More than 600 people gathered for a ceremony taking a stance against an abortion clinic opening in Baldwin Park.
Crime
Arcadia Crime Blotters: Dec. 29 – Jan. 4
Dec. 29 Shortly before 4:30 p.m., an officer responded to Vons, 745 W. Naomi Ave., regarding a theft report. The officer determined four suspects entered the grocery store, stole six bottles of alcohol, and fled in a white SUV. The suspects are described as three black males, 20 to 25-years-old. The investigation is ongoing. At…
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City of Arcadia Looking for Volunteers for the 2020 Homeless Count
Interested in volunteering during the annual City of Arcadia’s Homeless Count on Jan. 21, 2020. The City of Arcadia in partnership with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, will conduct its annual Homeless Count starting at 8 p.m. in the Arcadia Community Center (365 Campus Drive, Arcadia, CA 91006). Arcadia participates annually as one way…
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Arcadia Crime Blotters: Dec. 22 – Dec. 28
Dec. 22 Shortly before 10:08 a.m., an officer responded to Macy’s, 400 S. Baldwin Ave., regarding a theft report. Surveillance footage revealed the suspect stole nearly $275 worth of merchandise before being apprehended by a loss prevention employee. The suspect, a 52-year-old male from Arcadia, admitted to being under the influence of prescription medication and…
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New Laws: The Good, the Bad and the Silly for 2020
By Terry Miller Let’s face it; the majority of us here in California rely, perhaps a little too much, on our motor cars — despite the advancements in public transport. So it’s only natural that we commence the new laws with those that directly apply to the DMV. But before we get there, here are…
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Horse Euthanized Two Days Before New Season Starts at Santa Anita
Santa Anita’s opening weekend reportedly was tarnished once again by the death of racehorse. The latest fatality happened on Thursday, two days before Saturday’s rescheduled opening day. Truest Reward, a 3-year-old gelding, died during a period when the track was closed to workouts but open for jogging and galloping. The horse broke his left front leg…
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Visual Journalists File Suit Against State of California
AB5 will have a devastating impact on news gathering and ride-sharing in 2020 By Terry Miller The New Year is just around the corner and 2020 is bringing with it an overabundance of new laws that will seriously affect the lives of many Californians: from a minimum wage increase to cracking down on vaccine exemptions,…
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DA Finds ‘No Criminal Wrongdoing’ at Santa Anita Park
Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey Thursday issued a 17-page report on the deaths of horses at Santa Anita Park with more than two dozen recommendations on how to improve safety at all California racetracks. The report found no criminal wrongdoing at Santa Anita Park. “Horse racing has inherent risks but is a legally…
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Activists Turn Out in Support of Impeachment
Local congressman, Adam Schiff, has been at center of House hearings By Terry Miller On the eve of the historic impeachment vote, American citizens voiced their opinions in no uncertain terms Tuesday. Hundreds of thousands of citizens across the 50 states demonstrated that the impeachment articles are real and that many feel the only solution…
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Santa Anita Park Debuts Animal-Welfare Technology
PET Scanner will aid in detection of pre-existing conditions in racehorses As Santa Anita Park prepares for its 83rd season, the racetrack late last week debuted animal-welfare technology that goes far and beyond anything ever seen at a horse-racing facility across the country. Installed at the on-site Nuclear Medicine Facility, the cutting-edge Longmile Positron Emission Tomography (MILE-PET)…
