Antonovich Speaks on Arboretum Foundation and Supreme Court Prison Release
By Michelle R. Brown A special meeting was held between the Arcadia City Council/Redevelopment Agency and Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich on Wednesday, May 25 to discuss county/city jurisdictional issues, especially regarding the LA Arboretum, and the effect of the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the release of 46,000 inmates from California state prisons. [...]
Arcadia Band to Play Playboy Jazz Festival in Woodland Hills June 5
Arcadia’s NIKHIL KORULA BAND PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL PRESENTS FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT AT WARNER CENTER PARK, SUNDAY, JUNE 5TH, IN WOODLAND HILLS. 1+ONE WITH PATRICE RUSHEN, NDUGU CHANCLER AND SPECIAL GUEST DOC POWELL; JOHNNY POLANCO Y SU CONJUNTO AMISTAD; AND THE NIKHIL KORULA BAND TO PERFORM. Its summer, let the good times roll…head on over to [...]
Arcadia Weekly May 26, 2011
Human remains found buried in the backyard of El Monte Home
On May 20, 27 year old male contacted Alhambra PD and informed them of the whereabouts of human skeletal remains in El Monte. Sheriff’s Homicide Investigators responded and interviewed the individual, who led them to a residence in the 9400 block of Cortada Street, El Monte, where he said the remains were buried. Member’s [...]
Click It or Ticket campaign starts today! Save lives – Buckle Up!
Click It or Ticket campaign starts today! Save lives – Buckle Up! The 2011 National Click It or Ticket Mobilization Campaign is from Monday, May 23 through Sunday, June 5, 2011. In order to support national efforts to make Click It or Ticket a success, the California Office of Traffic Safety is asking traffic and [...]
Memorial Torch Relay Run Pays Tribute to Fallen Officers
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s 34th Annual Memorial Torch Relay Run passed through Irwindale Friday morning and paid tribute to Deputy David March who was gunned down 9 years ago during a traffic stop. On hand with a brief statement at the site where Deputy March was killed was his widow, Teri. She thanked all [...]
After School Art Program Helps Foster some Unique Acrostic Poems in Temple City
As a response to an assignment given to some Temple City Education Center students, who attend after school programs at Emperor Elementary School have created some unique works of art for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend holiday. Acrostic poems are simple poems in which each the first letter of each line forms a word or [...]
Arcadia Teen Apologetic in April Crosswalk Fatality
The 19 year old Arcadia teenager who is charged with felony vehicular manslaughter in the death of a 16-year-old Arcadia High student said he “sorry and didn’t mean to do it.” Detective Mike Hale who was the lead investigator on the Major Accident Team for Arcadia Police Dept. had concluded that the windshield was excessively [...]
CAPAC Chair Judy Chu Releases Statement on Health Risks Posed Salon Workers
U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-32), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), today released the following statement after a CAPAC sponsored briefing on the health risks posed to workers in nail and hair salons. “In California, there are over 83,500 manicurists, and an estimated 80% are Vietnamese immigrant women who are trying to [...]
Caruso Cancels Shops at Santa Anita – Could a Mayoral Run be in the Offing?
Caruso Cancels Shops at Santa Anita – Project No Longer an Option for the Developer Developer Rick Caruso who owns and operates the Grove, among other successful shopping ventures has apparently withdrawn his proposal to build a $500 million outdoor mall at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia. According to Caruso Affiliated proposed in 2004 to [...]
