-baccio has been selected as the Older American of the Year for Sierra Madre. Fran is a long time resi-dent, an active member of the Sierra Madre Friends of the Library Board and United Methodist Church, past Scout Leader, strong supporter of the Sierra Ma-dre Environmental Action Council and much more.

Each year the Presi-dent of the United States, the Governor of Califor-nia and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervi-sors designate the month of May as Older American

Month. In recognition of Fran Garbaccio’s dedicat-ed volunteer service to the community, Sierra Madre will be honoring her at a local reception held at the Hart Park House on Friday, May 14, 2010 from 4:30

p.m. to 6:00 p.m. For more information

on the Older American Re-ception or on how you can assist with honoring Mrs. Garbaccio, please contact the Senior Services Desk at (626) 355-7394.

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day, April 13. By way of this drastic, highly publicized move, Nunez is hoping to convey his distaste with the incumbent or previously elected council members running for re-election, particularly former Mayor Bob Harbicht.

“You’ve had your turn. It’s time to let in the new blood!” Nunez said, re-ferring to Harbicht and candidate Mickey Segal, in front of reporters and community members who had gathered for a press conference held Tuesday April 6 at the intersection of First and Santa Clara Avenues, site of Arcadia’s future Gold Line station.

Nunez takes particular issue with Mr. Harbicht because of what he calls his “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” attitude displayed throughout the campaign. Nunez has said he believes that this approach to the governance of Arcadia is lacking in pro-active vision for the future development of Arcadia. The station

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yard at First and Santa Clara offered the perfect setting for Nunez’s press conference, as he believes that a lack of planning and development in this partic-ular area is leaving Arcadia

far behind the likes of other cit ies along the coming Foothill Extension rail-way. Most notable of those would be Monrovia who has undertaken a number of new developments in

anticipation of the Gold Line’s arrival, and even donated a swath of land to the MTA for use as a main-tenance yard, something that was a sticking point for MTA board members dur-ing early negotiations.

Another par t icular point of content ion be-tween Nunez and Harbicht is the future building and density practices of in the City of Arcadia. Nunez was part of a citizen’s advisory commission that met to discuss what they believed should be the limits on and expectations for de-velopment within the city. Harbicht told that com-mission that he wanted to maintain the height limits on downtown buildings as they currently are set. Nunez disagrees with this strongly, favoring more development in the down-town area and the area sur-rounding the coming Gold Line station.

As of Wednesday, Mr. Nunez had been subsisting on nothing but water, cof-fee, Mountain Dew and an energy rink concoction pre-pared for him by a citizen supporting his cause.

Mr. Nunez said that his doctor was very unhappy with his decision to un-dertake the hunger strike, but that he was staying in contact in order to moni-tor his health conditions. Nunez intends to continue his strike until all the polls close in Arcadia on Tues-day night.

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Upon reading the misinformation contained in John Craw-ford’s Sierra Madre Tattler, I would like to provide some clarity regarding the Sierra Madre Fire Department.

Chief Heydorff does not receive a salary as Fire Chief; he is the Director of Fire Services for the City. His job description is defined by the City and I am unaware of any City staff concerns regarding his performances. In addition to his city employment, he also covers the required nights and weekends as a volunteer.

The Fire Department, in fact, does NOT have a fire truck. The previous truck was a 1975 LaFrance and as purchased from the Fire Department of New York for $1000. Because of the age of this ladder truck, it could no longer be certified for use and was decommissioned. The truck was not replaced due to financing.

The Department does not have water tenders, only one 1975 GMC tender, which will be replaced by a new tender approved for purchase by the current City Council. The department is requested on many large out-of-town incidents, because of the quality of their competence. Our tender is often used in these large fires. The income to the City from the tender and our strike teams normally exceeds the sale tax revenue from the commercial district.

The comment was made that our Fire Department “is the laughing stock of the state.” Considering our department’s size, it’s amazing that we are known throughout all of California. Having been involved with over 600 runs during my tenure with the Department, I can remember no homeowner, merchant, or patient that laughed at our efforts for their safety. None of the transports to the hospital during the early morning hours sug-gested that our assistance was laughable. At no time did I see Mr. Crawford or his anonymous bloggers there to help. In fact, who will they call when they have an emergency?

I trained as a probationary with our Department for a year. During that year, I found that the hours involved in training, EMT classes and certification, on-duty weekends, weekday nights, and fund-raisers for the community’s youth, were exten-sive. Each team member volunteered over 2000 hours. Since most members of the Department work full time elsewhere, this commitment is equal to a second full time job.

The City does provide a yearly stipend of $360, or $1 per day. Most of the firefighters use the stipend for equipment or certification classes.

Having now become a “desk firefighter”, due to knee re-placements, I continue to be impressed with the members of the Department for their dedication and professionalism. Chief Heydorff and his department do not take their duties lightly and I admire their services to this community. Persons who criticize the Department should actually visit the station and try to get their facts straight.

- Rodney Spears, Sierra Madre

Dear Editor:I am writing this letter after viewing the last Tuesday Night

City Council Meeting. It is evident from this meeting that our current Mayor harbors an absolute disregard for procedure and is not interested in putting forward the best interests of the City of Sierra Madre, but rather her own political grandstanding. Her undeniable disdain for those who disagree or take exception with her positions, both civically and personally was apparent. Her actions at the Council Meeting of March 23,2010, dem-onstrated exactly who she is. When at least four members of the public insulted and confronted Councilman Joe Mosca during public comment, MacGillivray made no attempt to stop these per-sonal attacks even after they had exceeded the recommended time frame. To make a statement against a fellow Council Member of “You have to sit there and take it” is reprehensible. Then to threaten Joe at one point to have him “taken away” because he asked for a ruling from our City Attorney, illustrates one of the many things she has done to contribute to the division and discord that is felt throughout the city and the council. I am ashamed and embarrassed to say she is the mayor of my town, let alone a council member.

School yard bully best describes what occurred and her en-dorsement of the three candidates she favors would only be more of the same.

- Bob and Rosemary Burnett, Sierra Madre

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Making a pizza is the easiest and most difficult food item in the restaurant busi-ness. Wolfgang Puck took this flat circle and added some slices of salmon and a ge-nius was born. On the other hand, I have had more than one pizza that must have had cardboard as a main ingredient. We are fortunate, we have some great Pizza places in the area: Tarnatinos, Domenicos and Avanti Café. There is this restaurant in the city of Arcadia that I believe is a contender as well. Zelo Restaurant, it is an unassuming stop on Foothill Blvd. The owner, Steve Freeman, hails from Northern California and he has brought his unique recipe to share with hungry Angelinos.

Zelo is what I would label as a classic drive-by. A place that draws your atten-tion, but is relatively unknown to many, and offers little staging on the exterior to bring you into the restaurant. When you unearth a great drive-by, it is the closest event that an urban dweller can compare to discovering gold.

What do you get when you cross one part cornmeal and four parts flour? Zelo’s pizza crust, and this is the heart and soul of their unique pizza. All their pizzas are prepared in a deep dish. On any given day, Steve will put together 12 different pizza specials. You can get pizzas by the half (three slices) for ($11), and ($20) for a whole pizza, that’s six slices filled with top-pings. You could accurately compare that to a medium size that your kids order at

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the familiar Dominos for ($20). You can’t compare the texture and flavor. I love the four-cheese pizza: mozzarella, fontina, provolone and parmesan at Zelo’s. On my last visit, I had the Sicilian pizza. This is a pizza brimming with fresh pepperoni, tomatoes and three different cheeses. Who goes to a pizza place for a salad? Me! They do a serviceable job on the salads here. The Beet salad at (7.50) is their top seller, probably in large part because of me. For the same price they also offer a creamy As-paragus salad, with leaf lettuce and stalks of asparagus resting on top. The lettuce gets a full emersion of balsamic vinaigrette and the asparagus receives a nice creamy dressing. The salads are good enough to make it worth the trip. This is a great place to go with the flow and order the specials. If you are in a pasta mood? They offer many pasta dishes in the ($9) range, and Lasagna for ($11). They have fantastic Calzones, and plenty of vegetarian dishes as well. They do offer beer and wine, and you may bring your own bottle of wine, the corkage fee is ($8).

What you need to know: Zelo is ca-sual. Dress comfortably, and make certain you have room to let your belt out an extra notch. They have patio seating in the front that faces Foothill Blvd. They do get busy on weekend nights, so plan accordingly. Parking can be a hassle here, because it is street parking. Remember, the pizzas are unique! If you are trying to impress a new girl, I suggest ordering the pizza half-baked, and finish cooking it at home. Our secret! They are open Tuesday through Sunday, Friday and Saturdays they are open until 10 PM. 328 E. Foothill Blvd. Arcadia (626) 358-8298

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In recent years, one of the most popular of those events has been the group’s annual garden-tour fund-raiser, which for the past eight years has focused on residential gardens in Pasa-dena, South Pasadena and San Marino neighborhoods. Happily for garden lovers, this area will be the focus again this year, when the “Art of the Garden” tour is held Sunday, April 18, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Each year, the tour features stun-ning gardens showcasing the

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Pasadena Chamber Turns Up Heat on Measure CCContinued from the

First Pagenot actual pink slips. That RIF notices were going out was announced on March 10 at a Board meeting. If enacted, the reduction, the board said, would affect 124 classroom teachers, 76 of them from the elementa-ry grades where class loads are lighter. Final notices of layoff action would be mailed by May 15.

Defending these cuts, the District says that it has previously reduced more than $33 million from the budget since 2004 by slic-ing cert i f icated admin-ist rat ion, central off ice staf f, maintenance and operations, clerical and office staff and the num-ber of teachers. Current cuts are in response to a directive from the Los Angeles County Office of Education which require the district to remove over $20 million from its budget in order to receive that of-fice’s approval for a two-year period, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012. Measure CC would provide a total of $14 million over the two fis-cal periods. The measure itself would continue for three more fiscal budget

ademic achievement. Yet, by Federal “No Child Left Behind” standards or the California STAR testing standards, the students are under-performing by many points when compared to other local schools. Prog-ress has been made, public documents show, but over-all district performance is sadly behind. Those who do not support the Mea-sure point to the poor test results.

The Pasadena Cham-ber was persuaded by Ross. S. Selvidge who presented the opposition view. Dr. Selvidge believes that the measure is poorly drafted, unnecessary and grossly unfair to many parties, in-cluding seniors. Selvidge told the Chamber Board that 10 years ago PUSD’s performance was below average and is still below average in spite of the fact that spending per student has exceeded inf lat ion by more than 60%. He says that Pasadena schools have spent more per stu-dent than 91% of the other 47 unified school districts in Los Angeles County. He questions the need for more money since the dis-trict’s student enrollment has steadily declined at a much faster rate than staff-ing has been reduced. His report said 40% of PUSD schools failed to meet their Academic Performance In-dex growth targets.

One person trying to clarify her stance on the measure is retired Arcadia Unified School District Su-perintendent, Mimi Hen-nessy who wrote a piece for Arcadia Weekly in which she touted the superior-ity of the student popula-tion, parental support and teaching staff in Arcadia schools. This piece is

being used by the No on Measure CC campaign to demonstrate just how far behind Pasadena is in rela-tion to area schools. Upon realizing that her words were being used against Measure CC, she quickly reacted that her words had been mis-used.

“To set the record straight, the conclusions drawn… are not accurate reflections of what I said then or now.” Hennessy concluded that, “As Pasa-denans, we need to invest in the one thing that will make or break the future of our community, our econo-my, our citizenry, and sup-port Measure CC.”

Other difficulties the promoters of Measure CC face include the various unions that represent teach-ers, staff and maintenance operations. Negotiations are in progress at the pres-ent time between PUSD and United Teachers, but they have stalled and are due to enter mediation. Furlough plans have been presented by union groups and those plans are on the table as part of the nego-tiations.

Enrollment in the Dis-trict has dropped some 11% and Diaz has said that “school s”—which ones have not yet been an-nounced—will be closed in 2011. The District re-lies in large part on State money that is distributed through Average Daily Attendance (ADA) f ig-ures. In addition to the lower enrollment, drop-outs continue to plague PUSD schools. Recent efforts to increase atten-dance have been success-ful, but about 4% of the students don’t make it to class losing the District around $800,000 a year.

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periods before expiring, raising an additional $21 million.

Oppos i t ion to t he measure has come from the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce. At its Feb-ruary board meeting it voted to formally take a position in opposition to Measure CC, in large part because the Chamber was disturbed by the vagueness of what the district would do with the money, and what sort of oversight and accountability would be put in place.

Reacting to the nega-tive recommendation by the Chamber was swift. Board of Education Vice-President Scot t Phelps writing in the Pasadena Week ly cha rged t ha t Chamber members were elitist and their action un-worthy. “They have made

sure Pasadena remains a community of haves and the have nots,” he wrote. Phelps did not direct ly address the transparency issue, one of his key plat-forms in his campaign for Board of Education. The Sierra Madre Chamber of Commerce is currently polling its membership be-fore it takes a formal stand on the ballot measure, but Sierra Madre’s City Council has endorsed the measure. Pasadena’s City Council has also endorsed Measure CC.

Diaz himself has stirred the controversial measure with his disarming support of the educational progress the District has made over several years. He says the PSUD students are performing at record-high levels and that schools are earning recognition for ac-

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Stated Gomez, “I can’t tell if I did hit the fence, but it was close.”

After the race, across from the winner’s circle by the weigh-in scales, words were exchanged and Gomez threw a punch at Espinoza.

Gomez has stated in in-terviews that he had ample space to pass along the rail, but that Espinoza veered his horse right into him and forced him back. “I was having a perfect trip,” he is quoted as saying to multiple media outlets. He also said that he believes this act was intentional, claiming that Espinoza

Gomez Socks Espinoza after Derby Loss

Jockey Garret Gomez, pictured here riding Grazen, the favorite in last year’s Cal Cup at Santa Anita’s Oak Tree meet, saved the horse’s life when he pulled back after realizing there was an injury possibly attributed to the artificial turf. Grazen suffered a sprain but another horse in than same race had to be destroyed after it broke its leg. - Photo by Terry Miller

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had expressed the desire to get even with him after a quarrel following a race the previous week.

Espinoza claims that

Gomez should have been more aggressive with his horse, and that he waited too long to make his move, also stating, “I’m one of the

safest riders around. You can ask anybody.”

Look in a t Lucky’s trainer, Bob Baffert, ex-pressed dissatisfaction with

the way that Gomez po-sitioned his horse. “I was upset with Garrett,” said Baffert. “When you ride the heavy favorite, espe-cially at Santa Anita on the synthetic, where there’s no pace, you can’t put yourself in a spot where people can mess with you. You’re in-viting trouble.”

Baf fer t and Gomez have been on somewhat shaky terms since Gomez was replaced by jockey Martin Garcia for the San-ta Anita Handicap, who ended up winning on the horse Gomez would have rode, Misremembered.

On the Sunday follow-ing the race, Santa Anita stewards Kim Sawyer, Tom Ward and Scott Chaney interviewed both of the jockeys about the incident and weighed both sides of the story. It was finally decided that both jockeys had acted inappropriately. Espinoza was suspended from racing for 3 days (be-ginning on April 11th) for changing his course with-out adequate clearance, while Gomez was penal-ized with a fine of $750 for disorderly conduct.

Sidney’s Candy, rid-den by Joe Talamo, ended up winning the Derby that day, by a margin of 4 ½ lengths (the final eighth of a mile was run in 12.1 seconds). Longshot horse Setsuko came in second, followed by Lucky. Espi-noza finished ninth with Who’s Up in the ten-horse field.

The Santa Anita Der-by is widely held to be the most important race for 3-year-old thoroughbreds in the West. The length of the race is 1 and 1/8 miles (9 furlongs), and it is run on the track’s artificial dirt surface. The Derby, which is held in April each year at Santa Anita Park in Ar-cadia, California, carries a $750,000 purse.

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Standing at Poizner’s side during a small press conference held after his speech was former Senator Dick Mountjoy and other notable Republicans who showed their unwavering support for the candidate’s conservative agenda.

Mountjoy served as the mayor of Monrovia from 1968 to 1976 and in the California State As-sembly from 1978 to 1995. While in office he intro-duced California Propo-sition 187, which denied government services to illegal immigrants, a senti-ment perfectly in line with Poizner’s political thinking. Mountjoy also served in the California State Senate from 1995-2000. His politi-cal platform fits with that of the more conservative wing of the Republican Party.

The 150 or so senior high students who attended Poizner’s visit in the small

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Not all students were happy with his conser-vative answers, with some moving to question his position on gay marriage and the actual definition of marriage. Poizner has consistently said he favors a “traditional” form of marriage, meaning between a man and a woman only.

But when it came to the economy, most seemed to agree with Poizner’s views.

“We are probably in one of the worst eco-nomic crises in the history of the state... We are in an economic meltdown,” Poizner said.

“Things are changing at a rapid clip. Unfor-tunately, the people who have been running the state over the last 20 years, from both parties, are oblivious to the fact that the global economy has changed everything,” he said.

Poizner’s K-12 Education Plan is a “bold agenda” to turn around California’s public schools by implementing specific measures to restore local control, enforce accountability, and enhance competition and choice in education. Meanwhile, the “Poizner Higher Education Plan” will bring California’s public colleges and univer-sities “into the 21st century with a comprehensive top-down review that will lead to a revised strate-gic plan for California’s higher education system.” According to a press release issued Tuesday.

Fueled by an unprecedented $46 million spending spree in pursuit of the governor’s seat, Poizener’s opponent Meg Whitman’s dominance in the polls has become even more staggering, according to the latest polls.

Whitman, the billionaire ex-CEO of eBay, now has a 61 to 11 percent lead over Poizner, with little more than 10 weeks to go before the June 8 primary, according to the Public

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Since the beginning of the year, Whitman has blanketed the airwaves with nearly $28 mil-lion in advertising — with a nearly ubiquitous presence on radio, cable, and broadcast TV during popular shows such as “American Idol,” and even the Feb. 7 Super Bowl.

Poizner’s campaign, however, is just start-ing its own television advertising campaign in what is expected to be a newly aggressive phase that taps the candidate’s own wealth.

“Half-measures will not be enough to save our schools. I’m running for governor to make bold and sweeping reform to California’s entire public education system, including creating charter districts, holding school districts ac-countable, and liberating the five worst school districts from tenure and collective bargain-ing,” said Poizner.

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For the period of Sunday, March 28, through Saturday, April 3, the Police Department responded to 974 calls for service of which 138 required formal in-vestigations. The following is a summary report of the major incidents handled by the Department during this period.

Sunday, March 28:

1. Shortly after 6:00 p.m., loss preven-tion personnel from Macy’s advised that they had detained a man for theft. One male suspect removed the sensor tag from a pair of jeans while a second male His-panic suspect hid the jeans inside the front of his pants and then left the store with-out making payment. A private person’s arrest was made, and a 34-year-old man was taken into custody for commercial burglary, petty theft with prior conviction, and false information to peace officer. A razor blade and wire cutters were also found on his person.

2. Units responded to Santa Anita and Duarte around 10:40 p.m. in refer-ence to a possible drunk driver. A witness advised that a driver was seen swerving between lanes of traffic. Officers located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop at Santa Anita and Freer in Temple City. A 70-year-old male Hispanic was arrested for driving while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage.

Monday, March 29:

3. Around 11:44 p.m., units were dis-patched to the 100 block of Fano regard-ing a grand theft that occurred between 3:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on March 28. Unknown suspect(s) removed two ceramic elephant statues from a front porch. The total reported loss was $1,000.

4. A witness was traveling on Santa Anita around 1:00 p.m. when he saw a male driver brandish a handgun out the window. The driver and his companion parked at the Denny’s parking lot and entered the restaurant. A 19-year-old man was contacted and a consent search revealed an all black handgun on the car seat, which looked like a real handgun. It was later determined to be an air-soft pistol. The man was arrested for removal of safety color from replica handgun and public display of imitation firearm.

Tuesday, March 30:

5. Two DUI drivers were seen swerv-ing in the roadway and arrested. A

35-year-old male Caucasian was arrested by the 100-to-1 Bar, 100 West Huntington, around 1:43 a.m., and a 43-year-old female Hispanic was arrested at Sixth and Live Oak around 2:56 a.m.

6. Units were sent to Albertsons, 298 East Live Oak, around 3:26 p.m. in regards to a commercial burglary that oc-curred around 1:26 p.m. Loss prevention personnel were reviewing their security tape footage and saw 2 heavyset female Hispanics hide 11 cans of infant formula in their purses and then left the store without making payment.

Wednesday, March 31:

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8. Between 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., a residential burglary occurred in the 2300 block of South Fifth. Unknown suspect(s) pried open the front door and stole two Rolex watches, cash, and a wed-ding band.

Thursday, April 1:

9. Units responded to the 700 block of La Vida in reference to a residential bur-glary that occurred between 9:30 p.m. on March 31 and 7:45 a.m. on April 1. The resident was leaving for work in the morn-ing when she discovered that her wallet and briefcase were missing and her vehicle was stolen from her garage. A neighbor had security surveillance video and it showed two male Hispanic suspects walk toward the victim’s house around 10:57 p.m. and then the victim’s car was seen leaving the area. The stolen vehicle was later recovered in El Monte.

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11. Units were sent to the 1000 block of Woodacre around 6:52 a.m. in reference to a theft. The victim suspected that her daughter had been stealing her jewelry and selling them in order to buy drugs. A 36 -year-old female Caucasian was contacted and a consent search revealed a baggie containing methamphetamine, and a smoking pipe was found inside the house. The woman was taken into custody for possession of a controlled substance and possession of paraphernalia.

12. Between 6:00 p.m. on April 1 and 7:30 a.m. on April 2, an auto burglary oc-curred in the 300 block of West Longden. A purse was stolen from the vehicle and the suspect(s) used the victim’s credit card to make $1,200 in unauthorized purchases from the Macy’s website.

Saturday, April 3:

13. Around 3:22 a.m., units responded to a Fire Station located at 710 South Santa Anita in regards to a battery that just occurred at 7 Genoa. A female vic-tim advised that her boyfriend choked her during an argument and she ran to get help. She had red marks on her neck and upper chest area. Officers went to the residence and arrested a 22-year-old male Hispanic.

14. A 1997 black Honda CRV was sto-len from the 1300 block of South Golden

West between 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

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During the week of Sunday, March 28th, to Saturday April 3rd, the Sierra Madre Police Department responded to approximately 225 calls for service.

Monday, March 29th:

10:41 AM – Petty Theft, Oak Crest Drive and Carter Ave. A resident reported a Neighborhood Watch sign and a Not a Through Street sign were stolen from the corner of Oak Crest Drive and Carter Av-enue. The signs were discovered missing on Wednesday 3/24/2010. The loss was estimated at $70.00.

4:16 PM – Vandalism, 500 block Acacia Street. A resident reported her sprinkler was pulled out from her lawn. The home has several campaign signs displayed on her front lawn. She believes the vandalism is due to the upcoming elections. The crime occurred between 6:00 pm, Sunday, 3/28/2010 and 3:00 pm, Monday, 3/29/2010.

Saturday, April 3rd:

6:38 PM – Petty Theft, 400 block West Grandview Ave. A resident reported the theft of three political campaign signs from the front yard. The crime occurred between 3:00 pm, Wednesday, 4/3/2010 and 6:00 pm, Saturday, 4/3/2010.

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City OF ArCAdiANOtiCe iNVitiNG Bids

the City of Arcadia (Owner) will receive sealed bids for the sANtA ANitA AVeNUe COrridOr iM-PrOVeMeNts Project No. 41854208 Federal Aid Project HPLU-5131(013) (Project). the Project, which involves the widening of three (3) major inter-sections including the removal and replacement of existing medians, widening of parkways in commercial areas, relocation and modification of existing Los Angeles County Public Works department catch basins and laterals, traffic signal modifica-tions, both concrete pavement and asphalt concrete pavement, striping and traffic control, and installation of irrigation and landscaping, and all appurtenant work as shown on the plans, must be completed within 90 calendar days, as provided in the Bid and Contract documents. Bidders are strongly encouraged to review

the Bid documents (including the more detailed Notice inviting Bids included therein) for more complete information regarding the Project and submission of bids.

Bids must be submitted to the Owner on the Owner’s Contract Bid Forms contained in the Bid documents. Prospective Bidders may obtain Bid documents only from the deVeLOP-MeNt serViCes dePArtMeNt/eNGiNeeriNG diVisiON at the following address: 240 W Huntington drive, Arcadia, CA. 91066-6021, (626) 574-5411. Please contact the deVeLOPMeNt serViCes de-PArtMeNt/ eNGiNeeriNG diVi-siON for more information, including availability of Bid documents and mailing costs. One or more Pre-Bid Conference and site Walks will be held on the date(s), at the time(s) and under the conditions indicated in the Bid documents. Bidder MUst attend.

All Bids must be addressed, sealed in an envelope and received by the of-fice of the CITY CLERK no later than 11:00 a.m. on April 22, 2010. All Bids will be publicly opened, examined and read aloud at the CITY CLERK’S

OFFiCe at that time. Bids shall be valid for 60 days after the bid opening date. Bids must be accompanied by cash, a certified or cashier’s check, or a Bid Bond in favor of the Owner in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the submitted total Bid Price. Prior to award of the Contract, the successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the total Bid Price, on the forms provided and in the manner described in the Bid documents. Contractor shall comply with PCC § 4108 with respect to sub-contractor bond requirements.

Pursuant to B&P Code § 7028.15 and PCC § 3300, Contractors shall pos-sess the following California Contrac-tor’s license(s) in order to perform the Work: Class “A”. subcontractors must possess the appro¬priate licenses for each specialty subcontracted.

Bidders are advised that this Project is funded with Federal funds. Pursu-ant to Federal Labor Compliance regulations, this Contract will require compliance with the California prevail-ing wage laws. Owner has obtained from the director of the department

of industrial relations the general prevailing rates, and will place them on file at the Owner’s office and make them available to any interested party upon request.

Pursuant to PCC § 22300, the suc-cessful Contractor may substitute securities equivalent to monies with-held by the Owner.

Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive any informality or irregularity in any Bid received, and to be the sole judge of the merits of the respective Bids received.

City OF ArCAdiA

NOtiCe iNVitiNG PrOPOsALs

NOtiCe is HereBy GiVeN that the City of Arcadia is accepting proposals to provide plan check, inspection, and staffing services for Building Code and/or Water Efficient Landscaping compliance. Proposals shall be submitted to don stockham, Building Official, Development Services De-partment, City of Arcadia, 240 West Huntington drive, P.O. Box 60021, Arcadia, California, 91066-6021. Pro-posals are due no later than 5:00 p.m.

on thursday, April 29, 2010.the requests for Proposals may be obtained from Building services at Arcadia City Hall at 240 West Huntington drive, Arcadia, California, 91007.the City of Arcadia reserves the right to contract with any consulting firm or firms responding to the Requests for Proposals based solely on the City’s judgment of the firm’s qualifications and capabilities. City OF ArCAdiAdeVeLOPMeNt serViCes de-PArtMeNtCOMMUNity deVeLOPMeNt diVisiON

dated: April 2, 2010Publish: thursday, April 8, 2010, and Monday, April 12, 2010

NOtiCe OF POLLiNG PLACes

NOtiCe is HereBy GiVeN that at the General Municipal election to be held in the City of Arcadia on tuesday, April 13, 2010, 1. there shall be nine (9) voting precincts. 2. that the polling places for the respective precincts shall be

the places designated below and the language(s) other than english in which assistance will be provided.

Voting Precinct 1FOOtHiLLs MiddLe sCHOOL – rOOM 112171 e. sycamore Avenue, 91006Accessible to Handicapped: yesAssistance will be provided in: span-ish, Chinese and Vietnamese

Voting Precinct 4Fire stAtiON 107 - APPArAtUs rOOM79 W. Orange Grove Avenue, 91006Accessible to Handicapped: yesAssistance will be provided in: span-ish, Chinese and Vietnamese

Voting Precinct 12ArCAdiA POLiCe stAtiON - COM-MUNity rOOM250 W. Huntington drive, 91007Accessible to Handicapped: yesAssistance will be provided in: span-ish, Chinese and Vietnamese

Voting Precinct 14Fire stAtiON 106 – trAiNiNG rOOM630 s. Baldwin Avenue, 91007Accessible to Handicapped: yes

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notice is hereby given that the city of monrovia, california, will receive sealed bids at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 415 south ivy Avenue, monrovia, california, until 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 19, 2010 for:

TITLE: PRIMROSE AVENUE STREET SLURRY SEAL, PROJECT NO. C-3044

At the time designated for receiving sealed bids for all work on said Project, the bids will be publicly opened, examined, and read aloud.

All bids for the work must be in writing, must be sealed, and must be plainly marked on the outside: “BID FOR: Primrose Avenue Street Slurry Seal, Project No. C-3044”. Any bid received after the hour stated above for any reason what so ever, will not be considered for any purpose but will be returned, unopened, to the bidder.

Each bidder must submit a proposal to the City of Monrovia, c/o City Clerk, on one set of the standard forms available herein, one (1) stapled set of which is inserted loose herein for the bidders use. Said proposal is to be accompanied by either a cash deposit, a certified or cashier’s check, or a bidder’s bond, made payable to the City of Monrovia, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid submitted.

The envelope enclosing the proposal shall be sealed and addressed to the city of Monrovia, c/o City Clerk, and delivered or mailed to the City of Monrovia at 415 S. Ivy Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016. The envelope shall be plainly marked in the upper left-hand corner as follows: City of Monrovia, c/o City ClerkBidder’s NameBidder’s AddressBidder’s Trade Primrose Avenue Street Slurry Seal, Project No. C-3044 Open Only at: 10:00 a.m. Monday April 19, 2010 City Hall–City Clerk’s Office415 S. Ivy Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016

CONTRACTOR LICENSE: The Contractor shall at the time of award possess a valid State of California Contractor’s

License: Class ‘C-12’ (Earthwork & Paving Contractor), or Class ‘C-32’ (Parking and Highway Improvement Contractor), or Class ‘A’ (General Engineering Contractor).

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The slurry seal project is located at Primrose Avenue, between Foothill Boulevard and Hillcrest Boulevard. The approximate length of the street is 3,000 feet and approximate paved width of 34 feet. The work consists of removal of deteriorated asphaltic concrete (AC) pavement in selected area of the street, construction of new AC pavement, asphaltic concrete skin patch, crack sealing, application of slurry seal type II; re-striping, pavement

Assistance will be provided in: span-ish, Chinese and Vietnamese

Voting Precinct 22ArCAdiA COMMUNity CeNter – BiLLiArd rOOM375 Campus drive, 91007Accessible to Handicapped: yesAssistance will be provided in: span-ish, Chinese and Vietnamese

Voting Precinct 26ArCAdiA GArdeNs retireMeNt HOteL720 W. Camino real, 91007Accessible to Handicapped: yesAssistance will be provided in: span-ish, Chinese and Vietnamese

Voting Precinct 35ePisCOPAL CHUrCH OF tHe trANsFiGUrAtiON - BLUe tA-BLe1881 s. First Avenue, 91006Accessible to Handicapped: yesAssistance will be provided in: span-ish, Chinese and Vietnamese

Voting Precinct 36ArCAdiA CONGreGAtiONAL CHUrCH2607 s. santa Anita, 91006Accessible to Handicapped: yesAssistance will be provided in: span-ish, Chinese and Vietnamese

Voting Precinct 48ePisCOPAL CHUrCH OF tHe trANsFiGUrAtiON - red tABLe1881 s. First Avenue, 91006Accessible to Handicapped: yesAssistance will be provided in: span-ish, Chinese and Vietnamese

the polls will be open between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

/s/ Lisa Mussenden, Chief deputy City Clerk dated: April 6, 2010

markers/reflector and painting of pavement surface legends, traffic lanes, and cross-walks; on as needed basis, removal and replacement of damaged concrete sidewalk, curb and gutter, and driveway approach; installation of traffic signal loops and related traffic control features including furnishing all labor, materials, tools and equipment, and all incidental and appurtenant work necessary for the completion of construction of the Primrose Avenue Street Resurfacing & Slurry Seal Project.

COMPLETION OF WORK: The successful bidder shall commit to start construction on May 10, 2010 and complete the work by June

30, 2010. Liquidated damages are in effect in the amount of $1,000.00 per calendar day for non-completion of the project within the contract period.

the city of monrovia reserves the right to reject any or all bids and waive any informality or irregularity in any bid received and to be the sole judge of the merits of the respective bids received. The award, if made will be to the lowest responsible bidder as so determined by the City.

Plans and Specifications may be picked up at the Public Works Department, 600 S. Mountain Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016, by

paying a non-refundable fee of $40.00 per set. Plans and Specifications will be mailed by u.s. mail for an additional charge of $20.00 per set or sent by an express delivery service using the bidder’s account number or the bidder must pay the City in advance for the express service delivery.

The successful bidder will be required to pay the prevailing wage scale as determined by the State of California Department of Industrial Relations, copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Monrovia. Prevailing Wages are defined those in effect at the time the work is actually being performed.

The actual payment to the contractor shall be on the basis of actual quantities of work completed at the direction by the City.

pre-BiD conFerence or proJect FIELD WALK THROUGH: NoneQuestions regarding this project: Please call Public Works Department at (626) 932-5575

ENGINEER’S ESTIMATED COST: $160,000.00

/s/ Alice D. Atkins, CMC, City ClerkPublish April 8, 12, 14, 2010

Question #1: I am very concerned that not one candidate has addressed the issues regarding the environment. Are you committed to such a platform? GretchenDear Gretchen, I have been addressing environmental issues. The only way to take a sustainable future for Arcadia is for it to be greener and cleaner. As such, I advocate the following: • Expedite the permit process for those that seek to have photovoltaic (solar panel) installations • Increase bike parking at popular city locations • Maintain our commitment to parks and green public spaces • Partner with non-profits and community groups to start a community garden Question #2: I live on Lemon for the past 20 years. Two months ago my neighbor was robbed. They took her cash and vehicle. People have been saying crime is down in Arcadia, and on our street three houses have been robbed in the past 3 months. What do you intend to do about crime in Arcadia? Debra

Dear Debra, I believe I know the family you mentioned. I personally visited them after the incident and offered my help. Crime is always an issue that needs to be dealt with. We need to think outside of the box to help our police by: • Creating a CCC (Citizen Crime Commission) that oversees the performance of police and addresses any citizen complaints • Encourage our children to get involved by creating a Youth Commission representing the high school and middle schools that can communicate their needs to police and the City Council on a monthly basis • Increasing police into our school system. We currently only have one. That is not enough • Having mobile cameras that can be set up in our high crime areas. They are inexpensive and require little maintenance. • Restarting our Neighborhood Watch program • Work with our local bars on Huntington Drive to reduce crime and noise caused by patrons affecting those that live on nearby streets such as Alta.

Question #3: All candidates talk about reducing traffic. Tell me one good way that we can reduce traffic congestion in this city. I am sick of the candidates saying they will do something but refusing to show how! George Dear George We need to have a 4-way crosswalk put up on the corner of Duarte and El Monte. The crosswalk will be similar to the ones in Old Town Pasadena. Doing so will reduce the crisscross of cars and kids overlapping each other during green lights causing additional traffic in the area.

Question #4: Paul, I want to know what you will do about changing our school system. You do not seem to talk about it. AnnieDear Annie, I am sorry, there is very little that City Council can do about the school system. Any candidate that talks about changing the school system is running for the wrong office. However, there are several areas of overlap. One is traffic. The other is security. We need to create a systematic approach to picking up and dropping off our children. My recommendation is that we use our parking lots as drop zones so that traffic does not line up on the streets and bottlenecking does not occur. I have also recommended the need for additional police officers to work full time in the school system. Lastly, I would like all sex offenders’ information to be given out to all parents. This is completely legal. Not everyone goes on the Megan’s Law website to check for this information. Currently, we have 19 sex offenders living in our city on streets we are familiar with: Lemon, Baldwin, Fairview, Live Oak, and Huntington.

Please remember to vote on April 13, 2010

Ask the Candidate is a supplement by Paul Cheng. Please send any questionsor comments to [email protected] or call 626-446-2200.

- Preserve Arcadia’s General Plan We are the Community of Homes. We must preserve our landmarks for the future. The illegal cash businesses in Arcadia have to go. We must stand firm against uncontrolled growth.

- Reduce Traffic Congestion Revamping our street lights is crucial. Diverting trucks from smaller streets and having large trucks take alternative routes would lessen the need to repave roads and allow for concision in travel.

- Increase Public Safety Our police and fire fighters do a superb job. Nonetheless, crime remains a problem in Arcadia, and they need our support. We can begin by restarting our Neighborhood Watch Programs.

- Decrease Unnecessary City Expenses The State of California—and the City of Arcadia—are running at a fiscal loss. We are spending more than we earn, and must create a Finance Commission of citizens to serve as a watchdog for city finances, monitor city spending, and help see where improvements can be made.

- Encourage Citizen Participation We are blessed to have citizens who believe in giving back to the community. To keep Arcadia vibrant we need more citizen participation. We need to create a Youth Commission to work directly with City Council, Police, and Fire departments to communicate their needs and their concerns.

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